Senior Accountant

Baker Tilly GMA LLP; Riverview; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flex time

Benefits package

Job summary

Baker Tilly GMA LLP seeks a Senior Staff Accountant to join its growing team in Canada. You will work closely with all levels within the firm and help build strong client relationships while delivering tax, compilation, review and audit engagements.

The role emphasizes client service, work-life balance, and professional development, with opportunities to train new students and lead technical sessions. Strong CPA progression is expected.

Qualifications

• CPA designation or CPA student status.
• 2–5 years of accounting experience; review/audit experience an asset.
• Excellent MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
• Experience with Caseware and TaxPrep is an asset.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong project management.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work in a client-focused, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a range of accounting/tax engagements including personal and corporate tax returns, compilations, reviews and audits with disclosures.
• Attend client meetings, communicate with clients and build strong relationships.
• Assist with training for new students.
• Manage deadlines throughout the year.
• Provide support, coaching and development of mentees.
• Prepare and present technical sessions to firm staff.
• Understand engagement financials including time budgets and billings.
• Stay up to date on accounting standards and tax laws.
• Complete CRA filings for clients including HST and CRA inquiries.

Skills

Client relations

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Time management

Team player

Education

CPA designation or CPA student

Tools

MS Office

Caseware

TaxPrep

Job description

We at Baker Tilly are seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to join our growing team. This position would work closely with all levels within the firm and would be working towards building strong client relationships.

Baker Tilly is an independent member of Baker Tilly Canada. With member firms from coast to coast, we are one of the country’s largest associations of Chartered Professional Accounting firms. With an international network, we have a longstanding reputation for value-added accounting, tax, and advisory solutions. We embrace a model of client-focused, partner-led service and believe that quality of life for our high-performance team is important. We have strong community roots and believe in providing our clients with high quality personalized services.

At Baker Tilly, we pride ourselves on our client service and work-life balance for our staff. We offer a competitive salary, flex time and a comprehensive benefit package. This position requires someone who is confident in their abilities, can communicate effectively with clients, and is a self-motivated and positive team player.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Preparing an array of accounting/tax engagements such as personal tax returns, corporate tax returns, compilation, review and audit engagements including detailed client financial statement disclosures.
• Sitting in on client meetings, communicating regularly with clients to learn their business needs and building those strong client relationships
• Assisting with training for new students
• Managing various deadlines throughout the year
• Provide support, coaching and development of mentees.
• Preparation and presentation of technical sessions to firm staff
• Understanding the impact of engagement financials including time budgets, work in process variances and billings
• Staying up to date on relevant accounting standards and changing tax laws
• Completing various CRA filings for clients as needed including HST and responding to CRA calls.

A successful candidate will have:

• Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Designation, is a student in the CPA program or has relevant work experience in a firm environment.
• 2-5 years of experience in the accounting field (experience with review and audit engagements would be considered an asset)
• High proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
• Experience with Caseware and TaxPrep softwares considered an asset
• Excellent attention to detail and project management skills
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Strong work ethic and ability to work both independently and demonstrated ability to work with other’s effectively as part of a team
• Understanding of a client-focused fast paced work environment and the ability to effectively pivot between tasks, prioritize and manage deliverables to meet conflicting deadlines