Senior Accountant

Distinct | North America; St. Marys; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Distinct | North America in Ontario is seeking a Senior Accountant to join an established independent CPA firm in St. Marys, working with owner-managed businesses across accounting, tax and business advisory.

You’ll handle compilation engagements, prepare financial statements in CaseWare, corporate T2 and personal T1 tax returns, and assist with trusts and partnerships while building direct client relationships.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Canadian CPA firm/public accounting experience.
• Experience preparing financial statements.
• Personal tax experience; trusts and partnerships exposure beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and complete compilation engagements.
• Prepare financial statements using CaseWare.
• Prepare T2 corporate tax returns.
• Prepare T1 personal tax returns.
• Prepare T3 trust returns.
• Work on partnership tax filings.
• Assist with tax planning for individuals and privately owned businesses.
• Work directly with owner-managed clients throughout the year.
• Analyze client accounts and resolve accounting discrepancies.
• Assist clients with financial reporting and year-end questions.

Skills

CPA firm experience

Financial statements

Client communication

Education

CPA designation

Tools

CaseWare

QuickBooks

Job description

There’s an odd assumption in accounting that career progression has to mean working for a bigger firm.

Sometimes it simply means becoming more important to the clients you already work with.

This Senior Accountant opportunity is with an established independent CPA firm in St. Marys, working predominantly with owner-managed businesses and individuals across accounting, tax and business advisory.

You won’t be restricted to one narrow service line. You’ll work across compilation engagements, corporate and personal tax, trusts, partnerships, financial reporting and the questions business owners tend to ask that don’t fit neatly into a tax return.

Why this role stands out:

• Established independent CPA firm
• Broad accounting and tax exposure
• Owner-managed business clients
• Corporate, personal, partnership and trust tax
• Tax planning exposure
• Direct client relationships
• Business advisory exposure
• Close access to experienced CPAs
• Opportunity to mentor junior staff
• Potential long-term progression toward Manager and partnership

What you’ll be doing:

• Prepare and complete compilation engagements
• Prepare financial statements using CaseWare
• Prepare T2 corporate tax returns
• Prepare T1 personal tax returns
• Prepare T3 trust returns
• Work on partnership tax filings
• Assist with tax planning for individuals and privately owned businesses
• Work directly with owner-managed clients throughout the year
• Analyze client accounts and resolve accounting discrepancies
• Assist clients with financial reporting and year-end questions
• Support clients around financing and other business decisions
• Liaise directly with clients to obtain information and resolve file issues
• Review bookkeeping and accounting records
• Work with QuickBooks and other Canadian accounting and tax software
• Assist with the development of more junior team members

What they’re looking for:

• 3+ years of Canadian CPA firm/public accounting experience
• CPA designation strongly preferred
• Experience preparing financial statements
• Personal tax experience
• Trust and partnership tax exposure would be beneficial
• Experience working with privately owned or owner-managed businesses
• Comfortable dealing directly with clients
• Strong understanding of Canadian accounting and tax
• CaseWare experience
• Able to work independently and manage multiple client files
• Previous Canadian CPA firm/public accounting experience required

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