Senior Accountant, Assurance [Audit]

Grant Thornton - Canada; Fredericton; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Canada is seeking a Senior Accountant for its Assurance [Audit] team. You will be responsible for planning and executing financial statement audits, providing client-focused solutions, and managing team dynamics. Ideal candidates will have a CPA accreditation, at least 2 years of experience in public practice, and a strong commitment to personal and professional growth. The firm offers competitive benefits including profit sharing and flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Profit sharing

Flex days

Wellness benefits

RRSP contributions

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of public practice audit experience.
• Experience with not-for-profit audit clients.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Planning and execution of financial statement audits.
• Providing solutions based on clients' financial conditions.
• Supervising and coaching other professionals.

Skills

Financial statement audits

Client service

Team management

Business development

Education

Completed post-secondary degree/diploma

CPA accreditation (or near completion)

Job description

Overview

Who we are. Doane Grant Thornton is a large and growing professional services firm that feels like a community. We employ over 3000 people across Canada and care about our colleagues, clients and the communities where we work and live.

Senior Accountant, Assurance [Audit] – Responsibilities

• Planning, preparing and execution of financial statement audits, reviews and compilations
• Providing solutions to our clients on current business and financial conditions
• Planning fieldwork assignments including budget and resource needs
• Working closely with clients and providing exceptional client service
• Working with clients in target industry sectors under varying reporting frameworks
• Supervising, coaching and directing motivated professionals
• Building our reputation as the preferred business advisors in key sectors of our growing practice

Who we are and culture

If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. We walk in others’ shoes before taking action. Join a team that puts “we before me,” where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. You’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are.

Read our colleagues’ stories at discoveryourpurple. Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Senior Accountant, Assurance [Audit]? Here’s a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:

• Completed post-secondary degree/diploma
• CPA accreditation (or near completion of)
• Minimum 2 years of public practice audit experience
• Experience working with not-for-profit audit clients and owner managed clients within a public practice scope
• Demonstrated success in business development, advisory and team management
• A team player able to rally resources and work with others to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of the client
• Build and deepen meaningful business relationships with colleagues, clients and in the marketplace, based on strong rapport, trust and respect
• Strong interest in coaching and development, with a commitment to personal growth
• Demonstrated ability to meet the professional and competency expectations of the position
• Being an articulate, inspiring and versatile communicator

What\u2019s in it for you?

Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, firmwide holiday closure, wellness benefits, concierge-like benefits, work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more.

Culture and work arrangement

Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. We are currently working in a model where teams are required to be together in the office 4 days per week.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?

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