Senior Accountant, Assurance [Audit]

Doane Grant Thornton LLP; Kamloops; Hybrid; CAD 59,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Kamloops is seeking a Senior Accountant for assurance services. The ideal candidate will have a CPA accreditation, at least 2 years of public audit experience, and strong analytical skills. Responsibilities include planning and executing audits and mentoring junior team members. The role offers competitive compensation and various benefits, including profit sharing and wellness programs.

Benefits

Profit sharing

Flex days

Wellness benefits

Work from anywhere in Canada during summer

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of public practice audit experience.
• Strong technical expertise in audit, accounting, and tax.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to deliver exceptional client service.
• Plan and execute financial statement audits and reviews.
• Supervise and provide feedback to junior team members.

Skills

Audit expertise

Client service orientation

Analytical skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Completed post-secondary degree/diploma

CPA accreditation (or near completion)

Tools

MS Office suite

CaseWare

TaxPrep

Sage

QuickBooks

Job description

Overview

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

As a Senior Accountant, Assurance your responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with colleagues to deliver exceptional service to clients under varying reporting frameworks across different industries and sectors
• Providing clients with recommendations and solutions on current business and financial conditions
• Planning, preparing and executing financial statement audits, reviews and compilations, including budget and resource requirements
• Preparing various types of tax returns and responding to CRA requests for information
• Contributing to the building of our reputation as the preferred business advisors in key sectors of our growing practice
• Supervising, coaching and providing timely feedback to junior engagement team members on diverse engagements
• Other duties as required

About Doane Grant Thornton

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. We put “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, and you’ll grow as you engage with diverse perspectives and daily new challenges.

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Senior Accountant, Assurance? Here are additional qualifications we’re hoping you can tick:

Qualifications

• Completed post-secondary degree/diploma
• CPA (CPA, CA; CPA, CMA or CPA, CGA) accreditation (or near completion of)
• Minimum 2 years of public practice audit experience
• Strong technical expertise in audit, accounting and tax
• Experienced in tax return preparation
• Strong focus on exceptional client service and relationships
• Strong planning and time management skills
• Proven problem solver with solid analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions
• Ability to successfully work independently and as part of a team
• Experience mentoring and coaching junior team members considered an asset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient with MS Office suite and Accounting software applications (CaseWare, TaxPrep, Sage, QuickBooks), with ability to quickly grasp new technology tools

What’s 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.

Salary information: Our current base salary for this role ranges from $59,000-$79,000 in Kamloops, BC. If the role is available in another location, the salary range may vary by location.

Our model requires teams to be together in the office 4 days per week.

Equity and recruitment

Doane Grant Thornton is committed to employment equity, human rights and respectful workplace principles throughout the life cycle of employment, including recruitment and hiring. We welcome applications from equity-deserving groups, including persons with disabilities, women, racialized and/or Indigenous applicants. If you require accommodation in relation to the recruitment process, please notify us by email and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs.