Senior Accountant, Assurance [Audit]

Doane Grant Thornton LLP; Sydney; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Flex days

RRSP contributions

Firmwide holiday closure

Wellness benefits

Work from anywhere in Canada in summer

Job summary

Doane Grant Thornton LLP is seeking a Senior Accountant, Assurance to join our Canada-wide practice. You will plan, perform and supervise financial statement audits, reviews and compilations, delivering practical solutions to clients across diverse sectors.

Responsibilities include coordinating fieldwork, ensuring client service excellence, and supporting tax work and corporate reporting. This role requires CPA designation or near completion, strong audit skills and the ability to travel within

Qualifications

• CPA designation or designation near completion
• 2+ years of public practice audit experience
• Strong technical expertise in audit, accounting and tax
• Ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions
• Strong commitment to excellence and attention to detail
• Proven problem solver with solid analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience in leading teams of professionals on diverse engagements
• Proficient with MS Office suite and accounting software applications (CaseWare, TaxPrep, Sage, QuickBooks)
• Ability to travel within Nova Scotia is a requirement

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
• Building our reputation as the preferred business advisors in key sectors of our growing practice
• Preparation of corporate and personal tax returns

Skills

CPA designation

Public practice audit

Technical accounting

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Travel willingness

Education

CPA designation or nearing completion

Tools

CaseWare

TaxPrep

Sage

QuickBooks

Job description

Who We Are

You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ about 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

A career in Assurance Services with Grant Thornton will provide you an opportunity to:

• Work with a team of professionals who assist individuals and businesses with a wide range of accounting and financial services


• Be part of a unique work culture that challenges you to further your professional development and enlarge your chosen career path


• Be part of a fast growing environment with well respected professionals who are locally renowned in their respective field


• Develop solutions with clients and co-workers through collaborative effort and discussion


• Be engaged with clients on a variety of local and national projects

As a Senior Accountant, Assurance your responsibilities will include:

• 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


• Building our reputation as the preferred business advisors in key sectors of our growing practice


• Preparation of corporate and personal tax returns

Doane Grant Thornton

At Doane Grant Thornton 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. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens!

Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day?

Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Senior Accountant, Assurance? Like the colour purple? Great. Here’s a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:

• CPA designation or designation near completion


• 2+ Years of public practice audit experience


• Strong technical expertise in audit, accounting and tax


• Ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions


• Strong commitment to excellence and attention to detail


• Proven problem solver with solid analytical skills


• Ability to work independently and as part of a team


• Experience in leading teams of professionals on diverse engagements


• Proficient with MS Office suite and Accounting software applications (CaseWare, TaxPrep, Sage, QuickBooks), with ability to quickly grasp new technology tools


• Ability to travel within Nova Scotia is a requirement

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!

Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. That’s why we’re 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?

Doane Grant Thornton is committed to employment equity, human rights and respectful workplace principles throughout the life cycle of employment, including at the recruitment and hiring stages.

We welcome applications from members of all equity deserving groups, including persons with disabilities, women, racialized and/or Indigenous applicants.

Should you require accommodation in relation to the recruitment process, please notify us by emailing and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs.