Senior Accountant [Audit]

Grant Thornton - Canada; Kelowna; Hybrid; CAD 54,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a thriving professional services firm that values community and collaboration. As a Senior Accountant in Audit, you'll engage with clients across various industries, delivering exceptional service and insights. This role offers the opportunity to lead audits, mentor junior staff, and contribute to a culture that prioritizes personal and professional growth. With a competitive salary range and a supportive environment, you can make a significant impact while developing your career in a company that truly cares about its people and the communities they serve.

Benefits

Profit sharing

Flex days

RRSP contributions

Firmwide holiday closure

Wellness benefits

Concierge-like benefits

Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of public practice audit experience required.
• Strong technical expertise in audit, accounting and tax is essential.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, and execute financial statement audits and reviews.
• Supervise and coach junior team members on diverse engagements.

Skills

Audit expertise

Accounting knowledge

Tax return preparation

Client service focus

Planning and time management

Analytical skills

Mentoring and coaching

Communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Accounting software proficiency

Education

Post-secondary degree/diploma

CPA accreditation (or near 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 over 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.

As a Senior Accountant [Audit] your responsibilities will include:

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

Be Doane Grant Thornton
If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others' shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. 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!

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

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

At Doane Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

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!

At Doane Grant Thornton, we’re committed to ensuring our compensation practices are fair, equitable and competitive. To get the conversation started, we’re happy to share that our current base salary for this role ranges from $54,000 - $68,000.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?

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