Senior Accountant [Non-Audit], Privately Held Business Group

Doane Grant Thornton LLP; Penticton; On-site; CAD 59,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing professional services firm in the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, Penticton, is seeking a Senior Accountant. This role involves planning and executing financial statement reviews, handling bookkeeping for clients, and tax return preparation. Ideal candidates will have at least 2 years of accounting experience and strong technical skills. The firm offers profit sharing, wellness benefits, and a flexible work arrangement.

Benefits

Profit sharing

Flex days

RRSP contributions

Wellness benefits

Work from anywhere in Canada for 4 weeks in summer

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of public practice accounting/bookkeeping experience.
• Experience mentoring and coaching junior team members considered an asset.
• Proficient with MS Office and accounting software.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with colleagues to provide exceptional service.
• Plan and execute financial statement reviews.
• Prepare tax returns and respond to CRA requests.

Skills

Technical expertise in accounting

Tax return preparation

Client service focus

Planning and time management

Problem solving

Teamwork

Communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Accounting software proficiency

Education

Post-secondary degree/diploma or equivalent experience

Tools

CaseWare

TaxPrep

Sage

QuickBooks

Job description

Overview

Doane Grant Thornton is a large and growing professional services firm that values community and care for colleagues, clients and the communities where we work and live. We employ over 3000 people across Canada and are purpose driven, focusing on professional service excellence and collaboration.

Position: Senior Accountant [Non-Audit], Privately Held Business Group. Your responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with colleagues to provide exceptional service to clients under varying reporting frameworks across different industries and sectors
• Planning, preparing and executing financial statement reviews and compilations, including budget and resource requirements
• Completing monthly and annual bookkeeping for clients (preparation and advisory) and assisting with payroll and HST calculations
• Preparing various types of tax returns and responding to CRA requests for information
• Supervising, coaching and providing timely feedback to junior engagement team members
• Contributing to the building of our reputation as the preferred business advisors in key sectors of our growing practice
• Other duties as required

About the Firm

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. 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.

Read our colleagues’ stories and learn more about how we live our purple every day.

Qualifications

• Completed post-secondary degree/diploma or equivalent professional experience
• Minimum 2 years of public practice accounting and/or bookkeeping experience for small to medium sized owner-managed businesses
• Strong technical expertise in accounting
• 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.

At Doane Grant Thornton, we’re committed to ensuring our compensation practices are fair, equitable and competitive. The current base salary for this role ranges from $59,000-$79,000 in Salmon Arm, BC. If this role is available in other locations, the salary range may vary based on relevant factors, including geography.

Work Arrangement and Equity

Our culture shines through when we connect in person. We are operating in a model where teams are together in the office 4 days per week.

Doane Grant Thornton is committed to employment equity, human rights and respectful workplace principles throughout the life cycle of employment, including at recruitment and hiring stages. We welcome applications from members of all 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 so we can meet your accommodation needs.