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

Grant Thornton - Canada; Salmon Arm; On-site; CAD 59,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services firm in Salmon Arm seeks a Senior Accountant to provide exceptional service including bookkeeping, tax return preparation, and supervising junior team members. Ideal candidates will have a post-secondary degree, a minimum of 2 years accounting experience, and strong technical skills. The position includes benefits such as profit sharing, RRSP contributions, and flexibility to work from anywhere in Canada for part of the summer.

Benefits

Profit sharing

Flex days

RRSP contributions

Wellness benefits

Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of public practice accounting experience.
• Experienced in tax return preparation.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with colleagues for client service.
• Plan and execute financial statement reviews.
• Complete monthly and annual bookkeeping for clients.

Skills

Strong technical expertise in accounting

Exceptional client service

Strong planning and time management

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Effective communication skills

Education

Completed post-secondary degree/diploma

Tools

MS Office Suite

CaseWare

TaxPrep

Sage

QuickBooks

Job description

Overview

Who we are

Doane Grant Thornton is a large and growing professional services firm that still 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 [Non-Audit], Privately Held Business Group

Responsibilities

• 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 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, value teamwork, and support personal and professional development. This is a place where curiosity enables diverse perspectives and where growth is part of who you are.

Learn more about who we are and how we live our purple: Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca

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.

We’re committed to fair, equitable and competitive compensation. For this role, the current base salary ranges from $59,000-$79,000 in Salmon Arm, BC, with location-based variation as applicable.

Culture and Working Model

Our culture shines through when we connect in person. 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?