Senior Accountant - Own Engagements, Lead & Mentor, Hybrid

Distinct | North America; Hamilton; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Distinct | North America in Hamilton is seeking a Senior Accountant to own engagements with private clients, offering broad exposure across accounting, assurance and tax. This role provides direct client contact and opportunities to mentor junior staff, with a clear path toward managerial responsibilities.

You’ll manage compilation and review engagements, participate in audits, prepare financial statements and year-end files, and handle corporate and personal tax returns within a dynamic CPA

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Canadian public accounting experience.
• Experience with compilation and review engagements.
• Audit exposure.
• Experience preparing corporate and personal tax returns.
• Strong ASPE knowledge.
• Client-facing experience.
• CPA designation preferred or near completion.
• Experience reviewing junior staff work.
• CaseWare experience is useful.

Responsibilities

• Lead compilation and review engagements from start to finish.
• Take a senior role on audit engagements.
• Prepare and review financial statements.
• Complete year-end working papers and engagement files.
• Prepare corporate T2 and personal T1 returns.
• Assist with trust, partnership and other tax filings where required.
• Identify issues before files reach Manager or Partner review.
• Communicate directly with business owners and other client contacts.
• Deal with CRA queries, reviews and correspondence.
• Assist Managers and Partners with tax planning matters.
• Review work prepared by junior accountants and CPA students.
• Provide coaching and practical guidance to less experienced staff.
• Manage budgets, deadlines and workflow across your files.
• Build stronger relationships with an existing client portfolio.
• Become increasingly involved in the commercial side of client relationships.

Skills

3+ years Canadian public accounting

Compilation & review engagements

Audit exposure

Corporate and personal tax returns

ASPE knowledge

Client-facing

CPA designation/near completion

Reviewing junior staff

CaseWare experience useful

Education

CPA designation

Tools

CaseWare

Job description

Distinct | North America in Hamilton is seeking a Senior Accountant to own engagements with private clients, offering broad exposure across accounting, assurance and tax. This role provides direct client contact and opportunities to mentor junior staff, with a clear path toward managerial responsibilities.

You’ll manage compilation and review engagements, participate in audits, prepare financial statements and year-end files, and handle corporate and personal tax returns within a dynamic CPA