Senior Manager, Privately Held Business Group

RPMGlobal; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking professional services firm as a Senior Manager in the Privately Held Business Group. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with a collaborative team, tackling diverse financial reporting and taxation challenges. You'll lead client engagements, mentor a talented accounting team, and contribute to business development. With a commitment to quality and professional growth, this position is ideal for an entrepreneurial individual eager to make a difference. Enjoy a supportive work culture that values community and offers significant advancement opportunities. If you're ready to elevate your career, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Profit sharing

Flex days

RRSP contributions

Firmwide holiday closure

Wellness benefits

Concierge-like benefits

Work from anywhere in Canada in summer for 4 weeks

Qualifications

• 7+ years of public accounting experience with CPA designation.
• Strong management and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagements and ensure quality across various industries.
• Mentor and supervise accounting teams, enhancing their skills.

Skills

CPA designation

Public accounting experience

Technical expertise in accounting

Technical expertise in tax

Communication skills

Management skills

Self-motivated

Education

CPA designation

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 DoaneGrant 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.

A significant opportunity awaits an excellent Senior Manager who will work with our Privately Held Business (PHB) Group. Working side by side with a strong team of well-respected accounting professionals, you will be engaged in a wide variety of interesting financial reporting and taxation matters, advising an excellent range of clients. Our PHB practice offers continual professional development as well as long-term growth opportunities to evolve your career. If you are an entrepreneurial individual who enjoys sharing strategy and best practices for growth by collaborating internally and connecting externally with individuals and privately held businesses, then this opportunity is ideal for you.

A career in the Privately Held Business Group with DoaneGrant Thornton will provide you an opportunity to:

1. Work with a team of professionals who assist individuals and businesses with a wide range of accounting, tax and financial services.
2. Be part of a unique work culture that challenges you to further your professional development and provides significant opportunity for advancement to manager and beyond.
3. Be part of a fast-growing environment with well-respected professionals who are locally renowned in their respective field.
4. Develop solutions with clients and co-workers through collaborative effort and discussion.
5. Be engaged with clients on a variety of local and national projects.

As a Senior Manager, your responsibilities will include:

1. Leading and executing client engagements under varying reporting frameworks across different industries and sectors.
2. Contributing to new business development by understanding all DoaneGrant Thornton services and by using your credibility in the field.
3. Acting as a leader in the business unit, service line, and firm by actively contributing to the development and execution of the office business plan.
4. Maximizing engagement profitability by effectively utilizing engagement resources.
5. Analysis and review of corporate and personal income tax returns, NTRs and Reviews.
6. Planning and leading teams to ensure that client expectations are exceeded.
7. Supervision and mentoring of an accounting team, including the review of files.
8. Leading through the coaching and performance management process of the practice by providing ongoing feedback, conducting timely performance reviews, and delivering training to develop team members.

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Senior Manager, Privately Held Business Group? Here are a few more boxes we’re hoping you can tick:

1. CPA designation is required.
2. 7+ years’ experience in public accounting.
3. Superior technical expertise in both accounting and tax.
4. Commitment to quality, excellence and continual professional growth for yourself and for those you manage.
5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including exceptional interpersonal skills to earn the trust and confidence of clients and colleagues at all levels and influence decision-makers.
6. Strong management skills, especially in areas of scheduling, organizing, supervising and multi-team managing.
7. Self-motivated, results-oriented multi-tasker who works equally well independently and collaboratively.

Location: Edmonton

At DoaneGrant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose.

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?

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