Senior Staff Accountant

Career Development Partners; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A mid-size firm in Hamilton, ON is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to deliver accounting, advisory, taxation, and litigation support services. The role involves preparing audits, maintaining client communication, and mentoring junior staff. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and CPA designation, with at least 2 years of public accounting experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in public accounting performing similar work.
• Extensive knowledge of ASPE and NPOs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare audit, review and notice to reader engagement.
• Communicate directly with clients and government agencies.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to junior team members.

Skills

Time Management

Communication

Professionalism

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

CPA designation

Tools

Sage 50

QuickBooks

Caseware

TaxPrep

Job description

Seeking a Senior Staff Accountant for a mid-size firm, located in Hamilton, ON to offering accounting, advisory, taxation and valuation / litigation support services. In this role, you will utilize hands-on accounting experience and an in-depth understanding of accounting principles and company practices to perform complex accounting activities and financial analyses.

Responsibilities :

• Prepare audit, review and notice to reader engagement.
• Maintain professional and Firm standards.
• Maintain regular contact with Manager and provide updates on engagement process.
• Communicate significant issues to manager and propose solutions when appropriate.
• Identify, investigate and correct discrepancies / irregularities in client financial entries, documents and reports.
• Communicate directly with clients, government agencies and other business contacts as required.
• Contribute to the development of new ideas and approaches to improve work processes.
• Raise awareness of the firm at community events and participate in networking events.
• Attend internal and external courses to further develop accounting and assurance knowledge.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to junior team members.
• Provide internal training to junior staff members.

Qualifications / Skills :

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or equivalent diploma or experience
• Completion of a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation preferred.
• Minimum 2 years experience in public accounting performing similar work.
• Superior time management skills : working efficiently and managing file budgets.
• Extensive knowledge of and experience working with ASPE and NPOs.
• Strong working knowledge of Sage 50 and / or QuickBooks, Caseware, TaxPrep or a similar tax program.
• Solid understanding of business, accounting, management and practice development principles.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with an ability to effectively convey messages and collect information.
• High degree of professionalism and the ability to build rapport with clients and external business contacts.
• Experience with owner-managed, small to mid-size businesses and experience with not-for-profit organizations would be an asset.