Senior Staff Accountant

Overview of the Opportunity:

Utilizing handson accounting experience and an indepth understanding of accounting principles and company practices the Senior Staff Accountant will perform complex accounting activities and financial analyses.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Prepare audit review and notice to reader engagements;
• 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:

• Bachelors 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.

Remote Work :

No