About the position :
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.
30+ days ago