Senior Staff Accountant

Our customer is one of the country’s largest associations of chartered professional accounting firms. As an all‑Canadian network, they have a longstanding reputation for value‑added audit, tax and advisory solutions, due to the depth and breadth of there in‑house skills, customized offerings and service excellence. Through there strong network infrastructure, shared expertise, resources and offices across the country, there independent member firms provide clients ranging in size from large, publicly traded companies to owner‑managed and emerging businesses with a full complement of professional services across every major industry sector.

Their team is growing, and are seeking energetic individuals who are dedicated to ensuring the wellbeing of the clients.

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Advantages
-Robust benefits plan (health, dental, life, dependent life, AD&D, STD, LTD, etc.)
-RRSP matching
-Paid time off package (study leave, vacation, personal, sick, firm holidays, etc.)
-$500 wellness allowance
-Complimentary on-site gym
-Free parking
-Client and employee referral bonuses
-Growth-focused coaching, mentoring, feedback, and growth plan reviews
-Learning and professional development opportunities and paid professional dues
-Work-life integration (professional flexibility, remote work opportunities, compressed work weeks, EFAP)
-Fun at work year-round with many firm-sponsored social events, yoga, lunch and learns, registered massage therapy sessions, monthly espresso happy hour, free snacks and meals, teambuilding events, therapy dog visits, off-site Staff Day, etc.

Responsibilities
-Preparing an array of accounting/tax engagements such as personal tax returns, corporate tax returns, compilation, review and audit engagements including detailed client financial statement disclosures.
-Sitting in on client meetings, communicating regularly with clients to learn their business needs and building those strong client relationships
-Assisting with training for new students
-Managing various deadlines throughout the year
-Provide support, coaching and development of mentees.
-Preparation and presentation of technical sessions to firm staff
-Understanding the impact of engagement financials including time budgets, work in process variances and billings
-Staying up to date on relevant accounting standards and changing tax laws
-Completing various CRA filings for clients as needed including HST and responding to CRA calls

Qualifications
-Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Designation, is a student in the CPA program or has relevant work experience in a firm environment
-2-5 years of experience in the accounting field (experience with review and audit engagements would be considered an asset)
-High proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
-Experience with Caseware and TaxPrep softwares considered an asset
-Excellent attention to detail and project management skills
-Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
-Strong work ethic and ability to work both independently and demonstrated ability to work with other’s effectively as part of a team
-Understanding of a client-focused fast paced work environment and the ability to effectively pivot between tasks, prioritize and manage deliverables to meet conflicting deadlines

Summary
Why Randstad?

There are lots of good jobs, good companies and good bosses out there.
At Randstad, we're here to help you find what's right for you.

If you don't already have a Randstad profile and are interested in this position, we invite you to call us at 514.695.3315 and ask Patrick to meet with you. You can email your resume to patrick.pepin@randstad.ca

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