Job Description
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Lead client engagements with a focus on adherence to timelines and budgets, ensuring deliverables meet the firm's stringent quality benchmarks, thus enhancing client satisfaction.
- Manage project files, encompassing the establishment of budgets, strategic planning of project activities, ongoing progress monitoring by team members, and thorough review of projects for accuracy and completeness.
- Address complex accounting and tax queries with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Guide and mentor your team, exemplifying best practices and directing staff on engagement priorities.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day client relationships.
- Conduct detailed reviews of financial statements and corresponding tax returns for a select client portfolio.
- Prepare and submit documents to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
- Assist in the marketing initiatives of the organization towards existing and prospective clients as required.
**Experience, Qualifications, and Professional Attributes:**
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
- CPA designation.
- Minimum of 5 years in public accounting, engaging in reviews and compilations across diverse client sectors, with audit experience considered an asset.
- At least 1 year of experience in a team management capacity.
- Comprehensive understanding of Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE), Accounting Standards for Not-for-Profit Organizations (ASNPO), as well as generally accepted auditing standards and procedures.
- Proficient in researching and analyzing complex financial statement and audit-related matters.
- Capacity to communicate nuanced accounting insights clearly and concisely, fostering client comprehension of intricate fiscal issues.
- Familiarity with the operational challenges faced by small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
- Self-motivated, with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and the ability to manage multiple client engagements concurrently.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, emphasizing a commitment to fostering an open and transparent dialogue with both colleagues and clients.
- Strong relationship-building capabilities, ensuring that clients and team members find collaboration enjoyable and productive.
- Embody a 'One Team' mentality, promoting collaboration among colleagues and contributing positively to the team dynamic.