Who is our client?
Our client is one of Canada’s largest accounting and consulting firms and they are currently facing a major growth period. They offer excellent company culture and set their employees up for a successful future as you will grow both professionally and personally. They offer excellent benefits, amazing growth options and an unbeatable work-life balance like no other firm has!
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Prepare and execute many client facing engagement teams.
- Plan, scope, and delegate audit, review, and compliance tax engagements, budgeting, internal controls, financial and accounting transactions.
- Execute expert industry and technical expertise in audit and assurance through client interactions, reports, technical work, management presentations and the creation of high quality deliverables.
- Responsible for project financials (budgets, WIPS, timely billing, collection, variance recognition).
- Manage and aid a diverse portfolio of clients while ensuring their needs are met.
- Prepare transactions through the provision of client services.
- Review, investigate and correct discrepancies and irregularities in financial entries and reports.
- Assist in the preparation and delivery of competitive proposals.
- Aid with client engagement team prior to commencement of client work to discuss roles and responsibilities, risk areas, materiality and deadlines.
- Understand client needs by understanding their business and key risks.
- Analyze ways to maximize the relationship with clients and deliver added value.
- Maintain high quality control by reviewing work done from other team members.
- Supervise project timelines against targets, adjust where necessary; advise clients of project status and seek clarification on discrepancies where applicable
- Network and take a leadership role in the local professional, business, and community.
- Leverage team appropriately to ensure proper documentation is prepared.
- Contribute to the development of new ideas and approaches to improve work processes.
- Liaise and correspond professionally with clients, colleagues and the firm leadership team.
- Develop, coach, and train team members.
- Other related duties as required.
Skills & Qualifications:
- Completion of a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.
- Perfectly bilingual in both English & French (spoken & written).
- 7 to 8 years of relevant work experience in Private Enterprise.
- Strong knowledge/ experience with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Experience in the design of engagement procedures based on risk and materiality
- Solid understanding of business, accounting, management and practice development principles.
- Experience working with accounting and tax software such as Caseware, Profile, Quickbooks and Simply Accounting.
- Strong computer literacy including effective working skills of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Some travel may be required.
Salary: To be discussed
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Montreal, Quebec