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Senior accountant

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 42.5 hours per week
  • Education: Bachelor's degree
  • Experience: 5 years or more
  • or equivalent experience

Tasks

  • Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
  • Plan, set up and administer accounting systems
  • Train staff
  • Analyze clients' financial records
  • Ensure accuracy and compliance to accounting standards, procedures and internal control
  • Prepare reports and audit findings
  • Prepare financial statements and reports
  • Recommend improvements to accounting systems and management practices
  • Conduct field audits of businesses to ensure compliance with provisions of the Income Tax Act, the Canadian Business Corporations Act or other statutory requirements
  • Develop and maintain cost findings, reporting and internal control procedure
  • Prepare income tax returns from accounting records
  • Review and examine financial services and institutions to ensure compliance with governing legislation and regulation
  • Analyze financial documents and reports
  • Examine accounting records
  • Provide financial, business and tax advice
  • Assist in the planning and execution of financial statement audits
  • Keep financial records and establish, maintain and balance various accounts using manual and computerized bookkeeping systems
  • Oversee payroll administration

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA)

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Accounting software
  • Simply Accounting
  • Database software
  • MS Office
  • Internet
  • MS Excel
  • MS Windows
  • Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
  • MS PowerPoint

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Large workload

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Ability to multitask
  • Adaptability
  • Proactive

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

  • Day

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Parking available