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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