Senior Accountant

Job summary

Manage client accounting and tax engagements, including full-cycle bookkeeping, financial reporting, compilations, and tax filings. Advise business owners and management on accounting, reporting, and tax issues, identify deficiencies, and collaborate with colleagues to improve client work and internal processes.

Job details

Jensen Chartered Professional Accountants (JCPA) is looking for a Senior Accountant to join our growing team. We are searching for a team member enrolled in the CPA PEP program or a recent CPA graduate that is passionate about helping small to medium size businesses. As an additional benefit, we are a pre-approved training office with CPA Alberta. Come join our team and expand your experience along side a group of young enthusiastic CPAs and CPA students who are breaking the mould of a traditional accounting firm! Roles and Responsibilities Liaise with business owners, show comfort identifying and discussing the accounting/reporting and tax concepts relevant to the industry and engagement with Partners and Client. Diagnose accounting/reporting and tax deficiencies and generate custom solutions for business Owners/Management. Demonstrate an understanding and interest in small to medium size private corporations, their accounting/reporting and tax needs. Show technical accounting/tax skill (ASPE, ITAs) and ability to pass knowledge to others: bookkeeping, financial reporting, compilations, and tax (T1, T2, T3s). Welcome new clients, organize and set-up newly incorporated businesses, identifying accounting processes. Organize, manage, and compile full cycle bookkeeping engagements for clients through QuickBooks Online and Tax Cycle software integrations Review, investigate and correct discrepancies and irregularities in financial entries, documents, and reports. Collaborate with team members prior to commencement of client work to discuss roles and responsibilities and deadlines. Identify client file areas of concern and address potential solution with managers and engagement partners. Contribute to the development of new ideas and approaches to improve work processes. Participate in shared learning opportunities at JCPA, present on topics of expertise or areas of identified improvement Experience required Enrolled in the CPA PEP Program or recent CPA graduate. Experience working with, or exposure to, accounting and tax software such as Profile T1/T2/T3, Tax Cycle, QuickBooks Online, Xero and integration software such as Dext is beneficial. Experience with compilation and tax engagements. Strong computer literacy including effective working skills of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Culture and Fit Fun, relaxed work environment. JCPA values work-life balance Reasonable hours all year round, limited overtime. Hybrid work arrangements.

What you’ll do

Manage client accounting and tax engagements, including full-cycle bookkeeping, financial reporting, compilations, and tax filings. Advise business owners and management on accounting, reporting, and tax issues, identify deficiencies, and collaborate with colleagues to improve client work and internal processes.

Requirements

Applicants must be enrolled in the CPA PEP program or be recent CPA graduates, with experience in compilation and tax engagements. Strong computer literacy is required; familiarity with accounting and tax software such as Profile, TaxCycle, QuickBooks Online, Xero, and Dext is beneficial.

Benefits

• Work-Life Balance
• Limited Overtime
• Hybrid Work Arrangements

Listed skills

• Accounting · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Bookkeeping · Preferred
• Client Relationship Management · Preferred
• Financial analysis · Preferred
• Quickbooks Online · Preferred
• Microsoft Word · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Team Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Accounting
• Tax
• Financial Reporting
• Bookkeeping
• Compilation Engagements
• Client Relationship Management
• Financial Analysis
• Discrepancy Investigation
• QuickBooks Online
• TaxCycle
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• ASPE
• Income Tax Act
• Team Collaboration

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Consulting

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