Staff Accountant

Original job posting

Manage bookkeeping, financial reporting, compilation, and tax engagements for small and medium-sized businesses, including onboarding clients and setting up accounting processes. Identify accounting, reporting, and tax issues, develop solutions with clients and firm leaders, and collaborate with colleagues to meet engagement responsibilities and deadlines.

Job details

Job description Jensen Chartered Professional Accountants (JCPA) is looking for a staff or junior level Accountant to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is currently enrolled in the CPA PEP program working towards a CPA designation and passionate about helping small to medium size businesses. We are a Pre-Approved CPA Training Firm embracing a customized work environment offering benefits larger employers cannot. 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 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. Experience required Enrolled in the CPA PEP Program 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 bookkeeping, financial reporting, compilation, and tax engagements for small and medium-sized businesses, including onboarding clients and setting up accounting processes. Identify accounting, reporting, and tax issues, develop solutions with clients and firm leaders, and collaborate with colleagues to meet engagement responsibilities and deadlines.

Requirements

The candidate must be enrolled in the CPA Professional Education Program and have experience with or exposure to accounting and tax software; experience with compilation and tax engagements is also sought. Strong computer literacy and working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are required, with familiarity with small-business accounting and tax needs beneficial.

Benefits

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

Listed skills

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

Other relevant skills

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• Accounting
• Taxation
• Bookkeeping
• Financial Reporting
• Compilation Engagements
• ASPE
• Income Tax Act
• QuickBooks Online
• TaxCycle
• Profile T1/T2/T3
• Xero
• Dext
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Client Relationship Management

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting