Who We Are You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ about 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

As a National Quality Administrator your responsibilities will include cross-functional duties between two National Quality departments (National Independence and Ethics and National Quality Monitoring). Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assist in all steps of personal independence audits and reporting as required by department needs
• Maintain electronic files and documents, logs, tracking spreadsheet, emails, and shared calendars, including formatting, redacting, and organizing documents
• Collaborate with administrative colleagues in other offices to arrange logistics for in-person quality reviews, including coordinating hotel and boardroom bookings, other onsite logistics, and related communications with colleagues
• Administer surveys using Microsoft Forms, including compiling and formatting results
• Develop a general understanding of internal policies, quality monitoring and independence audit processes, and work towards assisting with related procedures and reporting
• Follow-up with colleagues for documentation and to evaluate compliance with instructions and policies
• Become proficient in department-specific software and produce reports for system maintenance and compliance monitoring
• Monitor the department’s mailboxes and respond to enquiries or direct them to the appropriate person
• Respond to professional and internal colleague requests and provide assistance, including providing help entering investments, and uploading documents to shared sites
• Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards

Doane Grant Thornton If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Doane Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens!

Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca Think you’ve got what it takes to be a National Quality Administrator ? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:

• 3 + years of work experience in roles specifically requiring strong attention to detail
• Basic knowledge of securities and understanding of investment statements
• Research skills or interest in learning research skills for investments on internet financial reference sites
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, desire to learn, adapt to changes, and interested in a challenge.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills – ability to interact with colleagues comfortably and effectively at all levels of seniority
• Strong time management skills and flexibility to handle changing priorities in a dynamic, deadline driven environment.
• Available to accommodate additional work hours on occasion, in response to operational requirements
• MS Office (Word, Excel, Adobe, Power Point, Microsoft Forms, Teams)

At Doane Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

What's in it for you? Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more!

Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. That’s why we’re working in a model where teams are required to be together in the office 4 days per week. Are you ready to Discover Your Purple? Doane Grant Thornton is committed to employment equity, human rights and respectful workplace principles throughout the life cycle of employment, including at the recruitment and hiring stages. We welcome applications from members of all equity deserving groups, including persons with disabilities, women, racialized and/or Indigenous applicants. Should you require accommodation in relation to the recruitment process, please notify us by emailing and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs.