Staff Accountant
Top Benefits
About the role
Be part of something bigger. Build with us today — Now, for tomorrow.
At Baker Tilly, we care about the impact you make. That’s why we’re invested in your growth from day one—because the steps you take today define your tomorrow.
We are looking for a Staff Accountant to join our team—a role where your expertise will drive meaningful outcomes and your ambition will help shape what comes next. Here, you’ll collaborate with a dynamic team of professionals, united by a shared commitment to making a difference—for our clients, our communities, and one another.
Baker Tilly is a leading advisory and accounting firm dedicated to building better futures. With global reach and local roots, we combine the scale of a network with the trust of strong relationships. From audit and tax to consulting and specialist advisory services, we help clients navigate complexity and seize opportunity with clarity.
“There is no limit to the growth opportunities at Baker Tilly. We pride ourselves on promoting talent when we see it, and work with each professional to define what success means for them.”
Your role:
- Providing assistance to clients with bookkeeping tasks including recording transactions, reconciling bank accounts, preparing HST returns and reporting results to management
- Participating in the efficient preparation and completion of working papers, financial statements, and corporate tax returns for compilation engagements, according to firm and regulatory standards for clients in various businesses
- Effective preparation and completion of tax assignments, including preparation of tax returns (T1, T2, HST), and to ensure queries are cleared and deadlines are met
- Preparation of trust returns (T3)
What you bring to the table:
- A college or university degree in Accounting, Finance or Business
- A minimum 2 years experience in public accounting or a similar finance role preferred
- Proven technical abilities in preparing compilation engagements, and corporate and personal income tax returns
- Tech savvy; proven technical skills in accounting and tax
- Accounting, tax, and software knowledge, i.e.: Tax Prep, CaseWare, Sage and QuickBooks Online. Any prior experience with these programs is an asset
- Advanced working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Strong time-management abilities and self-motivation to work independently in a high-volume work environment
- Ability to detect and solve problems
- A passion for client service
- A willingness to continually expand one’s professional skill set, take on additional responsibilities as required and respond to and thrive in a dynamic work environment
- Candidates must be flexible to work overtime during peak business periods
What’s in it for you?
- Flex time
- Paid CPA fees
- Wellness and fitness incentives
- Comprehensive benefit package
Where you’ll work:
We are currently hiring for our offices in Owen Sound and Collingwood, ON.
Job type:
Permanent, Full-time
Your schedule:
Monday to Friday, with OT hours expected during busy season
Salary range: $50,000 – $65,000
When you join Baker Tilly, you become part of something bigger—an ambitious, forward-thinking company that puts people first. Ideas matter, perspectives count, and every contribution builds a stronger future. If you’re ready to make an impact, we’re ready to meet you.
Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering, supporting, and celebrating a diverse workplace. Upon request, we will accommodate accessibility needs throughout the recruitment and selection process and for our staff. Please let us know during the application process. Submission saved.","submitActionMessageTimeout":null,"submitActionMessagePosition":"top-form","submitActionFormHide":false,"submitAction":"message","submitActionTab":null,"errorMessage":"
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About Baker Tilly Canada
With member firms from coast to coast, the Baker Tilly Canada Cooperative is one of the country’s largest associations of chartered professional accounting firms. As an all-Canadian network, we have a longstanding reputation for value-added audit, tax and advisory solutions, due to the depth and breadth of our in-house skills, customized offerings and service excellence. Through our strong network infrastructure, shared expertise, resources and offices across the country, our independent member firms provide clients ranging in size from large, publicly traded companies to owner-managed and emerging businesses with a full complement of professional services across every major industry sector.
Globally connected We are proud to be an independent member of Baker Tilly International, a network which extends across 141 territories, with 43,000 people working out of more than 658 offices. Our membership gives us significant global reach in addition to our national presence.
At Baker Tilly International, we believe in the power of great relationships, great conversations and great futures. They represent what we stand for and what we are working together to achieve. Find out more at www.bakertilly.global.
Staff Accountant
Top Benefits
About the role
Be part of something bigger. Build with us today — Now, for tomorrow.
At Baker Tilly, we care about the impact you make. That’s why we’re invested in your growth from day one—because the steps you take today define your tomorrow.
We are looking for a Staff Accountant to join our team—a role where your expertise will drive meaningful outcomes and your ambition will help shape what comes next. Here, you’ll collaborate with a dynamic team of professionals, united by a shared commitment to making a difference—for our clients, our communities, and one another.
Baker Tilly is a leading advisory and accounting firm dedicated to building better futures. With global reach and local roots, we combine the scale of a network with the trust of strong relationships. From audit and tax to consulting and specialist advisory services, we help clients navigate complexity and seize opportunity with clarity.
“There is no limit to the growth opportunities at Baker Tilly. We pride ourselves on promoting talent when we see it, and work with each professional to define what success means for them.”
Your role:
- Providing assistance to clients with bookkeeping tasks including recording transactions, reconciling bank accounts, preparing HST returns and reporting results to management
- Participating in the efficient preparation and completion of working papers, financial statements, and corporate tax returns for compilation engagements, according to firm and regulatory standards for clients in various businesses
- Effective preparation and completion of tax assignments, including preparation of tax returns (T1, T2, HST), and to ensure queries are cleared and deadlines are met
- Preparation of trust returns (T3)
What you bring to the table:
- A college or university degree in Accounting, Finance or Business
- A minimum 2 years experience in public accounting or a similar finance role preferred
- Proven technical abilities in preparing compilation engagements, and corporate and personal income tax returns
- Tech savvy; proven technical skills in accounting and tax
- Accounting, tax, and software knowledge, i.e.: Tax Prep, CaseWare, Sage and QuickBooks Online. Any prior experience with these programs is an asset
- Advanced working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Strong time-management abilities and self-motivation to work independently in a high-volume work environment
- Ability to detect and solve problems
- A passion for client service
- A willingness to continually expand one’s professional skill set, take on additional responsibilities as required and respond to and thrive in a dynamic work environment
- Candidates must be flexible to work overtime during peak business periods
What’s in it for you?
- Flex time
- Paid CPA fees
- Wellness and fitness incentives
- Comprehensive benefit package
Where you’ll work:
We are currently hiring for our offices in Owen Sound and Collingwood, ON.
Job type:
Permanent, Full-time
Your schedule:
Monday to Friday, with OT hours expected during busy season
Salary range: $50,000 – $65,000
When you join Baker Tilly, you become part of something bigger—an ambitious, forward-thinking company that puts people first. Ideas matter, perspectives count, and every contribution builds a stronger future. If you’re ready to make an impact, we’re ready to meet you.
Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering, supporting, and celebrating a diverse workplace. Upon request, we will accommodate accessibility needs throughout the recruitment and selection process and for our staff. Please let us know during the application process. Submission saved.","submitActionMessageTimeout":null,"submitActionMessagePosition":"top-form","submitActionFormHide":false,"submitAction":"message","submitActionTab":null,"errorMessage":"
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About Baker Tilly Canada
With member firms from coast to coast, the Baker Tilly Canada Cooperative is one of the country’s largest associations of chartered professional accounting firms. As an all-Canadian network, we have a longstanding reputation for value-added audit, tax and advisory solutions, due to the depth and breadth of our in-house skills, customized offerings and service excellence. Through our strong network infrastructure, shared expertise, resources and offices across the country, our independent member firms provide clients ranging in size from large, publicly traded companies to owner-managed and emerging businesses with a full complement of professional services across every major industry sector.
Globally connected We are proud to be an independent member of Baker Tilly International, a network which extends across 141 territories, with 43,000 people working out of more than 658 offices. Our membership gives us significant global reach in addition to our national presence.
At Baker Tilly International, we believe in the power of great relationships, great conversations and great futures. They represent what we stand for and what we are working together to achieve. Find out more at www.bakertilly.global.