Senior Manager, Assurance and Accounting
- Ottawa, ON
- On-site
- Posted Oct 22, 2026
- 1 position
$95,000–$145,000 / year
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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Senior · 5+ years
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
Lead client-facing engagement teams to deliver complex assurance, accounting, and compliance tax services while managing a portfolio of clients. You will also be responsible for engagement planning, project financials, business development, and mentoring team members.
Job details
Inspirational, innovative and entrepreneurial - this is how we describe our empowered teams. Combine your passion with purpose and join a culture that is thriving in the face of change. Make an impact with our Assurance & Accounting team as a Senior Manager. This diverse team of professionals are dedicated to exceeding clients’ unique needs within a rapidly evolving business and financial reporting landscape. As a trusted advisor, you’ll provide comprehensive, tailored financial information that enables clients to make informed decisions with confidence. MNP is proudly Canadian. Providing business strategies and solutions, we are a leading national accounting, tax and business advisory firm in Canada. Entrepreneurial to our core, our talented team members transcend obstacles into opportunities and are successfully transforming mid-market business practices. Responsibilities * Lead client facing engagement teams to complete complex review, compilation and compliance tax engagements. * Deliver expert industry and technical expertise in assurance through client interactions, reports, technical work, management presentations and the creation of high-quality deliverables * Manage a portfolio of clients while understanding their business, key risks and ways to deliver added value; ensure clients’ needs are met and that relationships and accounts grow and develop * Accountable for engagement planning and scheduling as well as project financials (i.e., budgets, WIPS, timely billing, collection, variance recognition) * Maintain quality control and apply specialized knowledge to anticipate, identify and address issues relevant to the client’s business, financial entries and reports * Network in the local business community, consider business development opportunities and contribute to the preparation and delivery of competitive proposals to meet client needs * Contribute to strategic and operational planning related to client and practice management, as well as the development of new ideas and approaches to improve work processes * Mentor, motivate and coach team members towards professional and personal development by setting clear expectations, providing feedback and conducting performance reviews * Maintain flexibility to travel, as necessary Skills and Experience * CPA designation is an asset * 7 years of relevant public accounting experience * Extensive understanding of business, accounting, management and practice development principles * Proven people management, relationship building and leadership skills * Strong strategic planning and conceptual thinking skills MyRewards@MNP With a focus on high-potential earnings, MNP is proud to offer customized rewards that support our unique culture and a balanced lifestyle to thrive at work and outside of the office. You will be rewarded with generous base pay, vacation time, 4 paid personal days, a group pension plan with 4% matching, voluntary savings products, bonus programs, flexible benefits, mental health resources, exclusive access to perks and discounts, professional development assistance, MNP University, a flexible ‘Dress For Your Day’ environment, firm sponsored social events and more! The annual salary range for this role is: $95,000 -145,000 Diversity@MNP We embrace diversity as a core value and celebrate our differences. We believe each team member contributes unique gifts and amplifying their potential makes our business stronger. We encourage people with disabilities to apply!
What you’ll do
Lead client-facing engagement teams to deliver complex assurance, accounting, and compliance tax services while managing a portfolio of clients. You will also be responsible for engagement planning, project financials, business development, and mentoring team members.
Requirements
Requires approximately 7 years of relevant public accounting experience and strong strategic planning and leadership skills. A CPA designation is considered an asset for this role.
Benefits
- Vacation time
- 4 paid personal days
- Group pension plan with 4% matching
- Voluntary savings products
- Bonus programs
- Flexible benefits
- Mental health resources
- Professional development assistance
- Firm sponsored social events
Listed skills
- Assurance · Preferred
- Accounting · Preferred
- Financial Reporting · Preferred
- Business development · Preferred
- Relationship Building · Preferred
- Leadership · Preferred
- Coaching · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Assurance
- Accounting
- Financial reporting
- Compliance tax
- Engagement planning
- Project financials
- Business development
- Strategic planning
- People management
- Relationship building
- Leadership
- Conceptual thinking
- Technical expertise
- Mentoring
- Coaching
- Performance Review
- Presentations
- Planning
- Business Strategies
- Innovation
- Relationship Building
- Strategic Planning
- Business Development
- Collections
- People Management
- Mental Health
- Billing
- Financial Statements
- Operational Planning
- Scheduling
- Quality Control
- Disabilities
- Public Accounting
- Business Advisory
- Practice Management
- Development Aid
- Accounting Management
- Wireless Intrusion Prevention Systems
Job areas
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
- Accounting and Finance Manager
- Accountant (General)
- Accountants
- Accountants and Auditors
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