CPA Student

Job summary

Contribute to accounting, assurance, and tax engagements for owner-managed business clients. Build long-standing client relationships and take on responsibility for a variety of engagements while beginning the CPA program after acceptance.

Job details

ARE YOU CURRENTLY . . . ✓ a fourth-year business student ✓ graduating in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027 ✓ majoring in accounting ✓ focused on pursuing your Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation? Sanford & Associates Chartered Professional Accountants Inc. is recruiting for a CPA Student to join the team and to start the CPA program, upon acceptance into the program by the CPA Atlantic School of Business. This is a full-time, permanent position located in Digby, Nova Scotia. One of the benefits about working closely with owner managed business clients is the continuous satisfaction that you feel in contributing to their success. In our firm, we don’t just seek new work - we work to build long-standing relationships. In our firm, you are respected as part of a team. You’ll have the opportunity to quickly assume responsibility for a wide variety of engagements, including accounting, assurance and tax engagements. Moreover, our firm’s membership in the AC Group will allow enhanced opportunities for growth and advancement as a result of being part of a dynamic group of CPA firms located throughout the Atlantic Region. The ideal candidate would have an undergraduate degree in accounting with strong academic results, and meets the qualifications for the CPA program. As an organized and detail-oriented person you exhibit excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as well as the ability to manage deadlines and workflow. Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and experience with QuickBooks, Sage, Caseware and Profile are considered strong assets. Benefits We offer competitive salaries and benefits, and a positive and supportive working environment. Please send your cover letter, resume and transcript in strict confidence to: Jeremy Sanford, CPA, CA, CFP, apply@sanfordfinancial.ca. Closing date: Applications must be received by Friday, October 30, 2026. Anticipated start date (between January 2027 and June 2027), sooner if available We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Check us out at acgca.ca

What you’ll do

Contribute to accounting, assurance, and tax engagements for owner-managed business clients. Build long-standing client relationships and take on responsibility for a variety of engagements while beginning the CPA program after acceptance.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is a fourth-year business student majoring in accounting, graduating in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027, with strong academic results and qualifications for the CPA program. They should be organized and detail-oriented, communicate effectively, manage deadlines and workflow, and be proficient with Microsoft Office; experience with QuickBooks, Sage, Caseware, and Profile is an asset.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Benefits
• Positive And Supportive Working Environment

Listed skills

• written communication · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Assurance · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred
• Accounting · Preferred
• interpersonal communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Accounting
• Assurance
• Tax
• Organization
• Attention To Detail
• Interpersonal Communication
• Written Communication
• Deadline Management
• Workflow Management
• Microsoft Office
• QuickBooks
• Sage
• Caseware
• Profile

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting

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