About this role
Education: Bachelor's degree. Work setting: Accounting firm. Private sector.
Tasks
- Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements.
- Plan, set up and administer accounting systems.
- Supervise staff.
- Train staff.
- Analyze clients' financial records.
- Ensure accuracy and compliance to accounting standards, procedures and internal control.
- Prepare financial information for individuals, departments or companies.
- Prepare reports and audit findings.
- Make recommendations concerning cash management, insurance coverage, investment planning, retirement and estate planning.
- Prepare financial statements and reports.
- Recommend improvements to accounting systems and management practices.
- Conduct field audits of businesses to ensure compliance with provisions of the Income Tax Act, the Canadian Business Corporations Act or other statutory requirements.
- Analyze financial documents and reports.
- Examine accounting records.
- Provide financial, business and tax advice.
- Underwrite new issues of stocks and bonds.
- Assist in the planning and execution of financial statement audits.
- Keep financial records and establish, maintain and balance various accounts using manual and computerized bookkeeping systems.
- Oversee payroll administration.
- Supervision: 1 to 2 people.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).
- Computer and technology knowledge: CANTAX.
- Simply Accounting.
- Quick Books.
- MS Office.
- Internet.
- MS Excel.
- MS Windows.
- TaxPrep.
- MS PowerPoint.
- MS Outlook.
- Sage Accounting Software.
- Area of specialization: Financial examination.
- Accounting.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Attention to detail.
- Large caseload.
- Large workload.
- Personal suitability: Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written communication.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Ability to multitask.
- Adaptability.
- Due diligence.
- Proactive.
- Screening questions: Are you currently a student?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
- Employment terms options: Shift.
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years.
- Employment terms options: Morning.
- Day.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- Learning/training paid by employer.
- On-site amenities.
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days).
- Team building opportunities.
- Parking available.
- Support for persons with disabilities: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.
- Support for newcomers and refugees: Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees . Support for youths: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
- Support for Veterans: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans . Support for Indigenous people: Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers . Support for mature workers: Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.) . Supports for visible minorities: Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.