Senior Staff Accountant
- Owen Sound, ON, Canada
Salary range: $ 65,000 - $ 90,000 · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- Salary range: $ 65,000 - $ 90,000
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- Minimum of 3 years of public accounting experience
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
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 Senior 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:
- Prepare complex individual and corporate tax returns
- Prepare T4s, T5s, HST and other compliance returns
- Prepare corporate client financial statements (Audit, Review and Compilations)
- Make updates using the client’s accounting software, including posting to general ledgers, reconciling accounts and reviewing reports
- Collaborate with peers and management on file planning and completion, ensuring that time requirements are met
- Provide personal, attentive service to clients, encouraging productive working relationships
- Training and mentoring junior staff on engagements
- A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Designation or working towards considered asset
- Minimum of 3 years of public accounting experience
- Experience managing large engagements
- Estate and trust experience considered an asset
- In-depth working knowledge of accounting and tax
- High proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams), Caseware, and TaxPrep considered an asset.
- Excellent attention to detail and project management skills
- Strong time-management abilities and self-motivation to work independently in a high-volume work environment.
- The ability to effectively pivot between tasks, prioritize and manage deliverables to meet conflicting deadlines
- Flexible work schedule
- Hybrid work (in office and off site)
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Fitness incentive
Collingwood, Ontario
Owen Sound, Ontario
Job type:
Permanent, Full-time
Your schedule:
Monday to Friday with weekend and overtime work in busy season
Salary range: $ 65,000 - $ 90,000
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.
We offer a competitive remuneration package based on experience and qualifications. If you are a qualified candidate, please apply now. While we appreciate all applications, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Position Status:
- Existing Vacancy: This job posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization. The position has become available due to employee departure and we are actively seeking a qualified candidate to fill this role.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Prepare complex individual and corporate tax returns, compliance filings, and corporate financial statements, while maintaining client accounting records and reconciling accounts. Coordinate engagement planning and completion with colleagues, provide attentive client service, and train and mentor junior staff.
Requirements
At least three years of public accounting experience and in-depth accounting and tax knowledge are required; a CPA designation or progress toward one is considered an asset. The role also calls for experience managing large engagements, strong attention to detail, project and time management, independence, and the ability to prioritize competing deadlines; estate and trust experience and proficiency with MS Office, Caseware, and TaxPrep are assets.
Skills
- Individual Tax Returns
- Corporate Tax Returns
- T4 Preparation
- T5 Preparation
- HST Compliance
- Audit
- Review Engagements
- Compilation Engagements
- General Ledger Posting
- Account Reconciliation
- Client Service
- Engagement Planning
- Staff Training and Mentoring
- Project Management
- Time Management
Benefits
- Flexible Work Schedule
- Hybrid Work
- Fitness Incentive
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
Keywords
- CPA
- Public Accounting
- Individual Tax Returns
- Corporate Tax Returns
- T4
- T5
- HST
- Tax Compliance
- Financial Statements
- Audit
- Review Engagements
- Compilation Engagements
- General Ledger
- Account Reconciliation
- Caseware
- TaxPrep
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- Teams
- Estate and Trust
- Engagement Management
- Client Service
- Project Management
- Time Management
- Staff Training
- Mentoring