Manager, Assurance & Advisory - Small Business

If you are a Manager, Assurance & Advisory Small Business who is ready to bring their curiosity, deep connection to clients and colleagues, and commitment to excellence to our highly engaged growing team, we welcome you! Do you want to be :

• empowered to thrive?
• engaged for team success?
• someone’s favourite mentor ?
• someone who influences tomorrow?
• part of something meaningful?
• part of something more?

At Baker Tilly Nova Scotia (BTNS) , an entrepreneurial, local, independent member firm of Baker Tilly Canada, you will collaborate with a team of 140 dynamic, interesting professionals who pride themselves on exceptional service and commitment to success along with our 59 member-firm offices across the country providing value-added accounting, tax, and advisory services to a wide range of clients from individuals to not-for-profits to large private companies.

We are thrilled to work directly alongside Harbinger Law, providing an even more innovative offering. Affiliated with Baker Tilly International, a global network of 148 territories with 39,000 people working in more than 706 offices, you can collaborate with a talented group of high-performing colleagues across the world.

Baker Tilly International was honoured to receive the Network of the Year Award at the prestigious International Accounting Forum & Awards 2023!

Your primary responsibilities will include :

• Collaborate with Partners and the Assurance team to assist in planning, execution, and completion of a wide range of Review, Compilation, White Paper, and Tax engagements (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5)
• Support, mentor, and train a team of professionals during field assignments while actively managing the engagement progress, which includes occasional preparation of files where additional assistance is required.

Proactive project management with strong communication of expectations to the team as well as and ongoing status updates with Partners and clients is important

• Analyze financial information, accounting processes, and operations procedures
• Review account reconciliations and adjusting entries
• Review personal and corporate tax returns
• Review of financial statements and related note disclosures using applicable financial reporting standards (primarily ASPE)
• Consult with clients regarding various business and tax planning needs
• Provide personal and attentive service to clients to encourage productive working relationships
• Add value by identifying client service opportunities, including cross-team collaboration
• Coach, mentor, and develop assigned coachees for high performance and professional growth
• Share your technical or human skills with the broader Assurance team by developing and facilitating ongoing training opportunities
• Engage with all levels of our team while working to bring our strategy to life and participate in firm wide events that foster our amazing workplace culture

A successful candidate will have :

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in accounting or equivalent field is preferred
• CPA designation preferred
• Without a degree, diploma, or CPA designation, directly transferrable work experience is required
• Minimum of 4+ years of total experience in Assurance within a professional services firm working with private enterprises of differently complexity levels
• Demonstrated success providing top notch client service
• Strong technical and analytical skills matched with problem-solving skills and professional judgement to help you find optimal solutions in an efficient manner
• Curiosity and an eye for detail that allows you to view challenges from multiple perspectives and enhance clients’ knowledge along the way
• Strong project management and organizational skills that make your ability to multi-task and meet deadlines second to none
• Self-motivation with an ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Experience with Caseware / Caseview, TaxPrep, Quickbooks Online, and Sage Accounting is an asset
• Technological strength with MS Office 365, especially in Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of Investment Holding Companies considered an asset

If you are ready to Be True to yourself while you create great relationships, great conversations, and great futures, we welcome your application to be part of something more.

Join our diverse team that delivers high service and performance through deep connection, empathy, and creativity. Now, for the future.

Application Information :

Are you ready to live your values and ambitions as part of the most engaged team in NS? by sharing your cover letter and resume.

We are actively seeking to add team members from communities with lived experiences of marginalization and underrepresentation.

We respect and value everyone for their unique perspective and the difference that they bring as we create a culture of trust and belonging.

If you identify as Black, Indigenous, a Person of Colour, 2SLGBTQIA+, Disabled / Person with a Disability, or another marginalized group, we strongly encourage you to apply, even if you wonder whether you fully meet the qualifications in the posting.

If accommodation at any stage of the application process would assist you, please connect with our People & Culture team at and we are happy to help.