Senior Accountant - Audit (Remote)
Job Function : Accounting
Reporting To : Audit & Assurance Manager
Job Type : Full time
Team Size To Manage : 4
This is a 100% fully remote position for one of the top 20 accounting firms in Canada.
The firm’s teams are diverse, and you will work closely together you will never be just a number at our organization. Plus, you will get the added benefit of further developing your skill set through working with a wide variety of clients and a robust list of industries.
As a Senior Accountant, you will be working on assignments under the direct supervision of a Director and a Partner for all types of assurance engagements.
You will be working in a broad range of industries on a variety of engagements, including emerging industries such as cannabis, psychedelics, and gaming.
You will oversee entire engagements from planning to completion, including but not limited to :
- Completing and overseeing others’ work on audit files
- Coaching Junior and Intermediate Accountants by providing input and expertise where necessary
- Building effective and long lasting working relationships on assignments with operational client contacts
- Preparing complex areas of the file
- Co-ordinating group audits with component auditors in other cities and countries
- Reviewing work completed by Junior and Intermediate team members
- Responding effectively and efficiently to client, manager and partner requests
Summary of Responsibilities
- Planning, execution and completion of audit files
- Understanding technical standards with the expected level of assistance and supervision
- Ability to recognize relevant accounting and audit issues from basic analysis
- Building effective working client relationships on assignments with operational client contacts
- Managing allocated projects or assignments, including time management
- Responding effectively to client, manager and partner requests and suggestions relating to an assignment
- Supervising and training junior and intermediate staff
- Maintaining technical knowledge IFRS, ASPE, CAS - by : attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications;
and establishing personal networks
Contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
Summary of Experience
- 2+ years of audit experience
- Possessing leadership qualities and ability to support team members and goals.
- Strong commitment to quality
- CPA designation or at least substantial progress thereto
- Thorough knowledge and experience working with IFRS, ASPE and CAS to be able to complete complex areas of an engagement
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate well with clients, managers and partners
- Strong file management skills and organization
- Ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Experience with Caseware