Our client, a boutique public accounting firm in the heart of downtown Ottawa, is looking for an experienced Senior Bookkeeper to join their growing team. The firm provides high-level advisory, tax, and accounting services without losing its personalized touch.
Built on the core principles of respect, collaboration, continuous learning, and accountability, this firm offers the ultimate professional balance: a close-knit, supportive environment with direct mentorship, alongside complex, engaging work for a diverse client base. If you are looking for a workplace that genuinely champions work-life balance while offering room to advance your skills, this is the perfect place to grow.
Advantages
- Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work model, flexible hours, and Summer Fridays off (July & August).
- Compensation & Perks: Competitive comprehensive benefits package, weekly catered lunches, and a fully stocked office kitchen (coffee, tea, snacks, sodas).
- Culture & Growth: Regular all-inclusive team events, a collaborative culture built on mutual respect, and continuous professional development/mentorship.
Responsibilities
- Client Management: Manage full-cycle bookkeeping for a diverse portfolio of clients, including bank/credit card reconciliations, messy book clean-ups, and direct client communication.
- Compliance & Payroll: Process payroll, maintain records, and file HST/GST returns and payroll remittances.
- Onboarding & Training: Assist new clients with chart of accounts setup and train them on basic bookkeeping processes.
- Year-End Support: Prepare working papers and support partners/accounting staff with year-end engagements and tax reporting.
Qualifications
- Experience: 5+ years of full-cycle bookkeeping experience, ideally within a public accounting firm.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in QuickBooks Online/Desktop and MS Office. Experience with CaseWare, CCH, Sage, or Xero is a strong asset.
- Knowledge: Deep understanding of Canadian accounting, tax, and payroll practices.
- Soft Skills: Excellent client service and communication skills, strong attention to detail, and a resourceful, independent problem-solving mindset.
Summary
If you are an experienced bookkeeper looking for a firm that values your work-life balance and career growth, we want to hear from you.
Please send your CV directly to andrea.hill@randstad.ca with the subject line "Bookkeeper Public Accounting"
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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