Co-op Student

In today’s accounting environment you have more information, more opportunity and more choices. Where to launch your professional career is a big decision.

At Baker Tilly, we take your future as seriously as you do. We're growing and are on the lookout for top talent ready and eager to embrace a BT Life.

With member firms from coast to coast, the Baker Tilly Canada Cooperative is one of the country’s largest associations of chartered accounting firms.

As an all-Canadian network, we have a long-lasting reputation for value-added audit, tax and advisory solutions, due to the depth and breadth of our in-house skills, customized offerings and service excellence.

Through our strong network infrastructure, shared expertise, resources and offices across the country, our independent member firms provide clients ranging in size from large, publicly traded companies to owner-managed and emerging businesses with a full complement of professional services across every major industry sector.

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At Baker Tilly, we care about your long-term development, so we have created a comprehensive process for building true accountants from the ground up.

We feel that this approach differentiates us from other firms. Co-op students at Baker Tilly are exposed to a wide variety of work, due to the diversity and size of our client base and the breadth of our services.

Our co-op students learn to prepare an entire file, including financial statements and related tax returns, under the guidance of a manager which makes the work more interesting and more relevant to developing your overall technical knowledge and skills.

Life at Baker Tilly is rewarding on so many levels both professionally and personally : competitive compensation, a recognized work life balance and the ability to contribute with our firm to the community.

Where you start career is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. We know that the success of our firm goes hand in hand with the success of our people.

If you are a driven, ambitious, hard-working individual who is looking for an opportunity to shine we want to hear from you!

A successful candidate will have :

• Enrollment in an Accounting Program and plans to pursue a designation.
• Basic accounting and tax knowledge sufficient to prepare client engagements.
• Technical competence to ensure that the work is executed and completed as planned with the direction received from your manager.
• Experience and a good understanding of Microsoft Office software such as Outlook, Word and Excel.
• The ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
• Good listening skills and the ability to understand and follow instructions.
• The ability to effectively communicate with clients and staff (written and oral).
• A keen attention to detail
• The ability to accept feedback and apply feedback to future engagements.

Application Information :

If you are interested in a Winter 2024 co-op placement and getting your career off to the right start by working with a family-like firm that is committed to your development as a Chartered Professional Accountant, we look forward to receiving your application.

Candidates should have excellent verbal and written communication skills and work well as part of a team.

Please submit your application to