Senior Staff Accountant

Are you an accounting professional with a dynamic personality seeking to join a high-performing team? Do you have a minimum of four years of public accounting experience?

If so, we invite you to explore an exciting opportunity with Prasad & Company.

We are currently seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to become a valuable member of our team. The ideal candidate will exhibit strong leadership, management, and time management skills, and will excel in building and nurturing client relationships.

In this role, the Senior Staff Accountant will collaborate closely with Senior Managers and Partners to understand client needs, align them with the firm’s service offerings, and identify additional opportunities for client service.

Candidates must be adaptable, flexible, and possess robust technical and multitasking abilities to manage multiple engagements effectively.

Additionally, the Senior Staff Accountant will provide direct mentorship to Intermediate and Junior Staff Accountants, guiding them in professional conduct, customer service, and technical skills, while reviewing their work.

They will also lead small teams to ensure efficient workflow and adherence to deadlines.

As a certified Great Place to Work, our firm has a culture based on trust, transparency, innovation, and team spirit. We offer an attractive compensation package including a Health Spending Account, Group Benefits, a Paid Time Off Program, various bonus programs, a commission program, a Pathway to Partnership Program, opportunities for growth and development and so much more.

Responsibilities :

• Manage an assigned block of client engagements, including Compilation, Review, Audit, and all related corporate / personal tax filings.
• Maintain a professional relationship with clients and provide impeccable customer service skills.
• Ensure all major audit and accounting concerns are properly identified and resolved in a timely manner.
• Develop strong understanding of the clients’ business, financial and tax affairs.
• Deliver industry and technical expertise in audit and assurance through client interactions, reports, technical work, management presentations and the creation of high-quality deliverables.
• Manage project financials (budgets, WIP, timely billing, etc.).
• Think strategically about client needs by understanding their business and key risks.
• Identify ways to maximize the relationship with clients and deliver added value.
• Monitor project timelines against targets, adjust where necessary; advise clients of project status and seek clarification on discrepancies where applicable.
• Assign tasks and manage workflow of team members working on projects to ensure deadlines are met.
• Maintain high quality control by reviewing work done from other team members for accuracy and completeness; provide feedback to team members.
• Review file issues with staff, ensuring staff fully understand the issue and how it needs to be resolved and cleared.
• Ensure that files are complete and accurate in all respects prior to submitting for Partner for review.
• Contribute to the development of new ideas and approaches to improve work processes.
• Build relationships with client groups and coordinate any requirements for engagement preparation and maintain regular contact throughout the year.
• Ensure all firm policies and standards are maintained and that accounting and audit standards are met.
• Collaborate with the Tax Department to ensure tax provisions on all files are optimized after considering all corporate and personal matters including identifying and recommending corporate reorganizations when advantageous for tax purposes.
• Actively manage staff performance and development goals on an ongoing basis.
• Develop, coach, and train team members towards professional and personal development.
• Provide staff with instructions and maintain an open line of communication, to ensure that the staff have the appropriate information and knowledge to properly complete work assigned to them.
• Takes responsibility for one’s own and team members’ performance by setting clear goals and tracking progress against those goals, addresses performance issues, is highly organized, uses personal judgement and decision making.

Requirements :

• Advanced knowledge of ASPE, CAS and Canadian review standards.
• CPA designation with membership in good standing with CPA Ontario.
• A minimum of 4 years of public accounting experience as a Staff Accountant is a must.
• Team player and excellent communication skills.
• Strong self-starter with strong organizational, analytical, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Working knowledge of CaseWare, Jazz IT and Profile or Tax Cycle is an asset.
• Intermediate user of Microsoft Office Suite.

Prasad & Company LLP is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives.

We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodations required during the recruitment process are available upon request.

Thank you in advance for your interest.

Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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