Senior Accountant - Firm (13 Month - Contract)
Duration: 13-month contract
Work Model: Onsite
Location: Oakville, ON
Pay: $50 - $58/hr
Position Overview
Our client is seeking an experienced accounting professional to support their team. This role is ideal for someone with recent public practice experience who can confidently manage files independently and contribute across financial reporting, assurance, and tax engagements. The successful candidate will work with a diverse client base while partnering closely with firm leadership to ensure deliverables are completed accurately and on time.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare year-end files, including working paper packages, account analysis, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
- Assist with assurance engagements through planning, testing, analysis, and completion of engagement files.
- Prepare corporate, personal, trust, and other tax filings while ensuring compliance with applicable requirements.
- Manage a portfolio of client engagements and maintain regular communication throughout the engagement cycle.
- Investigate and resolve accounting-related matters, escalating complex issues when appropriate.
- Support and review the work of junior team members, providing guidance and feedback as needed.
- Monitor deadlines across multiple engagements and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
- Research technical accounting and tax matters and apply findings to client situations.
- Contribute to operational efficiency by identifying opportunities to improve processes and workflow.
Qualifications
- CPA designation or equivalent professional accounting credential required.
- Recent public accounting experience required.
- Strong background in financial statement preparation, assurance engagements, and tax compliance.
- Ability to manage engagements independently with limited supervision.
- Experience working directly with clients and presenting solutions to accounting-related matters.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Prior experience reviewing or mentoring junior staff is considered an asset.
- Exposure to current accounting and assurance standards through recent public practice experience.
Interested?
If you are a designated accounting professional with recent public practice experience and are interested in a long-term contract opportunity, we'd welcome the opportunity to discuss this position with you.
This job posting is for a current vacancy with our client.
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