Senior Accountant

Are you looking for a place to grow your career and your family?

Orion Chartered Professional Accountants is looking for a Senior accountant to join our public practice in Brooks, Alberta.

Our community focused and family-oriented accounting firm is looking for an Accountant to grow with the firm, with a potential to join the partnership. We feel Brooks offers a great balance between small town and city while being close to major centers. Our firm is a great place to call home if you want to ensure you can have an excellent work/life balance.

Requirements

– Must be a designated CPA

– Must have a minimum of 5 years experience in a public practice accounting firm with 2 years post CPA

– Experience with servicing small to mid-size clients

– Experience in providing advice, tax planning, estate planning and other consulting work for small business corporations and clients

– Desire to join the community and develop professionally within the community

– Strong communication skills

– Experience with Caseware, Jazzit, Profile, Sage and Quickbooks an asset

Responsibilities

– Preparation of financial statements and tax returns in accordance with firm standards for a variety of small and mid-size businesses and non-profit enterprises. Largely compilation engagements with a small number of assurance engagements.

– Effective communication, both written and verbal, with our clients, government agencies and internal team members

– Preparing personal and corporate tax returns

– Providing advice and training to junior staff members

– Ability to function efficiently under pressure to meet deadlines

– Posses a strong desire to learn and is a self-starter

– Attendance in the office is expected but occasionally working from home or remotely is permitted if required.

Remuneration and benefits

– Remuneration based on experience

– Opportunities for advancement within a short time frame

– Friday afternoons off from Mid June- Mid September

– Overtime pay

– Flexible hours (including paid sick and flex days)

– Hands on mentorship

– Annual professional development and coverage of annual dues

– Group health, dental, life and disability benefits

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $26.00-$37.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Flexible schedule
• Flextime
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Brooks, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• The job requires that you have a Canadian CPA designation. Do you have a Canadian CPA designation?