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About the role

  • Senior Accountant managing client accounting tasks for a fully remote firm in Canada. Focused on delivering exceptional customer experiences while ensuring accurate financial reporting and process improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Manage accounting information systems and software for client organizations
  • Mentor and coach Staff Accountants on technical accounting issues.
  • Manage client relationships.
  • Build toward managing a small team of staff accountants as the firm’s practice grows.
  • Own the gross margin of your pod, with visibility into engagement profitability and accountability for team utilization.
  • Own complex bookkeeping and vController engagements.
  • Perform the day-to-day accounting activities to maintain client records, including accounts receivable and payables, while ensuring completeness of the records.
  • Enter data into accounting systems/software, while managing the integrity of information and documentation.
  • Review and process documentation submitted by clients (bills, invoices, etc).
  • Proactively reach out to clients for additional information that’s needed.
  • Communicate with clients by email and video calls.
  • Prepare financial reports and budgets to share with the client.
  • Organize accounting records, financial statements, and reports to share with the client.
  • Identify process improvements and bring them to resolution to share with the Manager of Accounting Services.
  • Execute assigned tasks while ensuring compliance.
  • Identifies opportunities for additional services.
  • Build and manage accounting and financial systems using Zenbooks best practices and SOPs.
  • Provide subject matter expertise and understand the needs of clients.
  • Maintain client relationships
  • Ensure client solutions are delivered on time.
  • Maintain and build relationships with internal accountants and consultants.
  • Oversee implementation of new software (e.g., payroll, accounting, payments) and processes in client organizations.
  • Perform bank and credit card reconciliations and follow up on outstanding supporting documentation
  • Preparing sales tax (GST/HST/PST) return s
  • Perform financial statement reviews and prepare client files for year-end tax accountants

Requirements

  • 2-3 years of experience working in a client-facing position within public accounting.
  • 1-2 years of experience helping clients with monthly reporting in a client-facing position.
  • Familiarity with cloud accounting software (such as Xero and/or QBO)
  • Must pass a criminal background check and/or education and employment verification.
  • Working from home is a requirement, including access to high-speed internet and availability during core business hours.

Benefits

  • 5 Personal Days
  • 10 Vacation days
  • 1 week during the winter holidays
  • 100% Employer-paid Health benefits (medical, dental, disability, life insurance, and vision) (including EAP) and flexible health spending account
  • Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
  • 100% Employer-paid Laptop, monitor, keyboard and mouse
  • 100% Employer-paid Ergonomic assessment of your home office (Virtual)
  • Flexible work schedule

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$70,000 - CA$83,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

Cloud

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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