Senior Accountant [Non-Audit], Privately Held Business Group
Grant Thornton
- Kelowna, BC
- $54,000-68,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.As a Senior Accountant [Non-Audit], Privately Held Business Group your responsibilities will include:
- Collaborating with colleagues to provide exceptional service to clients under varying reporting frameworks across different industries and sectors
- Planning, preparing and executing financial statement reviews and compilations, including budget and resource requirements
- Completing monthly and annual bookkeeping for clients (preparation and advisory) and assisting with payroll and HST calculations
- Preparing various types of tax returns and responding to CRA requests for information
- Supervising, coaching and providing timely feedback to junior engagement team members
- Contributing to the building of our reputation as the preferred business advisors in key sectors of our growing practice
- Other duties as required
If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens!Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.caThink you’ve got what it takes to be a Senior Accountant [Non-Audit], Privately Held Business Group? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:
- Completed post-secondary degree/diploma or equivalent professional experience
- Minimum 2 years of public practice accounting and/or bookkeeping experience for small to medium sized owner-managed businesses
- Strong technical expertise in accounting
- Experienced in tax return preparation
- Strong focus on exceptional client service and relationships
- Strong planning and time management skills
- Proven problem solver with solid analytical skills and attention to detail
- Ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions
- Ability to successfully work independently and as part of a team
- Experience mentoring and coaching junior team members considered an asset
- Proficient with MS Office suite and Accounting software applications (CaseWare, TaxPrep, Sage, QuickBooks), with ability to quickly grasp new technology tools
we’re happy to share that our current base salary for this role ranges from $54,000 - $68,000.Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?