Senior Accountant- Pubco Ref 7259239824

About this Job:

Our client is a CPA firm with offices located in Vancouver and Greater Vancouver Area. They provide personalized accounting and business advisory services to companies operating within a wide range of industries in seven major practice areas: Tax, Private Company, Public Company, NPOs, Business Advisory, Valuations and Specialty.

Purpose of Role:

• Responsible for promoting a culture of development by leading and mentoring junior team members toward meeting and managing client and firm expectations
• Responsible for managing relationships throughout the engagement
• Ensure proactive and professional communication with key stakeholders

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Designated CPA
• 1-2 years experience post-designation
• Minimum 3 years of experience with public company work
• Demonstrated expert knowledge of relevant accounting principles and GAAP
• Strong working knowledge of accounting systems, Taxprep and Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and work under pressure
• Provides quality client service
• Creative problem-solving ability
• Strong engagement management skills
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Experience supervising and mentoring Junior Accountants
• Identifies engagement issues and attempts to resolve them

Responsibilities:

• Train and mentor junior team members and provide feedback
• Understands client business and identifies issues and suggests improvements
• Is able to produce concise and complete reports for review by the engagement manager
• Applies technical knowledge and research in formulating client and firm related recommendations
• Working with the engagement manager, anticipates engagement issues and risks, assesses alternatives and takes appropriate action
• Manages one or more routine client engagements or assists in managing one or more complex client engagements
• Develops a working knowledge of the business market
• Build effective working relationships with client contacts, and respond effectively to client requests
• Identify new business opportunities with existing clients
• Ensure compliance with internal control and policies
• Coordinate more complex accounting projects and initiatives with other members of the accounting team and other departments
• Communicating with other members of the client service team, including partners and managers, to ensure client expectations are met and managed in a timely fashion
• Actively supports and participates in firm-wide initiatives
• Participates in the firm's Team Development and Performance Management Program
• Promotes the firm's Quality Control Standards