Senior Accountant- Audit/ Assurance

1 week ago

Toronto Ontario, Ontario, Canada Zeifmans Full time

About Us

Zeifmans is a tax, accounting and consulting firm that understands clients’ needs and the full range of solutions available. We give straightforward, intelligent advice that consistently adds to our clients’ bottom lines. We strive to build enduring relationships with our clients by consistently delivering value.


As a member of Zeifmans’ dedicated team, you will acquire a deep knowledge of the business needs and goals of our clients. You can provide candid counsel on a wide range of issues, including assurance, tax, complex accounting, restructuring, acquisitions, and more. You will benefit equally from the experience and judgment of our senior leaders and the sharp, innovative thinking of our young associates.


About the Position

As the Senior Accountant you will be working on assignments under the direct supervision of Managers, Senior Managers, Directors, and Partners for all types of audit & assurance engagements for mostly smaller and mid-sized public companies (IFRS & ASPE). You will be working with a broad range of industries on a variety of engagements. You will oversee entire engagements from planning to completion, participating in creating and monitoring budgets on client files, planning, execution, reporting and supervision of junior staff.


Summary of Responsibilities

  • Particpates in the planning, execution and completion of audit and assurance files.
  • Completes and oversees others’ work on audit files
  • Manages allocated projects or assignments, including time management
  • Coordinates group audits with component auditors in other cities and countries
  • Understands technical standards with the expected level of assistance and supervision
  • Prepares complex areas of the file and recognize relevant accounting and audit issues from basic analysis
  • Builds effective working client relationships on assignments with operational client contacts and are beginning to build their credibility
  • Responds effectively and efficiently to client, manager and partner requests and provide suggestions/ guidance related to the engagment.
  • Supervises Junior and Intermediate Accountants by providing input and expertise where necessary
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge – IFRS, ASPE, CAS - by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
  • Contributes to team efforts by performing other duties as required.


Summary of Experience

4+ years of public accounting experience


Requirements:

  • Possessing leadership qualities and ability to support team members and goals.
  • Strong commitment to quality
  • CPA designation or at least substantial progress thereto
  • Thorough knowledge and experience working with IFRS, ASPE and CAS to be able to complete complex areas of an engagement
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate well with clients, managers and partners
  • Strong file management skills and organization
  • Ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously
  • Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
  • Experience with Caseware


Great Ideas. Positive Impact. That’s Zeifmans.


Zeifmans Offers You:

  • Opportunity for growth – gain direct experience working with a wide-range of industry groups and clients
  • Mentorship – our teams operate with an “open door” policy
  • Collaborative environment – everyone has a say in our success
  • Competitive compensation based on the Toronto market + opportunity for annual bonuses
  • Full benefits and insurance for you and your immediate family members, paid by the firm
  • Short Fridays all year long (3 pm office closure)
  • Summer Fridays Off (July and August)
  • Flexible dress code
  • Mental health resources and on-going mental health support
  • Providing you with opportunities to give back and support your community
  • As a member of Nexia, you will have access to a global network of accounting and consulting professionals and training opportunities.


Why Zeifmans?

At Zeifmans, you are just not just a number, you are an integral member of our growing Zeifmans team. We are a home to number-crunchers, big thinkers, day dreamers and scholars – because delivering big ideas for such a breadth of clients takes all kinds of wonderful minds.


Supporting you through earning your CPA designation: Our Zeifmans team is here to support you through every step of earning your CPA. We offer a pre-approved program with CPA Ontario, provide paid study days to help you prepare, offer extensive local and cross-Canada training and we reimburse you for exam fees.


Helping you succeed at every level: Get ready for 1:1 career guidance directly from partners and senior managers. You will get a chance to develop skills past just tax, assurance, or accounting – there’s tons of room for personal and career growth, along with perks like year-long early Fridays.


Your well-being matters – professionally and personally: At Zeifmans, we take care of each other. Our employees don’t just survive, they thrive.


A focus on giving back: Community involvement is one of our most important values. We encourage employees to give back and participate in a variety of company-sponsored fundraising campaigns that run year-round. If a cause matters to you, it matters to us too, which is why we recently launched a campaign that highlights charities chosen by Zeifmans’ employees.


The Zeifmans Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Zeifmans is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage and support all qualified persons to apply to all positions, without regard to race, color, citizenship, religion, sex, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, Aboriginal status, age, disability, or any person who may require accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you would like to request accommodation within your application, we ask you please contact our Human Resource department.


We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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