Senior Manager, Privately Held Business Group

1 month ago


Edmonton, Canada Grant Thornton Full time

Who we are
You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane 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.

A significant opportunity awaits an excellent Senior Manager who will work with our Privately Held Business (PHB) Group. Working side by side with a strong team of well-respected accounting professionals, you will be engaged in a wide variety of interesting financial reporting and taxation matters, advising an excellent range of clients. Our PHB practice offers continual professional development as well as long term growth opportunities to evolve your career. If you are an entrepreneurial individual who enjoys sharing strategy and best practices for growth by collaborating internally and connecting externally with individuals and privately held businesses, then this opportunity is ideal for you.

A career in the Privately Held Business Group with Doane Grant Thornton will provide you an opportunity to:
  • Work with a team of professionals who assist individuals and businesses with a wide range of accounting, tax and financial services
  • Be part of a unique work culture that challenges you to further your professional development and provides significant opportunity for advancement to manager and beyond
  • Be part of a fast growing environment with well-respected professionals who are locally renowned in their respective field
  • Develop solutions with clients and co-workers through collaborative effort and discussion
  • Be engaged with clients on a variety of local and national projects
As a Senior Manager, your responsibilities will include:
  • Leading and executing client engagements under varying reporting frameworks across different industries and sectors
  • Contributing to new business development by understanding all Doane Grant Thornton services and by using your credibility in the field
  • Acting as a leader in the business unit, service line, and firm by actively contributing to the development and execution of the office business plan
  • Maximizing engagement profitability by effectively utilizing engagement resources
  • Analysis and review of corporate and personal income tax returns, NTRs and Reviews
  • Planning and leading teams to ensure that client expectations are exceeded
  • Supervision and mentoring of an accounting team, including the review of files
  • Leading through the coaching and performance management process of the practice by providing ongoing feedback, conducting timely performance reviews, and delivering training to develop team members

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Senior Manager, Privately Held Business Group? Here are a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:
  • CPA designation is required
  • 7+ years’ experience in public accounting
  • Superior technical expertise in both accounting and tax
  • Commitment to quality, excellence and continual professional growth for yourself and for those you manage
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including exceptional interpersonal skills to earn the trust and confidence of clients and colleagues at all levels and influence decision-makers
  • Strong management skills, especially in areas of scheduling, organizing, supervising and multi-team managing
  • Self-motivated, results-oriented multi-tasker who works equally well independently and collaboratively

Location: Edmonton - Hybrid

At Doane Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca

What's in it for you?

Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?

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Doane Grant Thornton is committed to employment equity, human rights and respectful workplace principles throughout the life cycle of employment, including at the recruitment and hiring stages. We welcome applications from members of all equity deserving groups, including persons with disabilities, women, racialized and/or Indigenous applicants. Should you require accommodation in relation to the recruitment process, please notify us by emailing careers@doane.gt.ca and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs.

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