Principal

1 month ago


Vancouver, Canada Smythe Full time

**Principal**

**Our firm**

Smythe LLP is a leading professional services firm with offices in Vancouver, Langley, and Nanaimo. Since 1980, Smythe has assisted clients in BC, Canada, and across the border with all their assurance, taxation, valuation, insolvency, and advisory needs. Smythe’s clients include private, public, family-owned, and non-profit organizations. The firm’s diverse team of professionals, comprising 25 partners and over 200 employees, are experts in a wide range of industries, including real estate and construction, mining and exploration, property and casualty insurance, non-profits, and technology. Smythe is also a member of Allinial Global, one of the largest international accounting networks.

**The opportunity**

Example: Smythe is looking for a Senior Administrative Assistant who can provide support on a range of activities to our US Tax team.

**Your day-to-day**
- Full responsibility over client listing, including accounting, assurance, and tax engagements, such as reviews engagements, compilations, and personal/corporate tax compliance. All assigned clients will be assigned a file manager in addition to you as the Principal.
- Perform final Firm-level review and sign-off on all engagements, after a detailed review performed by the assigned manager
- Plan and lead teams, ensuring expectations are set and clearly communicated
- Promote Firm expertise and services
- Build and strengthen client relationships
- Drive the attainment of team objectives
- Responsible for effectively coaching and developing managers to grow in their careers, setting team and personal goals, and developing necessary skills that get results
- Promote a culture of flexibility and inclusiveness
- Promote the Firm’s culture and core values: collaborative, rewarding, excellence, progressive, and empowering
- Understand the Firm’s financial targets and work to achieve those targets as you deliver services

**What we are looking for**
- Designated CPA with a minimum of 1 to 3 years experience as a principal or equivalent within public practice
- Must have a Review Licence with CPABC or meet licensing requirements
- Demonstrated ability to sign off on review and compilation engagements; the ability to sign off on audit engagements is not required but is a plus
- Demonstrated ability to manage and monitor multiple complex projects
- Direct client service experience
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines
- Strong coaching and people development skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong financial awareness and management of services delivered to clients
- Ability to build strong and meaningful connections with colleagues and clients, based on trust and respect
- A desire to learn and adapt in a challenging environment
- Completion of In-depth tax courses are a definite plus

**You will need to**
- Attend your primary office location at least two set core days a week and any additional days as needed for this role
- Occasional extra hours and attendance at events outside the regular workweek

**What Smythe Offers**

At Smythe, we are committed to the development of our people and a competitive salary and benefits package. We offer ambitious people opportunities to challenge themselves and advance their career, not only in a technical manner but also in business development and community support. We're working with a hybrid work style, ask our recruiters for more information.


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