Manager (Fully Remote)

**About Us**

Zeifmans is a tax, accounting and consulting firm that understands clients’ needs and the full range of solutions available. We work within the rules to make the rules work for our clients. We give straightforward, intelligent advice that consistently add to our clients’ bottom lines.

This is a 100% fully remote position for one of the top 20 accounting firms in Canada. We are excited to be able to recruit staff Canada wide and encourage and prefer those outside of the Toronto Area to apply. That’s right, you can live wherever you want - be close to family or travel the world - and you will still be remunerated with a top-tier Toronto based compensation package.

The firm’s teams are diverse, and you will work closely together - you will never be just a number at our organization. Plus, you will get the added benefit of further developing your skill set through working with a wide variety of clients and robust list of industries.

As a Manager on one of Zeifmans’ dedicated teams, you will acquire a deep knowledge of the personal and 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.

**Summary of Responsibilities**

**Professionalism**
- Manages allocated projects or assignments, including financial management
- Supervises a team of staff to ensure compliance with prescribed qualitative and quantitative standards
- Develops the capabilities of less experienced staff through coaching, knowledge transfer, and internal training
- Identifies and develops new business opportunities with existing clients

**Technical**
- Manages material of the highest complexity, specialization or urgency in the following areas:

- Audit
- Review
- Notice to Readers
- Tax
- Maintains quality control standards throughout the assignment or project
- Responsible for special assignments
- Applies specialized knowledge to anticipate, identify and address issues relevant to the client’s business

**Interpersonal**
- Focuses resources and provides team leadership
- Responsible for the financial management of assignments/projects
- Responds effectively to client requests and suggestions relating to an assignment

**Development**
- Demonstrates an ability to keep current on new developments in the profession
- Promotes the firm's image as business consultants and communicates our brand
- Develops effective working level relationships in assignments with client contacts

Summary of Experience
- 5+ years of public accounting experience

**Requirements**:

- Completion of a University Accounting degree
- Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation
- Thorough understanding and experience working with the Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE), and knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
- Strong tax knowledge is required
- Experience leading and coaching a team
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate with external clients
- Possess strong file management skills and organization, able to manage multiple engagements simultaneously
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Experience working with accounting and tax software such as Quickbooks, Caseware, Jazz-it, Tax Prep and Simply Accounting

Great ideas. Positive impact. That’s Zeifmans.

**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, daydreamers and scholars - because delivering big ideas for such a breadth of clients takes all kinds of wonderful minds.

Though this position is fully remote you are always more than welcome to come to our office and meet fellow members of the firm’s team. Here are just a few of the other benefits of working for our organization.
- 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 + opportunity for annual bonuses
- Full benefits and insurance for you and your immediate family members
- Short Fridays all year long (3 pm office closure)
- Flexible in-office dress code
- Flexible work hours and location
- Mental health resources and on-going mental health support
- Providing you with opportunities to give back and support your community

**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.