Intermediate Accountant: Assurance, Advisory & AI-Enabled Work

About us

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360.CPA is a boutique firm serving owner-managed businesses, not-for-profit organizations and people from around the world establishing businesses in Canada. Our work includes Canadian and U.S. tax, accounting and reporting, limited assurance work, strategic finance, and practical advisory and implementation.

We use AI, automation and other technology to help our small team complete high-quality work efficiently. Everyone is expected to think, contribute and take ownership.

We are seeking an experienced intermediate accountant who can take responsibility for assigned accounting, tax and reporting work while developing involvement in assurance, advisory and implementation matters.

Using approved AI tools will be a normal part of this job. You will use them to research issues, organize information, identify questions, develop ideas, prepare first drafts and improve workflows.

You must also apply professional judgment: question assumptions, verify information, critically review outputs, protect client confidentiality and recognize when senior review is required.

We want someone who moves work forward. Before bringing an issue to the principal, you should investigate it, identify the important questions and propose a reasonable next step.

• Prepare Canadian personal and corporate tax returns and selected U.S. filings.
• Support accounting, compilation, reporting and a limited number of assurance engagements.
• Contribute to advisory, implementation and management-reporting work.
• Communicate with clients and manage information requests and follow-up.
• Use AI and automation tools to research, analyze and complete substantive work.
• Critically review and verify AI-assisted outputs.
• Document and improve workflows, controls and procedures.
• Take ownership of assigned work while escalating significant issues appropriately.

• At least three years of relevant professional accounting experience.
• Canadian public-practice experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with tax, audit, review, compilation or owner-managed business files.
• Sound accounting knowledge and professional judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI, automation or technology to improve substantive work.
• Initiative to investigate problems and propose solutions.
• Strong organization and client communication skills.
• Legal authorization to work in Canada. We cannot provide immigration sponsorship.

CPA candidates, experienced non-designated accountants, ACCA members or candidates, and U.S. CPAs are welcome.

Advisory, implementation, international business, U.S. tax or additional-language experience - particularly Japanese is an asset.

• Salary of $68,000-$80,000, based on directly relevant capabilities and experience.
• Three weeks' vacation.
• Extended health plan.
• CPA program or professional-development support.
• Burnaby's Brentwood area is the primary work location, with occasional hybrid flexibility and a minimum of three days on-site per week.
• Exposure to complex accounting and advisory work.
• Increasing responsibility as your capabilities develop.

This is an experienced intermediate position.