Accounting Technician

Your role:

• Assisting in preparing client bookkeeping and accounting records, payroll, financial statements, tax remittances, etc.
• Reconciliation of accounts receivable and accounts payable
• Preparing various types of tax filings, HST, and other compliance returns
• Communicating accounting concepts to clients and answering their questions
• CRA correspondence, requests, and audits – ensure your work is easy to audit
• Adjusting Journal Entries, Working Papers, assisting with T2 Returns, and Compilation Engagement Financial Statements

• Completion of a diploma/certificate in Business Administration or Accounting
• 1-3 years of Accounting and Bookkeeping experience required
• Experience working in a professional services environment is an asset
• Keen attention to detail, time management, and organization are essential
• Strong trusting relationship building skills are important, including written and verbal communications skills
  as well as a collaborative client service approach
• Proficiency with Quick Books Online (QBO), Quick Books Desktop, Sage 50, Xero, and Microsoft Office Suite software and aptitude to learn new cloud accounting apps and integrations are valuable
• You can anticipate your client’s and team’s needs, take ownership and initiative of the work, and assist proactively internally and externally for optimal outcomes
• Professional judgment and confidentiality are imperative
• Candidates must possess a basic knowledge of Canadian sales tax rules and compliance, including GST/HST regulations, provincial sales tax requirements, and the ability to navigate complex tax scenarios to ensure accurate and timely reporting
• Proficiency with Caseware and Tax prepis an asset

• Competitive total rewards package, including salary and incentive programs
• RRSP matching
• Generous paid time off package (study leave, vacation, personal, sick, firm holidays, etc.)
• Health & Wellness spending accounts
• Complimentary on-site gym
• Free, plentiful parking
• Dress for your day, including casual
• Client and employee referral bonuses
• Growth-focused coaching, mentoring, feedback, and growth plan reviews
• Learning and professional development opportunities as well as paid professional dues
• Work-life integration (professional flexibility, working remotely opportunities, compressed work weeks, EFAP)
• Fun at work year-round with firm-sponsored social events, yoga, lunch and learns, registered massage therapy sessions, monthly espresso happy hour, free snacks and meals, teambuilding events, therapy dog visit, off-site Staff Day, etc.

Dartmouth, NS (Hybrid)

Permanent, Full-time

Monday to Friday

Will be communicated at a later stage in the hiring process.