Senior Accountant, Audit

Overview

At KPMG in Canada, our people bring their unique perspectives to Canada’s most important challenges. Here, you can build momentum that reaches beyond our business, develop skills for the future, and take ownership of your career with support at every stage. Join a firm where your career can make a difference.

Your work matters. As part of our Audit & Assurance practice, you’ll deliver high-quality work that supports trust, transparency, and confidence across both public and private organizations. We foster an environment of high challenge, where curiosity and critical thinking are encouraged. Through high support, including progressive learning, strong coaching, inclusive teamwork, and a shared commitment to integrity, we perform at our best – measuring what matters, recognizing impact, and continuously evolving to deliver excellence.

This creates a culture where the best work happens when high challenge and high support work together. That balance is how our values show up—in how we work, how we lead, and what we deliver.

Our Ottawa office is hiring Senior Accountants for our Private Enterprise and Public Company practice. You can expect exposure to a variety of clients such as manufacturing, retail, construction, financial services, technology, healthcare and more.

• Apply KPMG's audit and accounting practices and methodologies at client engagements.
• Conduct external and internal financial statement audits for private companies.
• Leadership of field engagement teams as well as coaching and mentoring junior staff members.
• Perform analysis of complex accounting issues.
• Perform financial and systems analysis.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients

• Accounting/business degree
• Enrolment in the CPA Canada professional education program or holding another nationally recognized professional accounting designation an asset
• 2+ years post graduate experience with a public accounting firm.
• Excellent project management, teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently, with little supervision and within a team environment.
• Experience with ASPE and ASNPO, PCAOB, IFRS and/or US GAAP.
• Effectively monitors multiple or complex projects regularly to check how they are progressing against deadlines and budget.
• Excellent client service skills with an aptitude to understand the clients' business and maintain strong client relationships.
• Dedication and motivation to achieve high standards of client service and professional in the performance of duties.
• Experience mentoring and delegating work to junior staff.
• Previous experience and technical knowledge to the benefit of the client.
• Able to use a range of techniques to analyze an issue.

The expected base salary range for this position is $60,000 to $88,500 and may be eligible for bonus awards. The determination of an applicant’s base salary within this range is based on the individual’s location, skills, & competencies, and unique qualifications. In addition, KPMG offers a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards program.

Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters

KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We…