Job Description

Accountivity is hiring!

Job title: Accounting Technican
Location: Hamilton Region, ON
Length of Assignment: Full time, Permanent
Salary: $50,000- $55,000 a year

Responsibilities:

• Assist a broad range of small business clients with day-to-day accounting queries
• Prepare basic corporate tax returns and notice to reader financial statements
• Assistance with and preparation of personal tax returns
• Prepare specialized financial reports as per specific client requests
• Assist on CRA assessment reviews
• Assist clients with government subsidy programs (currently including CEWS, CEBA, CERS)
• Prepare regular external filings such as T4s and T5s and EHT returns
• Maintain professional and Firm standards
• Maintain regular contact with Manager or Partners, and provide updates on engagement process
• Identify, investigate and correct discrepancies/ irregularities in client financial entries, documents and reports
• Communicate directly with clients, government agencies and other business contacts as required
• Attend internal and external courses to further develop accounting knowledge.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, or equivalent diploma or experience
• Zero to three years' in public accounting or a comparable organization performing similar work for owner-managed clients;
• Superior time and task management skills;
• Strong working knowledge of QuickBooks (desktop and online) and TaxPrep or a similar tax program are assets;
• Experience with full-cycle bookkeeping;
• Solid understanding of business, accounting and bookkeeping principles.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with an ability to effectively convey messages and collect information.
• High degree of professionalism and the ability to build rapport with clients and external business contacts

Benefits:

• Group RRSP matching
• Health and dental benefits
• Potential for flexible working arrangements and work-life balance
• Opportunities to grow within the firm

If you meet the above qualifications, please submit your resume.
Please note that while we appreciate all applications, only those being considered will be contacted