Job Description

We're Swainson Alexander LLP Chartered Professional Accountants, and we're looking for an accountant, ideally a successor, who knows and enjoys the challenges of public practice.



If you are someone who takes initiative, enjoys working with numbers and people, and knows at the end of the day they want a quiet, stable work culture that rewards hard work, we should talk.

Staff Accountant

As our newest staff accountant, your aim is to work directly with our clients. If you love variety and challenge, this could be a great fit for you. You're conscientious, take great pride in your work, and embrace variety and multi-tasking - you're flexible and adaptable, able to change with the flow of the business and transition smoothly between many tasks.

On a practical level, you will:

Be involved in year-end working papers, financials and tax returns via Caseware, Jazz-it, I-Firm and Taxprep. Ensure compliance with corporate and personal tax, payroll and GST. Perform all necessary tax preparation and filing, and maintain a deep understanding of tax requirements. Actively engage our clients to ensure their corporate or personal accounting, tax and business acumen gets the attention it deserves. Assist our team by sharing your knowledge and experience. Provide your opinion on technological and organizational improvements.

Working at Swainson Alexander LLP

This is a full-time position, here in our office, in Red Deer. Our standard work week is 35 hours and as can be expected in public practice, extended but well managed work hours from February to April.



We offer a competitive starting salary, with paid overtime, paid group health and dental benefits, paid parking, bonus opportunities, paid CPA dues and study leave and extra time off at Christmas and vacation time based on your current level.



This is a tremendous opportunity for someone who is looking to start or build on a public practice career with a stable and successful firm. Potential sucessors will have a partnership opportunity in 2-3 years. We're not interested in making a short-term hire - we want someone who will be committed to a long-term role, and putting down roots in Red Deer.

Specifically, we would like you to have the following qualifications:

Experience in bookkeeping or full-cycle accounting. (Do not apply if debits and credits are not your strength and aptitude). Experience in the preparation of financial statements, and tax returns. I-Firm, Caseware, Jazz-it, or Taxprep experience is an asset. You understand that as a small team we all do what we can to help our clients and each other at work. You can communicate well, know the difference between a job and a career, you are respectful, loyal, and confident things work out because of who you are. Excellent Microsoft Office and especially Microsoft Excel skills CPA designation or working towards

Apply today

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply. If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, we offer after hour or weekend interviews or off site interview locations, please let us know.



We will review applications as they are received and look forward to hearing from you. On a practical note, only those selected for interview will be contacted.