Gauer Olsen Chartered Professional Accountants is a well-established local public accounting firm located in Victoria, BC. We are currently looking to hire for September 2026 and January 2027.
Responsibilities
- Prepares compilation and review engagement files, financial statements and corporate income tax returns for a wide variety of clients
- Prepares personal income tax returns and trust income tax returns
- Prepares a variety of Tslips
- Fulfills a variety of support roles in accounting and bookkeeping for clients
- Prepares GST and other statutory returns for clients as required
- Assists with special projects as assigned by partners and managers
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Eligible to enroll or currently enrolled in the CPA program or recently qualified CPA
- Strong academic record
- Great work ethic and ability to work in a team setting
- Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact professionally with both clients and colleagues
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Additional Skills of a Preferred Candidate
- Familiarity with accounting and tax software (SAGE, QuickBooks, TaxPrep, CaseWare)
- Corporate accounting or financial statement experience
- Corporate tax experience
- Personal tax experience
- Bookkeeping experience
Benefits
- Competitive salary (salary commensurate with experience)
- Overtime compensation
- Company benefit plan, when eligible
- RRSP matching, when eligible
- All CPA modules, dues and third party CFE prep paid
- All students placed in a Pre-Approved CPA stream
- Paid exam days
- Access to corporate box for concerts
- On-site gym