Senior Accountant / Senior Staff Accountant

Lepore & Company Chartered Skilled Accountants 145 Highway 8, Stoney Creek, Ontario Full-time, on-site | Public practice

About us

Lepore & Company is a growing CPA firm in Stoney Creek serving owner-managed businesses and individuals across the Hamilton, Burlington, and Niagara region. We provide compilation, financial statement, tax, and advisory services in a close-knit, professional environment where your work has a direct impact on our clients and the firm. We are looking for an experienced public-practice accountant to join our team as a Senior Accountant.

The role

Reporting to the partners, you will take ownership of a portfolio of owner-managed clients — preparing and reviewing compilation engagements, financial statements, and corporate and personal tax returns throughout the year. During T1 personal tax season (March and April), you will play a key role preparing and/or reviewing personal tax returns. This is a hands-on position with room to grow and mentor others.

What you'll do

- Prepare and review compilation (Notice to Reader) engagements, year-end working papers, and Compilation Engagement Reports.
- Prepare corporate financial statements and T2 corporate tax returns.
- Prepare and review T2 personal tax returns and supporting adjusting journal entries.
- Handle client bookkeeping clean-up and year-end reconciliations.
- Review work prepared by junior accountants and bookkeepers, and provide coaching and technical guidance.
- Prepare and review T1 personal tax returns prepared by junior staff during tax season, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Communicate directly with owner-managed business clients on accounting and tax matters, and correspond with the CRA as needed.
- Assist with T3, T4, T5, HST, and payroll filings as required.





What you bring
- At least five years of recent public accounting experience.
- Solid experience with compilation engagements, year-end working papers, Notice to Reader / Compilation Engagement Reports, corporate financial statements, T2 corporate tax returns, adjusting journal entries, and client bookkeeping clean-up.
- Experience reviewing work prepared by junior accountants or bookkeepers.
- Strong hands-on experience preparing and reviewing Canadian T1 personal tax returns.
- Experience in a small or mid-sized Canadian CPA firm.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
- Legally able to work in Canada.

Nice to have
- CPA designation, but not required.
- CaseWare and CaseView experience.
- Profile Tax (or similar Canadian tax software) and QuickBooks Online experience.
- Experience handling a high volume of T1 returns during tax season.
- Experience preparing or reviewing T3, T4, T5, HST, and payroll filings.
- Previous senior accountant, supervisor, reviewer, or manager-level responsibility.

Why join us
- A growing firm where senior staff are trusted with real client ownership and responsibility.
- Direct access to the partners and a clear path to advancement.
- Varied, interesting owner-managed client work — not siloed, repetitive tasks.
- A collaborative team and a supportive, professional workplace in Stoney Creek.
- Competitive compensation based on experience, plus benefits.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract Pay: $50,000.00-$80,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking

Education:
- Secondary School (preferred)

Experience:
- Accounting: 1 year (preferred)

Language:
- English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:
- Chartered Professional Accountant (preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 Senior/Staff Accountant – Public Practice (Full-Time)- on site. (Stoney Creek)
🏢 Small CPA Firm in Stoney Creek
📍 Stoney Creek