ASSURANCE

Senior Accoutant

Overview
About the Role

Are you a people person who is ready for a career in accounting and is ready for collaboration, support and growth in your career? Do you love working independently but know you have a supportive team to back you? Do you want to provide your input and know you are respected and heard? If you answered yes to these questions, then NVS Qualified Corporation may be the place for you. We have operated for 25 years in Markham, Barrie, and most recently expanded into Burlington, Ontario. Our clients are in many industry sectors, and our collective passion and expertise retain and naturally expand our client base. Our knowledge, insight and expertise assist with their growth. We are indispensable partners for our clients, and that’s the way we like it. Their success is our success. In its simplest form, keeping clients abreast of the status of their files and communicating effectively is expected. Our clients must trust us implicitly and know that our work is kept in the strictest confidence, and everything we do is in their best interest. Our work is challenging. We love it and expect it. We help each other, so we never feel alone. Everyone at NVS has a voice that is heard. We collaborate at all levels. As Senior Accountant – Assurance, you will have the opportunity to coach and develop less experienced team members. You will also have the support of your team, and the Firm partners. It goes without saying, but we’ll say it anyway, accuracy is vital. The desire to develop yourself and others is a way of life for us, always evolving to be better at what we do and being humble in the process.

Responsibilities

Independently preparing working papers and financial statements for Audit Engagements, Review Engagements and Compilation Engagements

Completing the planning tasks for Review Engagements, including planning memo,



planning forms, time budget preparation, etc.

File completion for Review Engagements, including the guide and relevant checklists and budget to actual analysis

Completing the required note disclosure and year end letters for Review Engagements, including engagement, independence, representation, legal etc.

Completing difficult Review Engagements with little to no guidance

Acts as an in-charge in leading engagements; including planning out field work dates with the clients, proactively coordinating the communications between the teams, clients, consultants and managers/partners.

Independently preparing the most complex sections of an Audit Engagement

Independently preparing level 3-4 corporate tax returns

Reviews various income tax slips and filings for corporate tax returns, including T4’s and T5’s

Independently preparing level 3-4 personal tax returns

Promptly identifying significant audit or accounting issues for discussion with the Manager, Senior Manager and/or Partner

Poses credible solutions to issues that have been identified; including write-up of memos for the file and preparing working papers required accordingly

Conducting a self-review of own working papers and financial statement prior to submitting to Manager

Conducting review of the team’s working papers prior to submitting to the Manager Preparing interim invoices, as required

Delegating sections of the file to junior staff members based on their knowledge,



experience and capabilities and ensures that staff are properly supervised during completion of each procedure

Preparing detailed budgets for assurance engagement files and ensures that the budgets are adhered to accordingly; Any deviations from budgets are to be discussed with managers and partners accordingly

Coaching staff by providing support and development and by conducting performance evaluations, if deemed appropriate assurance practices at the firm

Other duties as assigned

Education, Experience And Credentials

Be a graduate of a University Accounting Program or equivalent

Have successfully completed CFE

Have 2 years of experience in a public accounting Firm

Have Advanced knowledge and application of general accounting principles (GAAP), IFRS, ASPE, ASNPO, and Canadian Auditing Standards

Have the ability to proficiently draft client documents from templates

We believe in using technology to its fullest, so demonstrated proficiency with MS Office, with the ability to create advanced formulas, VLOOKUP, pivot tables, sum ifs, and data analytics, and proficiency with Caseware, CaseView, Jazzit, and Taxprep.

Expectations

Promptly identify significant issues for discussion with the Manager and/or Partner

Bring an inquisitive mindset and pose credible solutions to issues

Ensure that all queries and outstanding points have been cleared satisfactorily

Critically review your work before submitting it to your Manager

We have terrific career rewards with our compensation, benefits, work-life, career development programs.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for persons with disabilities. Accommodations are available at all stages of the recruitment process, at the candidate’s request.

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📌 Senior Accountant – Assurance (Ontario)
🏢 NVS Professional
📍 Ontario