Senior Accountant | $80,000–$100,000 | St. Catharines, ON (Hybrid) There’s a big difference between preparing a file and actually understanding the business behind it.

This Senior

Accountant prospect gives you the chance to do both. You’ll join an established, mid-sized CPA firm in St. Catharines, working across accounting, assurance and tax for a varied portfolio of privately owned businesses and organizations. The firm works with corporations, owner-managed businesses, partnerships, start-ups, not-for-profits and high-net-worth individuals, giving you considerably more variety than simply working through the same type of engagement every week.

Why this role stands out:

- St. Catharines location
- Broad accounting, assurance and tax exposure
- Compilation and review engagements
- Owner-managed business clients
- Corporate and personal tax
- Direct client contact
- Opportunity to mentor junior staff
- Close access to Managers and Partners
- Broader business advisory exposure
- Clear progression toward Manager What you’ll be doing:
- Lead compilation engagements from planning through completion
- Work across review and audit engagements
- Prepare working papers and financial statements
- Perform assurance procedures and resolve accounting issues
- Prepare year-end adjusting entries




- Prepare T2 corporate tax returns
- Prepare T1 personal tax returns
- Assist with other tax and information returns where required
- Work directly with owner-managed businesses and private companies
- Communicate directly with clients throughout engagements
- Identify outstanding information and resolve file issues
- Assist clients with accounting and year-end questions
- Support Managers and Partners on more complex engagements
- Review and assist with the development of junior staff
- Gain exposure to planning and broader business advisory work What they’re looking for:
- 3+ years of Canadian CPA firm/public accounting experience
- CPA designated or working toward completion
- Audit experience would be an asset
- Experience preparing financial statements and working papers
- ASPE knowledge
- ASNPO exposure would be beneficial
- Personal tax experience
- Comfortable dealing directly with clients
- Experience helping or mentoring junior staff
- CaseWare and Canadian tax software experience useful
- Previous Canadian CPA firm/public accounting experience required We support the CPA firms we partner with in building diverse, inclusive and equitable workplaces.

📌 Senior Accountant (St. Catharines)
🏢 Distinct | North America
📍 St. Catharines