At Baker Tilly, we care about the impact you make. We are looking for an Accounting Technician to join our team—a role where your expertise will drive meaningful outcomes and your ambition will help shape what comes next. Here, you’ll collaborate with a dynamic team of professionals, united by a shared commitment to making a difference—for our clients, our communities, and one another.

Baker

Tilly is a leading advisory and accounting firm dedicated to building better futures. With global reach and local roots, we combine the scale of a network with the trust of strong relationships. From audit and tax to consulting and specialist advisory services, we help clients navigate complexity and seize opportunity with clarity. “Assisting in preparing client bookkeeping and accounting records, payroll, financial statements, tax remittances, etc.

- Reconciliation of accounts receivable and accounts payable • Preparing various types of tax filings, HST, and other compliance returns • Communicating accounting concepts to clients and answering their questions • CRA correspondence, requests, and audits – ensuring work is easy to audit • Preparing adjusting journal entries, working papers, assisting with T2 returns,



and compilation engagement financial statements Completion of a diploma/certificate in Business Administration or Accounting ~1-3 years of Accounting and Bookkeeping experience ~ Experience working in a professional services environment is an asset ~ Strong trusting relationship building skills are important, including written and verbal communications skills as well as a collaborative client service approach ~ Proficiency with QuickBooks Online (QBO), QuickBooks Desktop, Sage 50, Xero, and Microsoft Office Suite software and aptitude to learn new cloud accounting apps and integrations are valuable ~ Candidates must possess a basic knowledge of Canadian sales tax rules and compliance, including GST/HST regulations, provincial sales tax requirements, and the ability to navigate complex tax scenarios to ensure accurate and timely reporting ~ Proficiency with Caseware and Taxprep is an asset Robust benefits plan (health, dental, life, dependent life, AD&D;, STD, LTD, etc.) ~ Generous paid time off package (vacation, personal, sick, firm holidays, etc.) ~ Cell phone allowance ~ Complimentary on-site gym ~ Dress for your day, including casual ~ Learning and professional development opportunities as well as paid professional dues ~ Work-life integration (professional flexibility, working remotely opportunities, compressed work weeks, EFAP, etc.) ~ Fun at work year-round with firm-sponsored social events, yoga, lunch and learns, registered massage therapy visits, espresso happy hours, free snacks and meals, teambuilding events, therapy dog visit , off-site Staff Day, etc. Permanent, Full time

📌 Accounting Technician, Private Enterprise (Halifax Regional Municipality)
🏢 Baker Tilly Nova Scotia
📍 Halifax Regional Municipality