Senior Bookkeeper / Accounting Technician

Full time, permanent | QuickBooks and Mandarin required | CPA designation not required

We are an established CPA firm seeking an experienced bookkeeper/accounting technician for a long-term position. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on accounting work, takes ownership of their files, and values a consistent work schedule.

Our practice provides bookkeeping, corporate year-end accounting, tax compliance, review and audit engagements, and personal tax services for our existing clients.

Responsibilities

- Manage full-cycle bookkeeping for multiple clients using QuickBooks or Quickbooks online.
- Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, accounts receivable and payable, and other balance sheet accounts.
- Prepare payroll, HST returns, and related compliance filings.
- Prepare year-end working papers, supporting schedules, and adjusting journal entries.
- Assist with corporate and personal tax returns, review engagements, and audit files, depending on experience.
- Communicate with clients in English and Mandarin to obtain information and resolve accounting questions.

Qualifications
- Extensive hands-on bookkeeping experience, preferably in a public accounting firm.
- Strong QuickBooks proficiency is required.
- Excel skills
- Fluency in Mandarin is required to communicate with Mandarin-speaking clients, along with effective English communication skills.




- A solid understanding of bookkeeping, reconciliations, and year-end accounting.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple files independently.
- Comfortable using Excel and learning accounting and tax software.
- CPA designation is not required. We welcome experienced career bookkeepers and accounting technicians seeking a stable, long-term role.
- Basic understanding of Caseware and tax programs is an asset.

Work Schedule We do not accept stand-alone personal tax clients, so our workload differs from a typical personal tax practice.
- Our regular schedule is 9am to 5pm per day, with no requirement to stay late even in March and April.
- March is our busiest period due to December corporate year-ends, and some Saturday work may be required.
- No Saturday work is required in February or April.
- Overtime in April is minimal as we don't do stand-alone T1s, only corporate owners'.

Compensation Salary is competitive with industry standards and will reflect your experience, technical skills, and ability to manage files independently.

How to Apply

Please submit your résumé with a brief summary of your bookkeeping experience, QuickBooks proficiency and Mandarin communication skills

Pay: $43,500.00-$89,500.00 per year

Experience

- Bookkeeping: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Accountant (Richmond Hill)
🏢 Xu u0026 Xie CPA
📍 Richmond Hill