AdvancedAccountingGroupisarelationship-focusedfirmvaluingtrust,respect,accountability,andpracticalthinking.WearegrowingandseekingaFractionalSeniorAccountant,TaxandAdvisorytoownmeaningfulclientwork,strengthentechnicaljudgment,andshapeourservicedelivery.Thisroleofferssignificantownership,directaccesstofirmleadership,andtheopportunitytomakeatangibleimpactonourclients'success.

Thepositionisexpectedtobeginatapproximately20to35hoursperweek.Hoursmayincreaseduringbusyperiods,includingpersonalandcorporatetaxseason,andtherolemaygrowintoafulltimepositionasAAGcontinuestoexpand.

KeyResponsibilities:

- PrepareCanadianpersonalandcorporateincometaxreturns.
- Prepareyear-endworkingpaperfilesandfinancialstatements.
- Completeandreviewbookkeepingfiles,accountreconciliations,HSTfilings,payrollrecords,andgovernmentremittances.
- ReviewnoticesofassessmentandhelpresolveroutineCRAmatters.
- Communicatedirectlywithclientstorequestinformation,answerquestions,andexplainaccountingandtaxmattersclearly.
- Manageassignedfilesthroughcompletionandcommunicateearlywheninformation,judgment,orsupportisrequired.
- Identifyaccounting,tax,andbookkeepingissuesandresolvethemwithinestablishedAAGpoliciesandyourlevelofauthority.
- Maintainorganizedclientrecordsandcompletefiledocumentation.
- Providepracticalguidanceandfeedbacktojunioraccountantsandsubcontractors.

IndependenceandReviewSupport:

Youwillhavetheauthoritytoresolveroutineaccountingandtaxissueswithinyourtechnicalexperience,AAGpoliciesandtheapprovedclientscope.Weexpectyoutoinvestigateissues,formarecommendationandmoveworkforwardratherthanwaitforinstructionsateverystep.





Complextaxpositions,materialclientrisk,unusualtransactions,significantjudgmentcallsandmattersoutsidetheagreedscopemustbeescalateddirectlytotheCEOwithyourpreliminaryassessmentandrecommendednextstep.Askingathoughtfulquestionearlyisviewedasgoodjudgment,notalackofindependence.

Requirements&Qualifications;:

- AtleastfiveyearsofrelevantCanadianpublicaccountingexperience.
- StrongexperiencepreparingCanadianpersonalandcorporateincometaxreturns.
- Anaccountingdegreeorequivalentpostsecondaryeducation.
- Strongyear-endworkingpaper,financialstatement,bookkeeping,HST,payroll,andCRAcomplianceexperience.
- Theabilitytoidentifyanissue,investigateit,recommendapracticalresponse,andknowwhentoescalate.
- Clearwrittenandverbalcommunicationwithclientsandteammembers.
- Strongorganization,attentiontodetail,andfollow-throughacrossmultipledeadlines.
- Experiencesupportingorreviewingjuniorteammembers.
- StrongQuickBooksOnlineexperience
- Canadiantaxpreparationsoftwareexperience.
- ComfortusingAItoolsresponsiblyforresearchandworkflowimprovement,withjudgmenttoprotectconfidentialinformationandverifytechnicalconclusions.
- CanadianCPAdesignationstronglypreferred,significantrelevantexperienceconsidered.

Advantages:

- Ownclientfilesandseethedirectimpactofyourwork.
- WorkdirectlywiththeCEOandhelpinfluencehowaccountingandtaxworkisdelivered.
- Receivereviewsupportoncomplex,unusual,andhigher-riskmatters.
- Buildclientcommunication,review,andadvisoryskillsthroughrealexposure.
- Helpjunioraccountantsimprovewhiledevelopingyourownleadershipability.
- Joinarelationship-focusedfirmthatvaluestrust,respect,accountability,andpracticalthinking.
- UsemodernaccountingtechnologyandresponsibleAItoolstoresearchissues,improveworkflows,andworkmoreefficiently.

Ifyouenjoytakingownership,solvingproblemsandhelpingbusinessownersunderstandtheirnumbers,wewouldliketohearfromyou.

📌 Fractional Senior Accountant, Tax and Advisory (Windsor)
🏢 Owen Sound
📍 Windsor