Senior Accountant

at  Zeifmans

ABOUT US

Zeifmans is a tax, accounting and consulting firm that understands clients’ needs and the full range of solutions available. We work within the rules to make the rules work for our clients. We give straightforward, intelligent advice that consistently add to our clients’ bottom lines.
As a member of Zeifmans’ dedicated team, you will acquire a deep knowledge of the personal and business needs and goals of our clients. You can provide candid counsel on a wide range of issues, including assurance, tax, complex accounting, restructuring, acquisitions, and more. You will benefit equally from the experience and judgment of our senior leaders and the sharp, innovative thinking of our young associates.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

• 4+ years of public accounting and audit experience

REQUIREMENTS:

• Possessing leadership qualities and ability to support team members and goals.
• Strong commitment to quality and accuracy
• Completion of a University Accounting degree and completion of CPA designation or at least substantial progress thereto
• Development of a business advisor mindset is important
• Thorough knowledge and experience working with IFRS, ASPE and CAS to be able to complete complex areas of an engagement
• Experience with IFRS and ASPE preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate well with clients, managers and partners
• Possessing strong project management skills and organization, with the ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously
• Ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Caseware/Jazz-it, Tax Prep, QuickBooks and Simply Accounting
  Great Ideas. Positive Impact. That’s Zeifmans.
  Zeifmans Offers You:

Though this position is remote you are always more than welcome to come to the office and meet fellow members of your team. Here are just a few of the other benefits of working at the organization.

• Lots of opportunity for growth and advancement within the firm – gain direct experience working with a wide-range of industry groups and clients
• Mentorship – our teams operate with an “open door” policy
• Collaborative environment – everyone has a say in our success
• Competitive compensation based on the Toronto market + opportunity for annual bonuses
• Full benefits and insurance for you and your immediate family members, paid by the firm
• Short Fridays all year long (3 pm office closure)
• Summer Fridays Off (July and August)
• Flexible dress code
• Mental health resources and on-going mental health support
• Providing you with opportunities to give back and support your community
• As a member of Nexia, access to a global network of accounting and consulting professionals and training opportunities.

Why Zeifmans?
At Zeifmans, you are just not just a number, you are an integral member of our growing Zeifmans team. We are a home to number-crunchers, big thinkers, day dreamers and scholars – because delivering big ideas for such a breadth of clients takes all kinds of wonderful minds.
Supporting you through earning your CPA designation: Our Zeifmans team is here to support you through every step of earning your CPA. We offer a pre-approved program with CPA Ontario, provide paid study days to help you prepare, offer extensive local and cross-Canada training and we reimburse you for exam fees.
Helping you succeed at every level: Get ready for 1:1 career guidance directly from partners and senior managers. You will get a chance to develop skills past just tax, assurance, or accounting – there’s tons of room for personal and career growth, along with perks like year-long early Fridays.
Your well-being matters – professionally and personally: At Zeifmans, we take care of each other. Our employees don’t just survive, they thrive.
A focus on giving back: Community involvement is one of our most important values. We encourage employees to give back and participate in a variety of company-sponsored fundraising campaigns that run year-round. If a cause matters to you, it matters to us too, which is why we recently launched a campaign that highlights charities chosen by Zeifmans’ employees.

AS THE SENIOR ACCOUNTANT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE THE FOLLOWING DUTIES:

• Independent completion of audit, review and compilation files and related tax preparation

• Preparing more complex areas of the file

• Preparing personal tax returns
• Preparing corporate tax returns and preparing appropriate tax checklists
• Completing and overseeing others’ work on files
• Coaching Junior and Intermediate accountants by providing input and expertise where necessary
• Building effective and long lasting working relationships on assignments with operational client contacts
• Preparing complex areas of the file
• Reviewing the accuracy of work completed by Junior and Intermediate team members
• Responding effectively and efficiently to client, manager and partner requests

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Planning, execution and completion of files
• Understanding technical standards with the expected level of assistance and supervision
• Building effective working client relationships on assignments with operational client contacts
• Managing allocated projects or assignments, including time management
• Responding effectively to client, manager and partner requests and suggestions relating to an assignment
• Supervising and training junior and intermediate staff
• maintaining technical knowledge – IFRS, ASPE, CAS - by: attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; and establishing personal networks
• Contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed