About the Role
This role seeks an accountant with strong tax knowledge, managerial experience, and accounting fluency to lead the privately-held business accounting services practice. The Manager will ensure quality execution of compilation engagements and tax returns for clients. This position requires management experience in public accounting, overseeing non-audit client engagements, and offers advancement opportunities for those with leadership and business development aspirations.
Responsibilities
- Review engagement files and tax returns for small business clients
- Build strong relationships with clients
- Serve as a resource for experienced accounting staff
- Coach and performance manage the small business accounting team
- Provide ad hoc training for others in the Firm
- Interact with the team and office scheduler for small business client engagements
- Become an integral part of the management team and assist with practice management
- Identify value-added service opportunities and network for new business
Requirements
- 1-2 years of managerial working experience in a public accounting environment
- Overseeing small business accounting client work, including file and tax return reviews
- Experience performing similar work
- Personal and corporate tax experience of some complexity
- Experience working with investment management/holding companies
Skills
- Strong investment knowledge
- Strong tax knowledge
- Caseware/Caseview
- TaxPrep
- Excel
- QuickBooks
- Client service excellence
- Relationship building excellence
- Detail orientation
- Analytical skills
- Inquiry skills
- Excellent written communication skills
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent presentation skills
Location
- Toronto
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 1-2 years of managerial working experience
Education Level
- Qualified accounting designation (CPA in combination with CA, CGA, CMA)
Salary/Compensations
- $110K to $115K per annum
Benefits
- Culture of lifelong learning
- Supportive and collaborative work environment
- Enthusiastic team spirit
- Flex hours to allow for work-life balance
- Dress for Your Day casual dress policy
- Competitive and comprehensive benefits and compensation package
About the Company
- Stern Cohen LLP is a rapidly growing, award-winning public accounting firm.
- The firm focuses exclusively on privately-held businesses and not-for-profit organizations.
- With over 60 years of history, the firm maintains a modern approach, including a paperless office and cloud technologies.
Equal Opportunity
- Stern Cohen LLP offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment processes.
