Senior Staff Accountant
The Opportunity
Are you ready to be a key technical and leadership resource at a firm built on personal service and professional integrity?
Join CBM, where your mastery in financial and tax reporting directly impacts client success. As a Senior Staff Accountant, you'll tackle complex assurance, taxation, and advisory challenges, while actively mentoring junior staff and acting as a direct client contact.
If you're energized by a fast-paced public accounting environment and value direct access to partners, keep reading!
About CBM
Founded in 1976, CBM provides a practical combination of assurance, taxation, and advisory services for clients in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).
- We maintain an intimate, two-location environment where everyone knows each other. We believe in an open door policy where communication is encouraged no matter your level within the firm, fostering a collaborative and flat organizational structure.
- We pride ourselves on our level of service and professionalism. Facilitate requests and attend meetings, ensuring clients feel appreciated and heard.
- We focus on building enduring relationships with our clients by providing personalized and practical long-term service.
The Role
The Senior Staff Accountant will report to Manager(s) and Partner(s) and be primarily responsible for the execution and completion of client engagements.
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Lead and execute the preparation of client financial files across a diverse range of industries and complexities.
- Manage a robust portfolio of engagements, including Compilations, Reviews, and Audits, as well as complex Personal, Corporate, and Trust tax returns, and special consulting projects.
- Act as a Technical Leader and Mentor by providing guidance, reviewing work, and fostering the professional development of junior staff.
- Serve as a primary client contact, coordinating engagement workflow, addressing client inquiries, drafting meeting notes, and communicating technical findings.
- Ensure all client engagements adhere to relevant professional standards, including ASPE and ASNPO.
We offer
- Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications
- Performance-based annual bonus
- Vacation entitlement (please inquire for specifics)
- Extensive learning opportunities
- Career development: CPA-approved training office (External Audit Program), CPA membership dues paid, and tuition reimbursement for approved courses
- Flexible working hours
- Group benefits plan
- Regular full-time position based on 40 hours of work per week (Monday-Friday) with extended hours during the busy season
- Hybrid work – minimum 2 in-office days a week
Qualifications
The Candidate Must-Have Skills and Core Competencies
- CPA Designation (In Progree/Completed).
- Minimum of 2 years of recent public accounting experience in Assurance and Tax.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or a related field.
- Advanced technical expertise in ASPE, ASNPO, and complex Canadian Personal and Corporate tax
- Expert-level proficiency with core accounting software: CaseWare/Caseview, Jazzit, Excel, and TaxPrep.
- Ability to reliably commute to Hamilton, ON.
- Demonstrated ability in mentoring, leading, and developing junior staff.
- Exceptional attention to detail and consistent high quality of work.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (Professional working proficiency in English).
- High level of professionalism and client service orientation.
Interview Process (2-3 weeks)
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; therefore, early applications are encouraged.
- Pre-screening.
- Virtual interview or In-person interview with the HR team.
- Technical second interview.
We look forward to receiving and reviewing your application!
How to Apply (choose one):
· Apply directly through indeed; OR
· Email your cover letter and resume in confidence to the attention of Rain Yuro ([email protected]), referencing "Senior Staff Accountant" in the subject line.
We look forward to receiving and reviewing your application!
Our Commitments
CBM is dedicated to creating an inclusive and diverse work environment that values every individual's unique perspective, background, and abilities. We welcome applications from candidates from different backgrounds, expertise, personalities, talents, and ideas. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities during recruitment.
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Hamilton, ON L8N 1L3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
- Hybrid working model with 2 minimum days in office but stipulates that clients records, meeting requests, etc., are not to be avoided just because of preference to work from home. Also probationary period may require more in-office days to embed yourself into our culture and environment
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (required)
Experience:
- Public Accounting: 2 years (required)
Language:
Licence/Certification:
- Chartered Professional Accountant (required)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00-$100,000.00 per year
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00-$100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Work from home
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Hamilton, ON L8N 1L3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Are you legally authorized to work in Canada?
- Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence for which you have not received a pardon?
Licence/Certification:
- Chartered Professional Accountant (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Hamilton, ON L8N 1L3
