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Our Winchesters Audit Recruitment Team has extensive experience searching in the audit and assurance space, with clients all over Ontario. Whether you are seeking a role as a Senior Auditor, Internal Auditor, Audit Manager, or Audit Partner, our team can help you  find your next career opportunity!

The Winchesters Team will help you find your next opportunity, whether you are looking to fill permanent, short-term, or project-based positions.

Below are current Audit opportunities available through Winchesters. We also have exciting career opportunities related to finance, tax, and procurement, so please check our website regularly for new opportunities! To receive updates on new job postings regularly, follow us on LinkedIn.

Senior US Tax Manager
Toronto – Hybrid
$130,000 – $175,000 + Bonus

Our client is a prominent Canadian-based accounting, tax, and advisory firm. They are currently growing and looking for a highly motivated Senior US Tax Manager to join the team and partner with.  This role is an exciting role to join a highly collaborative and creativity-driven team that supports personal and professional growth. 

This opportunity will be a senior leadership role, working directly with the Tax Partners and running the US Tax function.

If you are looking for more autonomy, growth, and leadership opportunities, this could be a great role for you!

Responsibilities:

  • Managing US tax compliance engagements.
  • Reviewing complex US personal and corporate tax returns.
  • Proactively spotting technical issues and developing solutions with the team.
  • Drafting correspondences for both internal and clients use.
  • Maintaining current and up-to-date knowledge of relevant tax law developments and advising firm and clients.
  • Preparing and presenting professional development seminars.
  • Leading the US tax function and managing, coaching, and developing junior staff.
  • Participating in business development projects including bringing on new clients.

As the ideal candidate you will have:

  • 4+ years of consecutive US tax experience, ideally from another CPA firm.
  • CPA, US CPA, or IRS EA designation is considered an asset
  • Detail orientated, well organized and able to prioritize demands, workflow, and meeting deadlines.
  • Effective written and oral English communication skills.
  • US federal, state, and cross-border tax research experience.
  • Proven ability to lead engagements and people.
  • Team player.

How to Apply

We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team. Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted. If you’re interested, email your resume to zane@winchesters.ca

Senior Staff Accountant
Greater Toronto Area, ON
Competitive compensation and great benefits

Posted on June 30, 2021.

Our client is a public accounting firm located in the Greater Toronto Area and they are seeking an experienced Staff Accountant with his/her CPA completed or actively pursuing it. The continued growth of the team’s assurance practice has led to the opportunity for a motivated intermediate or senior accountant to join the team.

The firm offers great career development and progression, coaching, flexible work arrangements and a very competitive total compensation package for this area of Ontario.

Responsibilities

  • Working with a diverse client base of small to mid-sized owner managed businesses across many industries, not for profit organizations, professional services, and individuals
  • Plan and prepare time budget for review and audit engagements for subsequent approval by the Manager and/or the Partner;
  • Prepare financial statements including all the required notes and year end letters (i.e., enclosure letter, legal information letter and engagement letter);
  • Ensure that all planned procedures have been completed in accordance with the firm’s policies and procedures, and GAAS, if applicable. Also, to ensure that all queries and outstanding points have been cleared satisfactorily;
  • Complete the following audit sections: walkthroughs, internal control analysis, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, revenue and expenses;
  • Complete entire NTRs, reviews and small audits;
  • Train and supervise junior staff on audit engagements;
  • Prepare corporate and personal tax returns;
  • Promptly review any significant assurance engagement findings or questions involving accounting principles or statement presentation with the Manager or Partner and make suggestions as to their resolution

Requirements

  • CPA (CA, CGA, or CMA) designation (or close to) with public accounting experience
  • Sound knowledge of GAAP, audit and review procedures, and tax compliance
  • Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn and develop
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills particularly in MS Excel
  • Strong communication skills – both oral and written

How to Apply

If you are interested in this role, please contact Casey La Russa (casey@winchesters.ca) with your resume and cover letter. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applicants, only individuals chosen for an interview will be contacted. To receive updates on new job postings regularly, follow us on LinkedIn. For more career opportunities in finance and auditing, please visit Winchesters.ca.

Senior Staff Accountant
Burlington, ON
$74,000-$82,000 plus great benefits

Posted on June 30, 2021.

Our client is a reputable accounting firm in Burlington with services in audit, tax and advisory. The firm is looking for an Intermediate Staff Accountant (pursuing CPA) or a Senior Staff Accountant (already designated) to join the business and hopefully grow with the firm to become manager and then partner. The client-base for this position will be privately held owner-managed companies and the successful candidate should take pride and enjoy working with business owners to help them through the many accounting issues that come up.

The culture is one of the key selling features of this firm. They have flexibility, work as a team and can laugh about things to make the day go by that much more enjoyably.

If you see your career growing in public accounting and you want a firm that values its employees, apply now!

Responsibilities

  • Plan and prepare time budget for review and audit engagements
  • Prepare financial statements including all the required notes and year end letters
  • Prepare personal (T1), trust (T3) and corporate (T2) income tax returns
  • Prepare T4 (payroll) and T5 (dividend) returns
  • Ensure that all queries and outstanding points have been cleared satisfactorily
  • Complete the following audit sections: walkthroughs, internal control analysis, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, revenue and expenses
  • Complete entire NTRs, reviews and audits
  • Train and supervise junior staff on audit engagements

Requirements

  • University Degree and completion or close to completion of CPA designation
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in a public accounting firm
  • Co-op at a public accounting firm a definite asset
  • Solid knowledge of GAAP, CAS, and Canadian tax
  • Excellent client service skills with desire and ability to understand the clients’ businesses
  • Excellent verbal and written skills
  • Can-do attitude and a desire to grow and be challenged
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills to liaise with clients, team members and outside parties

How to Apply

If you are interested in this role, please contact Casey La Russa (casey@winchesters.ca) with your resume and cover letter. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applicants, only individuals chosen for an interview will be contacted. To receive updates on new job postings regularly, follow us on LinkedIn. For more career opportunities in finance and auditing, please visit Winchesters.ca.

Senior Accountant
$70,000 – $80,000
Toronto, ON

Posted on June 23, 2021.

Our client is a well-established public accounting firm in Toronto seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join their team. The Senior Accountant will oversee the auditing and financial operations of the firm, using their expertise to mentor staff  for the firm’s governance development. 

This is a full-time job and the Senior Accountant will work out of the company’s Toronto office.  The ideal candidate has extensive knowledge in auditing with a strong tax background. We are also looking for Senior Accounts with superb leadership skills in a corporate environment. 

This role is a great career opportunity for professionals interested in auditing. Our client offers programs to support their staff in work flexibility, compensation, and career growth!

If you are an experienced professional seeking an exciting opportunity in auditing, this role is a perfect fit for you!

Responsibilities

  •  Planning and execution of field assignments, including Audit and Review engagements along with NTR’s
  • Deliver completed files for review on a timely basis
  •  Possessing an appropriate level of personal and corporate tax knowledge while maintaining and developing strong technical audit and accounting knowledge
  • Obtain/maintain a strong understanding of clients’ businesses and respond promptly to and be proactive to anticipate clients’ needs
  • Managing daily workflow and ensuring that deadlines are adhered to
  • Helping to manage audit staffing schedules
  • Keeping partners informed of engagement status
  • Preparation of personal tax returns during busy season
  • Supervise and assist with developing junior staff
  •  Experience with reviewing juniors file sections or entire files

Qualifications

  • University/college degree with CPA (or CA, CGA, CMA) designation
  • Minimum 3-5 years of management experience in a public accounting industry
  • Experience in Microsoft Office (i.e. Excel), Caseware, Caseview, and Taxprep would be an asset
  • Superb communication skills with the ability to work as a leader and team member

How To Apply

If you are interested in this role, please contact Casey La Russa (casey@winchesters.ca) with your resume and cover letter. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applicants, only individuals chosen for an interview will be contacted. To receive updates on new job postings regularly, follow us on LinkedIn. For more career opportunities in finance and auditing, please visit Winchesters.ca.

Senior Manager – Assurance
Toronto, ON
Base Salary: Based on experience

Posted on May 19, 2021.

We are a professional public accounting firm in Toronto looking for a full time Audit and Assurance Senior Manager who is interested in guiding and mentoring a team, contributing to governance of the firm and business development. This position requires several years’ management experience in public accounting. We are growing; thus, there’s ample advancement opportunities within our firm! Our ideal candidate possesses career aspirations include becoming a Partner, being a leader/difference maker in a firm environment, and performing business development.

Responsibilities

  • reviewing engagement files and tax returns;
  • building strong relationships with clients;
  • acting as the “go to” person for experienced accounting staff;
  • coaching and performance management of the accounting team, and ad hoc training for others in the Firm;
  • interacting with the team and the office’s scheduler for any client engagements;
  • becoming an integral part of the management team and assisting with practice management;
  • identifying value-added service opportunities and networking for new business.

Qualifications

  • qualified accounting designation (CPA in combination with CA, CGA, CMA);
  • strong tax knowledge;
  • three to five years managerial working experience in a public accounting environment and overseeing accounting client work, including file and tax return reviews is a must;
  • experience as the “doer” performing similar work;
  • personal and corporate tax experience of some complexity;
  • experience working with privately-held corporations is a must;
  • work experience with Caseware/Caseview, Tax Prep, and Excel software programs;
  • client service and relationship building excellence (for external and internal clients);
  • detail orientation and analytical/inquiry skills that will enable a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses;
  • excellent communication skills (written, verbal, interpersonal and presentation)

If you are interested in this role, please contact Casey La Russa (casey@winchesters.ca) with your resume and cover letter. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applicants, only those individuals chosen for an interview will be contacted. To receive updates on new job postings regularly, follow us on LinkedIn. For more career opportunities in finance and auditing, please visit Winchesters.ca.

Senior Staff Accountant
North York, ON
$80,000-$84,000 (plus great benefits)

Unfortunately, this position is no longer available.

Our client is a public accounting firm located in North York and they are seeking an experienced Senior Staff Accountant with his/her CPA completed or actively pursuing it. The continued growth of the team’s assurance practice has led to the opportunity for a motivated intermediate or senior accountant to join the team.

The firm offers great career development and progression, coaching, flexible work arrangements and a very competitive total compensation package for this area of Ontario.

Responsibilities

  • Working with a diverse client base of small to mid-sized owner managed businesses across many industries, not for profit organizations, professional services, and individuals
  • Plan and prepare time budget for review and audit engagements for subsequent approval by the Manager and/or the Partner;
  • Prepare financial statements including all the required notes and year end letters (i.e., enclosure letter, legal information letter and engagement letter);
  • Ensure that all planned procedures have been completed in accordance with the firm’s policies and procedures, and GAAS, if applicable. Also, to ensure that all queries and outstanding points have been cleared satisfactorily;
  • Complete the following audit sections: walkthroughs, internal control analysis, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, revenue and expenses;
  • Complete entire NTRs, reviews and small audits;
  • Train and supervise junior staff on audit engagements;
  • Prepare corporate and personal tax returns;
  • Promptly review any significant assurance engagement findings or questions involving accounting principles or statement presentation with the Manager or Partner and make suggestions as to their resolution

Requirements

  • CPA (CA, CGA, or CMA) designation (or close to) with public accounting experience
  • Sound knowledge of GAAP, audit and review procedures, and tax compliance
  • Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn and develop
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills particularly in MS Excel
  • Strong communication skills – both oral and written

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please send your resume in confidence to casey@winchesters.ca.Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applicants, only those individuals chosen for interview will be contacted.

Manager (Audit & Assurance)
Brantford, ON
Salary based on experience

Unfortunately, this position is no longer available.

Our amazing client in Brantford is looking for a Manager to join the Assurance & Accounting team and champion the following responsibilities:

  • Advise clients on accounting and tax issues in various industries
  • Assist in the development and delivery of practical business advice for clients
  • Preparation on a timely basis of financial statements and tax returns in accordance with Firm standards for clients in a variety of businesses and non-profit enterprises
  • Effective communication with our clients and with our partners and staff
  • Detailed review of assurance and non-assurance engagements to ensure professional standards are met
  • Provide coaching and training to other staff members
  • Develop and build on new business opportunities with existing clients, as well as prospecting new business opportunities

How do we define success for your role?

  • You demonstrate the core values through all aspect of your work: Integrity, Respect & Collaboration
  • You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; client describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high-quality work
  • You identify, recommend, & are focused on effective service delivery to your clients
  • You share in an inclusive & engaging work environment that develops, retains & attracts talent
  • You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace
  • You grow your expertise through learning & professional development.

Your experience and education

  • You hold a professional designation (CPA, CA, CGA, CMA)
  • You have a minimum of five years of public accounting experience including the preparation and review of assurance engagements, non-assurance engagements, personal tax returns and corporate tax returns
  • You have a business development acumen, strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • You have a proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
  • You are highly proficient with MS Office; experience with Caseware and TaxPrep would be valuable assets
  • You have strong leadership abilities; experience managing a team is considered an asset

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please email your resume to casey@winchesters.ca. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applicants, only those individuals chosen for interview will be contacted.