Job Category:  Experienced

Positions Open:  1

Description

Grant Thornton LLP is a leading Canadian accounting and consulting firm focused on serving entrepreneurial organizations. Together with the Quebec firm Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, Grant Thornton in Canada has more than 2700 people in offices across the country and annual revenues of more than $338 million. Financial Post 500 recently rated them together as among Canada's top five largest accounting firms. Grant Thornton is a Canadian member of Grant Thornton International, which has over 585 offices worldwide and is represented in 111 countries.

As an international mid-size firm, we have the resources, complexity and diversity of a 'large firm', but with a unique 'small firm' atmosphere and family environment that allows you to quickly develop working relationships with your clients and colleagues.

Requirements

The Role of the Senior Accountant

Due to the continued growth of our Halifax Central Business Unit, we are currently looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to join our Truro Assurance practice.  Our assurance practice is large enough to provide complexity, yet small enough to allow you to quickly develop working relationships with your clients and with other members of our assurance team.

As a Senior Accountant, you will be an important part of a team responsible for delivering an exceptional client experience to an interesting and diverse group of customers. 

Responsibilities

• Planning fieldwork assignments including budget and resource needs
• Supervision of junior accounting staff to ensure they understand their role on the engagement, and the needs of the client
• Ensuring staff get the feedback they need to improve performance on subsequent engagements
• Communicating with other members of the audit team to ensure client expectations are anticipated and managed in a timely manner
• Working with other office Service Lines to identify business opportunities and provide a full range of services to the client

Requirements

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with the following experience:

• A CA designation (or equivalent)
• At least two years experience in audit and assurance within public practice
• Proven leadership ability
• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• Strong technical expertise in auditing and accounting

At Grant Thornton we consider audit services a specialty, with the appropriate recognition, rewards and quick advancement being provided to those meeting the challenges.  We strive to provide the coaching, training and mentoring necessary to be successful in such an environment and you will play an important role in the development of the staff working for you.  We recognize that while you are seeking a challenging and rewarding career, balancing your work with enjoyment of all the other benefits Nova Scotia offers is important to you.
If you have a keen interest in being part of a team of professionals, providing exceptional client service, and are looking for opportunities to advance, we would love to hear from you.

To confidentially explore this opportunity, please send resume to: ktaylor@grantthornton.ca

Please quote competition number SA1127-CB.

At Grant Thornton, you'll get all the responsibility you can handle in a personal, professional environment; have access to a national and international network of resources; and achieve personal and career growth in a supportive, coaching culture, where people are valued and there is a commitment to work-life balance.