Are you an Accounting Professional looking for a new and exciting challenge? Do you have a passion for client service and have the desire to have a direct financial impact as the go-to professional for several small corporate entities?

If you're an experienced accounting professional looking to step into a dynamic and client focused role, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Join our Finance & Accounting team where your work goes beyond the numbers - you'll have the unique opportunity be the primary financial partner to several small corporate entities, with the chance to shape processes, optimize outcomes, and directly contribute to the financial success of our owners.

Our Finance & Accounting team is seeking an experienced Professional Corporations Accountant to join them in a full-time permanent position located in our Halifax office.

As a Professional Corporations Accountant, you will be responsible for:

• Maintaining accounting records for various ownership entities (professional corporations, service corporations, family trusts);
• Providing client service to lawyers - responding to enquiries on a variety of matters;
• Preparing financial statements related to various ownership entities;
• Processing income payments and transfers, tax instalments, and expense reimbursements;
• Processing annual law society / company registrations;
• Preparing T-slips and tax returns and reconcile year-ends for various ownership entities;
• Liaising between lawyers, and various internal and external parties;
• Executing documents for new registrations;
• Preparing invoices and periodic government remittances; and,
• Reconciling multiple financial and tax reports.

The successful candidate will possess the following skill set:

Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Accounting;

• Five (5) years of related experience, with two (2) years relating to corporate and personal income tax;
• Experience with tax and T-slip reporting software;
• Experience surrounding the processing and reporting of payroll;
• Experience in understanding and reconciling corporate investment portfolios for tax reporting purposes and corporate bookkeeping;
• Ability to multi-task and accurately process high volumes of work in a fast paced, dynamic environment;
• Outstanding client service, communication, and organizational skills;
• Exceptional technical skills, particularly with Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and accounting packages; and,
• A desire to continuously improve and innovate

Our team members have access to:

• Defined-benefit pension plan;
• Firm-paid health and dental benefits;
• Health spending account;
• Personal spending account;
• Time for you:
  • Including vacation, personal and sick days.
• Balancing life:
  • Flexible work options available for many team members.
• Our Team - we can't say enough about our people! You will be part of a collaborative, collegial, respectful and caring team; and,
• Have the opportunity to participate in a variety of teams including Collective Social Responsibility, Wellness, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Special Events and so many more!

McInnes Cooper is committed to building an environment that is diverse and inclusive, representative of the communities in which we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through our on-line application process.

As part of the recruitment process, MC will provide accommodation(s) to candidates with disabilities. If you require an accommodation(s) to participate in the recruitment process with us, please contact Alana Burgess at [email protected] or 902.455.8260.