Location: In-office, Hybrid, or Remote (with periodic office visits)
Posting Closing Date: Until suitable candidate is found
Salary Range: $130,000-$160,000 depending on experience and qualifications.
Crowe MacKay LLP (Crowe) is a vibrant team of Chartered Professional Accountants with eight locations across northern and western Canada. We are a Canadian partnership with 70 partners and over 400 professional and support staff. Our Partnership Headquarters group primary objective is to provide support to our people with the tools and resources needed to provide the highest quality service to our clients.
Firm Wide
Our Crowe MacKay team is currently seeking a full-time experienced candidate to join our Quality team, a small group of senior-level CPAs who work across our eight offices to drive the success of the firm. This role reports directly to the Senior Director, Quality. At Crowe, we are flexible, collaborative, keenly believe in quality and are excited to have you grow your career alongside the growth of our firm.
The successful candidate will provide comprehensive and consistent application and resolution of matters related to professional standards (accounting, assurance, and the quality control standards issued by CPA Canada and CPAB) and support the creation of policies and procedures to maintain quality while supporting firm growth. This individual will be an integral part of our continued growth and succession, and will play a key role in ensuring that we are meeting the needs of our organization as we transition into the future.
The Role
Firm-wide quality management & process enhancement
- Maintain effective quality management policies and procedures;
- Work with the Quality team to ensure firm's quality assurance and ethics culture continually improves and compliance with firm's quality control policies and procedures;
- Continued enhancement of our processes to support the requirements of CSQM1 and CSQM2, including identification and implementation of opportunities for automation and other efficiencies; and
- Ongoing assessment and communication of matters concerning quality control that is progressive in nature. Ensuring adequacy of firm policies and procedures in conjunction with developments in the profession;
Monitoring of engagements
- Participate in compliance monitoring to assess adherence to our internal Quality Management policies;
- Communicate with very senior individuals in a concise, collaborative manner; and
- Develop executive-level communications for individual and aggregate monitoring findings to communicate key trends and suggestions for firm, office, and engagement-level root causes and remediation (if required).
Expertise in Accounting, Assurance, Provincial Codes of Professional Conduct & Other Professional Standards
- Serve as a technical resource on assurance and accounting matters;
- Review and make recommendations on significant unresolved differences of opinion and disputes related to professional standards; and
- Assist with the review and required updates to our engagement templates, checklists, letters and financial statement note library to ensure compliance with current and future assurance and accounting standards;
- Assist with matters related to compliance with our professional rules of conduct; and
- Assist the firm's Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer, as required.
Professional Development & Training
- Work within the Quality team to ensure effectiveness of professional education and development activities; and
- Assist with the development of training materials and present topics at internal continuing professional education sessions and annual internal professional conferences.
Other
- Liaising with regulatory and professional oversight bodies such as CPAB and CPA provincial institutes, etc. on an as needed basis.
What You Will Bring
- Canadian CPA designation is required, preferably a CA legacy designation holder
- 10+ years of Public Accounting experience
- Experience in a Quality Control function considered an asset
- Broad and deep understanding of Canadian auditing standards (US SAS considered an asset) and the following Canadian generally accepted accounting frameworks: IFRS, ASPE, ASNPO, (PSAS and US GAAP considered an asset)
- Knowledgeable about advanced and emerging audit approaches and methods
- Willingness to develop a strong understanding of our Crowe Global audit methodology and practice aids
- Effective time management skills and ability to work on multiple projects and priorities
- Ability to rapidly differentiate and prioritize tasks to ensure significant issues are addressed in a timely fashion
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal communications, technical competencies and work ethic
- Willingness to travel as required to our offices across Northern and Western Canada, if deemed essential
What We Offer
At Crowe MacKay, we know that great people are what make a great firm. We value our people and offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Flexibility
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Program
- Volunteer program and opportunities
- Core office hours
- Dress for your day
- Group Benefits
Your Journey as a Quality Team Member
At Crowe MacKay, you have the opportunity to deliver innovative solutions to today's complex business issues. Our firm has grown to eight offices across northern and western Canada not only because we deliver consistently exceptional service, but because we attract employees at all levels who are passionate about their work and the communities they serve. With over 50 years of expertise, we are recognized as an employer of choice, committed to create lasting value. Come grow with Crowe!
Crowe MacKay is an equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
Crowe MacKay offers a competitive salary and benefits package. Please note, only successful candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Learn more about what working at Crowe MacKay can do for you.
More About Crowe MacKay
Crowe MacKay is committed to giving back to the communities in which we live and work. Not only are we involved in charitable organizations as a firm, but we support and encourage our employees to volunteer in their communities as well. We firmly believe that a strong community creates endless opportunities for education, employment, and increased quality of living. Crowe MacKay services clients worldwide as an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 140 countries around the world.
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