Assurance and Accounting Director
Introduction
Founded in 2001, Fed Finance specializes in temporary and permanent recruitment for the accounting and finance professions. Our consultants are all experts and speak your language. We are committed to supporting you throughout your job search and at every stage of your career.
Mission
Hello, I'm Ninon, a recruitment consultant with Fed Finance, a recruitment firm specializing in finance and accounting. I work on two types of recruitment: temporary and permanent in the Greater Montreal area, and I specialize in assisting accounting firms.
Our team of finance experts speaks your language and operates in your world. We cover the finance, accounting and payroll professions.
I'm looking for an Assurance and Accounting Director for an accounting firm in Laval.
Your responsibilities:
Distribute files among department staff and distribute workload equitably;
Manage and follow up on mandates within the assurance team;
Support assurance staff with training/mentoring (accounting standards, internal standards, Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés, etc.);
Manage staff under his/her responsibility (performance appraisals, attendance, coaching, etc.);
Perform final review of financial information and statements, and answer questions related to their presentation;
Be responsible for following up on the deadlines to which the chargés de mission and senior chargés de mission are subject in their client files;
Coordinate the planning and review the execution of year-end mandates, including financial information (compilation engagements) and financial statements (review engagements) prepared by Account Executives and Senior Account Executives;
Review certain aspects of individual and corporate income tax returns prepared by Account Executives and Senior Account Executives;
Follow-up on dividends for tax forms (T5);
Responsible for special internal projects;
Participate in special mandates (acquisition or sale of a dental clinic, building purchase project, expansion project, etc.);
Respond to government requests for audits (personal income tax, corporate income tax and commodity taxes);
Meet with clients to submit their financial information or annual financial statements, depending on the type of assignment;
Review and analyze the company's statement of comprehensive income (SSD) on a monthly, quarterly or semi-annual basis, and follow up with the client;
Advise customers on financial and tax improvements;
Prepare and review invoices for customers under his/her responsibility;
Develop clientele and get involved in networking opportunities;
Analyze internal practices and processes and implement improvements required to increase organizational efficiency of the department and team (work tools, etc.);
Carry out any other related tasks required within the scope of his/her duties.
Your profile
Your profile :
Customer-oriented and good at communicating with people;
Ability to manage a team, delegate and train people;
Ability to manage several files at once and set priorities;
Good adaptability and stress management skills;
Good analytical and self-auditing skills;
Ability to work well in a team;
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail;
Ability to work independently.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook and Word);
Knowledge of Caseware software (an essential asset);
Proficiency in Taxprep personal and corporate tax software;
Taxprep tax software for trusts (an asset);
Knowledge of standard accounting software such as Quickbook (QBO), Sage 50 (an asset);
Fluency in spoken and written French;
Hold the CPA professional designation.
Minimum 10 years' relevant experience.
Must be available to work additional hours to the normal work week, particularly from January to April;
Occasional travel to customer sites may be required.
