Senior Accountant (CPA)
Location: Red Deer, Alberta
Compensation: $70,000 - $100,000
CPA designation required.
Key Responsibilities
• Prepare complex compilation and review engagement working papers and financial statements.
• Prepare complex personal, corporate, trust, and GST/HST tax returns.
• Prepare T4, T5, T3, T5018, and other information returns and slips.
• Liaise directly with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) regarding reviews, audits, assessments, inquiries, and compliance matters.
• Analyze financial information and client accounts, identify issues, and provide practical recommendations and solutions.
• Proactively identify risks and challenges, presenting well-considered solutions to Managers and Partners.
• Support advisory engagements, including tax planning, estate planning, pipeline transactions, corporate reorganizations, and amalgamations.
• Research and interpret tax legislation, accounting standards, and assurance standards.
• Mentor, train, and support junior team members.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, quality, and client service.
Qualifications
• CPA designation required.
• Strong technical accounting and tax knowledge.
• Ability to manage multiple client engagements independently.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Leadership mindset with experience in training and developing staff.
Disclosure
This posting represents an active and genuine vacancy with a 3 Step Recruitment client and is not for speculative or pipeline recruitment. 3 Step Recruitment and/or our clients may, from time to time, use AI-assisted tools to support the screening and evaluation of applications; however, these tools are not intended to replace human judgment or decision-making in the hiring process.