Client Accounting Specialist

Description:

Baker Tilly Windsor is looking for a Client Accounting Specialist to join our BT Advantage group. With a new office located in the heart of Walkerville, we can offer a unique space to come in every day. We offer you a lot of flexibility on where you work, when you work and how you work. We have a great team who works hard and plays hard, including Fridays off in the summer. We’ve thrown axes at the boss (okay, at a picture of the boss), enjoyed wine tours as a group and even spent a day at a watch factory. We respect and promote work-life balance, allowing each of our professionals the ability to schedule their day.

Baker Tilly is one of the largest firms of chartered professional accountants in Canada. We offer the opportunity to pursue your professional accounting career in a large firm with significant resources and mentoring while still enjoying an exceptional work-life balance.

Our unique structure fosters a client-service focus built from local, national and international expertise. We are a proud member of Baker Tilly International, giving us a diversified team of over 25,000 partners and staff spanning 145 countries. Our Windsor office is one of the area's fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the area. Collectively, we offer a comprehensive range of accounting, auditing, tax and business advisory services to mid-market commercial clients, their shareholders and families, as well as multi-national businesses and not-for-profit organizations.

Our BT Advantage group is dedicated to guiding and supporting small and midsized enterprises to peak business performance. Our diverse team of professionals are dedicated to exceeding clients’ unique needs within a rapidly evolving business and financial reporting landscape. As a trusted advisor, you’ll use cutting-edge technology to deliver a full suite of services, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, bookkeeping, financial reporting and payroll administration.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Perform full cycle accounting services utilizing cloud applications such as QBO or Xero;
• Assist with completion of payroll functions.
• Prepare basic T4 returns.
• Prepare month-end close procedures including reconciliation of bank accounts and credit cards and ensuring transactions are properly journalized.
• Assist with government filings such as sales tax returns and payroll filings.
• Prepare monthly and/or quarterly financial reports and management reports.
• Collaborate with clients on a regular basis and assist them with day-to-day accounting inquires.
• Communicate issues to manager and collaborate on resolutions.
   

A successful candidate will have:

• At least 1 year of hands-on accounting experience, preferably in a professional services setting.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, enrolment in the CPA program an asset.
• 1-2 years’ experience in the use of relevant computerized and cloud-based financial accounting systems.
• Intermediate to high level proficiency with MS Excel, Xero, and QuickBooks Online.
• Knowledge and understanding of ASPE.
• Knowledge and understanding of HST rules.