CPA Student - Jobs in Canmore, AB

Job Description

If you are a motivated CPA student with a drive to learn and succeed, join us at Baker Tilly Rockies LLP (BTR). We are an excellent firm to partner with for your CPA PEP journey, and beyond! Our firm is full of competent, helpful, and friendly people including other CPA students to learn alongside. We provide our students the environment to achieve their CPA designations and excel their careers post-designation. Headquartered in Canmore Alberta, our firm is comprised of 50 professionals across our Banff, Canmore, Innisfail and Revelstoke offices, who serve a wide variety of companies from emerging owner-managed businesses to large companies, not-for-profit organizations, governments, professionals and individuals. We pride ourselves on our flexible work structures, allowing you to enjoy a healthy work-life balance. You can easily enjoy the great outdoors in the Canadian Rockies, all while receiving top notch CPA training in our respected firm.Our Canmore and Banff offices are looking for students enrolled, or about to enroll, in the CPA PEP, who will grow to help us offer the high-quality client service and expertise in tax and accounting we provide. We foster a comfortable and professional working environment, as well as the time, resources and knowledge to support and develop our valued professionals all the way up to partnership. We service a very diverse business community which provides our staff with interesting experiences in all aspects of accounting, taxation, audit and business consulting with a vast number of industries and complexities.This position will provide you with:

• The autonomy to build your own work schedule so long as monthly full-time hours are worked;
• Reduced hours expectation in the summer months;
• No overtime requirement, but bonus incentives when overtime hours are worked;
• Competitive salary;
• Competitive compensation package including group extended health care benefits, life and disability insurance, employee assistance program, and health trust fund;
• Professional development opportunities such as financial support and time off for the CPA PEP, numerous in-house courses and ongoing informal training;
• Connection to your cohort team and management with our open-door policy promoting interaction with senior management and staff;
• The opportunity to work with a mid-sized team of professionals who value each other’s expertise, developing accounting professionals, and maintaining a positive and informal work environment;
• Numerous progressive accounting softwares and app use;
• Work in an established firm with a reputation in the community for integrity and quality services.

In our tax focused firm, you will demonstrate your professionalism to ensure time budgets and file deadlines are met. With a goal to develop your technical accounting expertise for greater detail, knowledge and efficiency, you will be responsible for:

• Preparation of working paper files for Notice to Reader engagements;
• Communicating with our clients about their business and personal information as you work through the files;
• Completing some bank reconciliation and AP/AR;
• Regularly completing GST returns, personal income tax returns, corporate income tax returns;
• Growing to understand the client’s businesses and identifying and presenting possible solutions to supervisors for accounting and tax issues you come across;
• Creating time efficiencies and managing multiple deadlines;
• Contributing to our positive team dynamic with all levels of staff and management.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience working with aspects of an accounting system beyond the AP/AR role (an asset);
• Prior education that includes tax and accounting systems courses;
• A working knowledge of Taxprep, Caseware Financials, and QuickBooks (an asset);
• Effective communication skills;
• A dedication to client service;
• High ethical standards.

At BTR we care about finding the right person to join our team. If you have the aptitude and commitment to learn, we have the dedication and resources to help you grow.Job Types: Full-time, PermanentAdditional pay:

• Bonus pay
• Overtime pay

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Flextime
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision care
• Wellness program

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Canmore, AB T1W2A6: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Expected start date: 2022-09-06Quick Apply

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