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Crawford Smith & Swallow is currently looking for an experienced full-time accountant for our Niagara Region Offices. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work with fantastic people and awesome clients in an environment that values and encourages respect, personal and professional development, and a healthy work-life balance.
This particular role is best suited for those who have an enterprising spirit and are looking to gain diverse experience. The unique responsibilities and opportunities offered by this position offer a different and exciting prospect for ambitious professionals.
You will be challenged with increasingly important accounting and audit roles for our clients. You will be challenged with recognizing, analyzing and understanding our client’s business and their needs, as well as helping to train and develop junior staff. You will have an opportunity to work in an environment that builds on the strengths of every employee and promotes their professional and personal development.
The ideal individual has an aptitude for developing and maintaining good relationships with clients and staff. You must be able to handle a variety of responsibilities in a professional manner, working on multiple assignments with a high degree of autonomy over your work and producing high-quality deliverables with short deadlines.
The client base includes a multitude of corporations, small & medium sized businesses, local government, agriculture, manufacturing, hospitality and not- for-profit sectors.
As a Staff Accountant, you will be responsible for the following:
- Maintaining books of accounts; journal entries, reconciliations
- Reconciling accounts
- Preparing trial balance of books
- Maintaining general ledgers and financial statements
- Calculating and prepare cheques for payroll
- Calculating and preparing GST/HST, payroll and other government remittances
- Preparing T4’s, T4A’s, and T5018’s
- Preparing corporate income tax returns
- Completing WSIB and EHT filings
- Recording investments either using Excel or using specific software program
- Preparing personal income tax returns
- Keep financial records and establish, maintain and balance various accounts using manual and computerized bookkeeping systems
What we offer all of our employees:
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Professional development, learning, and growth support
The successful candidate will have:
- Post-secondary education, with a focus on accounting preferred
- CPA Designation NOT required for this position
- Minimum three (3) years experience in a public accounting firm preferred
- Bookkeeping experience
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
- Remuneration based on experience.
- Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process; please let us know if you require a specific accommodation.
How to apply:
If you are interested in a great career opportunity with a growing, flexible and dynamic organization, please apply by sending your cover letter and resume, with subject line Staff Accountant I or II – Job Opportunity to HR@crawfordss.ca. Please be aware, this is NOT a remote position.
Crawford Smith & Swallow LLP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
No agencies, please.