About the firm

Office CPA is a boutique, growth-focused professional services firm specializing in remote delivery of full-service accounting & tax solutions to private companies across Canada. Core offerings include cloud accounting, bookkeeping, compilations, tax compliance and planning, assurance, advisory, and fractional CFO services. We produce and maintain long-term client relationships by providing exceptional value through creative planning and close, personalized attention to our clients.

About the position

This is a hands-on senior managerial role focused on reviewing compilation and assurance engagement files, managing personal and corporate tax engagements, directly addressing complex areas of accounting, overseeing key client relationships and mentoring team members. Following a structured onboarding period, the goal is for the Senior Manager to gradually assume the engagement partner role for many engagement files currently overseen by the Founder and Managing Director.

The firm’s back-office services—including cloud bookkeeping, payroll and AP processing, and a newly established fractional CFO offering—represent an increasingly in-demand segment of our practice. In this role, you will play a key part in growing this recurring business by adding strategic oversight, financial planning, and business performance review to the internal reporting produced by our team.

Team resources reporting to the Senior Manager will include a full-time Accounting Manager, Senior Accountant, Junior Accountant and a bookkeeper. The firm also works with an experienced Tax Principal who leads tax, estate planning and corporate reorganization projects.

Why this opportunity is unique

This is a unique opportunity as the successful candidate will be working directly alongside the Founder / Managing Director; a well-rounded professional with over 18 years of experience. The objective of the Founder is to transition and share key leadership responsibilities with the Senior Manager, creating the foundation of a strong leadership team to guide the strategic growth of the firm.

To support the firm’s growth, we are committed to hiring additional staff at junior and experienced levels, with the stated goal of maintaining a healthy work/life balance for the whole team as we truly believe that human capital, specifically the knowledge, skills and mental health of our people, is our greatest asset.

Partnership opportunity

There is a compelling and extraordinary partnership opportunity available for the Senior Manager with a passion for driving value, who demonstrates strong technical skills, sound professional judgement and leadership abilities, a positive, forward-thinking, collaborative attitude, and a proactive spirit.

The ideal candidate

This role will be offered to an experienced, confident, and hyper-organized CPA with exceptional technical skills and attention to detail, who can effectively manage relationships with clients and staff, who can manage a wide variety of engagements and can take on increasing levels of responsibility.

The core focus of this role is on delivering high quality detailed review, demonstrating a continuous commitment to delivering value and providing service that aligns with our clients’ best interests. The ideal candidate approaches their work with a critical and strategic mindset, regularly asking:

• Have we considered all available options to accomplish our reporting and/or tax planning goals?
• Do these financial statements make sense? Are they misleading?
• Is our accounting workflow / procedures logical, efficient and effective?
• Is there a more innovative, efficient or value-enhancing alternative?
• How can we help our clients improve the accuracy and relevance of their reporting?
• Are we reducing our client’s tax burden sufficiently and within an appropriate risk profile?

SUMMARY OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Manager will be responsible for:

Management of compilation, corporate tax & assurance (review and audit) engagements

• General quality control review of basic (standard) compilation engagement files
• Detailed review of more complex compilation and assurance engagement files including direct responsibility for key areas and financial statement notes and disclosures
• Oversight of owner/manager tax planning including wage/dividend determinations
• Ability to identify and explain opportunities for more complex tax restructuring, including related benefits and provide assistance to our tax principal in the implementation of these plans
• Coaching and mentoring managers and junior staff, including performance assessment

Our assurance practice (while growing) consists of a relatively small number of review and special-purpose audit engagements per year, compared to compilation and tax engagements.

Individual income tax compliance and planning

• Review of T1 Individual income tax returns and related communication with clients
• Preparation/review of T1 adjustments and managing audit/review correspondence with CRA
• Assistance with income tax planning including re-organizations and transaction advisory

Skills and requirements

• A high degree of professional courtesy, an appropriate level of professional skepticism and consistently sound professional judgement
• A CPA designation and a minimum of 10 years of public accounting and/or industry experience
• Strong accounting and assurance background / experience (ASPE, CAS, CSRE 2400, etc.)
• Strong individual and corporate tax knowledge and research skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to liaise with senior client representatives
• Strong organizational and management skills – ability to multi-task and manage deadlines
• Superior written and verbal communication skills

This is a remote-based position (you will work from your home-office). The successful candidate should have access to a dedicated, quiet office space with a high-speed internet connection.

Expected start date is flexible for the candidate who is the best fit.

Compensation packages are flexible based on skills and experience.

Qualified candidates should send their resume and cover letter to careers@officecpa.ca

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Work from home

Experience:

• Public accounting: 10 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Chartered Professional Accountant (Required)

Work Location: Remote