RSM - Senior Associate - Canada Tax/Audit - CA/CPA

Responsibilities:

- Extensive experience in bookkeeping, financial statement preparation, compilations, reviews, and Canadian tax compliance.

- Prepare corporate income tax returns for Canadian clients (T2), partnership returns and other tax slips.

- Develop and apply knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and/or Accounting Standards for Private Enterprise (ASPE)

- Develop an understanding of the client's business, and become an industry specialist to understand client specific needs

- Understand and utilize RSM's audit, review and compilation methodologies

- Function as in-charge facilitating client work by monitoring and reporting regarding productivity and adherence to work plan schedules on each assignment

- Work on multiple on-going engagements

- Perform accounts receivable, accounts payable, capital asset acquisition and disposition, HST and payroll reconciliations.

- Summarize current financial status by collecting information and preparing balance sheets, income statements and other relevant reports.

- Assess appropriateness of audit evidence for Assets, liabilities, expenses, revenues etc.

- Review, investigate and correct discrepancies and irregularities in financial entries, documents, and reports.

- Contribute to the development of new ideas and approaches to improve work processes while effectively using RSM internal programs and systems.

- Taking ownership of assigned tasks and deliverables to ensure service excellence through prompt responses to internal and external clients

- Providing timely, high quality client service that meets or exceeds client expectations, including coordinating the development and execution of the audit work plan and client deliverables

- Understanding RSM and RSM Delivery Center's line of business service offerings and work as a team in providing an integrated service delivery

- Ensuring professional development through ongoing education

- Participating in a range of projects and open to collaborating and working with multiple teams; demonstrating critical thinking, problem solving, initiative and timely completion of work

Required Qualification:

- Graduate / Post Graduate in commerce

- Qualified Chartered Accountant / ACCA / CPA

- Non-qualified: 3+ years of relevant experience

- CA qualified + 1- year relevant experience, ACCA/CPA qualified + 2 years relevant experience

- Strong technical skills in accounting including IFRS or GAAP and GAAS

- Strong multi-tasking and project management skills

- Excellent verbal and written communication (English) as the position requires frequent

- communications with RSM International clients and the United States based engagement teams

Preferred Qualification:

- Previous experience reviewing/compiling client financial statements

- 3+ years of experience in accounting and in preparing Canada corporate tax return.