Halifax Team Lead - Accounting Compliance

Are you an Accounting Professional looking for a new and exciting challenge? Do you have a passion for client service and compliance including tax, accounting, and trust?

Our Finance & Accounting team is seeking an experienced Team Lead, Accounting Compliance to join them in a full-time permanent position in their Halifax office. As part of the Finance & Accounting team you will have the unique opportunity to work with the finance team, compliance team, Lawyers within the firm, and external regulators.

As a Team Lead, Accounting Compliance, you will be responsible for:

• Liaise with the compliance team on tasks requiring accounting expertise;
• Liaise with the compliance team on internal reviews requiring accounting expertise;
• Act as the backup for the Compliance Officer with respect to trust compliance;
• Prepare and process the T3 returns required for the Firm under the new CRA reporting rules;
• Oversee and provide leadership to the Professional Corporations Accountant on a day-to-day basis and assist as backup where required;
• Provide exceptional client service to lawyers, responding to enquiries on a variety of relevant matters;
• Liaise between lawyers, internal and external parties including newly incorporated Partners; and,
• Prepare and/or review multiple tax forms including T2, T3, T4 and T5's.

The successful candidate will possess the following skill set:

• Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Accounting;
• Five (5) years of related experience, with one (2) years relating to accounting and preparation of tax returns (including T2 and T3);
• Knowledge of trust rules for law firms;
• Fundamental knowledge of accounting and related concepts;
• Knowledge of personal tax, corporate income tax and payroll remittance concepts;
• Knowledge of HST/GST rules;
• Outstanding client service, communication, and organizational skills;
• Exceptional people management skills; and,
• Exceptional technical skills, particularly with Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and accounting packages.

Our team members have access to:

• Defined-benefit pension plan;
• Firm-paid health and dental benefits;
• Health spending account;
• Personal (wellness) spending account;
• Time for you:
  • Including vacation, personal and sick days.
• Balancing life:
  • Work from home / Flex work options available for many team members.
• Our Team - we can't say enough about our people! You will be part of a collaborative, collegial, respectful and caring team; and,
• Have the opportunity to participate in a variety of teams including Collective Social Responsibility, Wellness, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Special Events and so many more!

McInnes Cooper is committed to building an environment that is diverse and inclusive, representative of the communities in which we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through our on-line application process.

As part of the recruitment process, MC will provide accommodation(s) to candidates with disabilities. If you require an accommodation(s) to participate in the recruitment process with us, please contact at Alana Burgess at alana.burgess@mcinnescooper.com or 902.455.8260.