Job Title: Manager - Small Business Services
Location: Kawarthas, Cobourg, Curtis, ON
Length of Assignment: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $80,000-$100,000/year
Hours of Work:Monday - Friday
Your primary responsibilities will include:
As a leader in our growing firm, you will collaborate with the Senior Vice President – Small Business Services and clients to resolve problems and execute strategies to help our clients succeed. You will be responsible to:
- Lead a team of accounting technicians in the completion of client work.
- Oversee bookkeeping and payroll processes for multiple engagements at once.
- Coordinate client engagement scheduling and manage staff capacity.
- Supervise and manage the completion of department tasks to meet deadlines.
- Manage, mentor, train and develop junior and senior staff.
- Review the work of your direct team, ensuring accuracy and completeness of work.
- Manage client engagements in a team environment and ensure consistent communication with other departments.
- Provide complex bookkeeping assistance to clients, internally and externally.
- Utilize strong time management skills to meet deadlines, deliver quality work, anticipate and resolve client issues in a timely manner.
- Lead the onboarding of new client engagements and the transition of existing clients to cloud-based technologies.
- Work with digital team to create innovative solutions for clients.
- Manage project financials, including budgets, WIP, and billing analyses.
- Assist in developing and implementing bookkeeping policies and processes to ensure optimal efficiency, accuracy and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Maintain regular contact with clients and taxation authorities (CRA) to complete all routine formalities from an accounting perspective.
- Actively participate in departmental recruitment and employee onboarding.
- Diploma or Degree in Accounting or Commerce.
- CPA designation is an asset.
- 7+ years of accounting and/or bookkeeping experience. Experience in a public accounting environment is an asset.
- Minimum of 3 years in a progressive management experience.
- Proven leadership skills in a collaborative environment.
- Exceptional interpersonal, communication and client service skills.
- A passion for learning and developing self and team members to the next level.
- Mastery of QuickBooks Online, and other applications that support an integrated cloud-based accounting environment.
- Excellent project management skills including the ability to multitask and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to multitask, meet recurring deadlines and take ownership of assigned client work.
- Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn and develop.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively both independently as well as part of a team.
Please note that while we appreciate all applications, only those being considered will be contacted.