Senior Bookkeeper

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The Opportunity

Are you an Accounting Professional looking for a new and exciting challenge? Do you have a passion for client service and have the desire to have a direct financial impact as the go-to professional for several small corporate entities?

If you're an experienced accounting professional looking to step into a dynamic and client focused role, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Join our Finance & Accounting team where your work goes beyond the numbers - you'll have the unique opportunity to be the primary financial partner to several small corporate entities, with the chance to shape processes, optimize outcomes, and directly contribute to the financial success of our owners.

Our Finance & Accounting team is seeking a highly skilled, self-directed Senior Bookkeeper to join them in a full-time permanent opportunity. This position can be based in any of our seven office locations in Atlantic Canada.

What you'll do

Responsibilities

As a Senior Bookkeeper, you will be responsible for:

• Maintain accounting records for various ownership entities (professional corporations, service corporations and family trusts);
• Provide client service to lawyers - respond to enquiries on a variety of matters;
• Prepare financial statements related to various ownership entities;
• Process and manage personal income payments and transfers, corporate tax instalments, expense reimbursements and payments to external parties;
• Prepare T-slips and HST returns for various ownership entities;
• Liaise between lawyers, and various internal and external parties;
• Prepare invoices and periodic/reoccurring government remittances;
• Reconcile multiple financial and tax reports;
• Prepare and reconcile corporate year-ends in advance of annual tax filings by external accountants;
• Prepare and execute internal corporate documents and resolutions; and,
• Additional related administrative tasks as required.

What you'll need

Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess the following skill set:

• Diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field;
• 5 (five) to 8+ (eight plus) years of progressive bookkeeping or corporate accounting experience;
• Advanced proficiency in Sage 50;
• Strong experience with payroll processing and reporting, HST compliance, and personal income reporting, including the preparation and filing of T3, T4/T4A, and T5 slips;
• Working knowledge of Canadian corporate tax, payroll, and HST regulations;
• Experience with investment bookkeeping and income reporting;
• Experience in a professional services or partnership environment;
• Highly independent and self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative and work effectively with limited day-to-day supervision;
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, with the confidence to manage full-cycle bookkeeping and related reporting responsibilities;
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Ability to appropriately manage multiple priorities, meet recurring and time-sensitive filing deadlines;
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• High level of discretion and professionalism when handling confidential financial information;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work professionally with owners, advisors, and external contacts;
• Accountable, organized, detail-oriented, and quality-driven; and,
• Adept in technology and a desire to continuously improve and innovate.

We're looking for

Core Skills

A little bit about us

McInnes Cooper

About MC

McInnes Cooper is a solutions-driven Canadian law firm and member of Lex Mundi, the world's leading network of independent law firms. Providing strategic counsel to industry-leading clients from Canada and abroad, the firm has continued to thrive for over 160 years through its relentless focus on client success, talent engagement and innovation.

A certified Great Place to Work™, McInnes Cooper has an integrated team of over 220 lawyers and 250 professional resources and offers clients a full range of legal services across eight offices in Charlottetown, Fredericton, Halifax, Moncton, Saint John, St. John's, Sydney and Toronto.

Our People

At McInnes Cooper you will find a team that values you. We recognize that our members are key in delivering outstanding client service and we provide a collaborative, professional environment with a member focused culture. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment that values, respects and supports different perspectives, cultures and experiences.

Diversity & Inclusion

We recognize that our individual differences make us a stronger, more adaptable law firm. We embrace these differences and give all of our members the opportunity to develop their unique skills and talents.

Collective Social Responsibility

We are recognized as a leader and innovator amongst Canadian law firms in the field of Collective Social Responsibility. Our people are concerned citizens who enjoy giving back. Together, we focus on developing ongoing partnerships with community organizations that do amazing work, often despite limited resources and public awareness. As a firm, we have the ability to respond with contributions of time and monetary support, and our people give generously of their skills and effort.

Pro Bono Legal Services

Through our Pro Bono Program, we provide legal counsel to disadvantaged people and organizations that have difficulty gaining access to justice on matters of public interest.

Environmental Stewardship

Like any large organization, our operations leave a footprint on the environment. From paper use and waste production to transportation and energy consumption, we continually look for opportunities to minimize that impact.

Are you interested?

Work With Us

Our team members have access to:

• Defined-benefit pension plan.
• Firm-paid health and dental benefits.
• Health spending account.
• Personal spending account.
• Time for you:
  • Including vacation, personal and sick days.
• Balancing life:
  • Flexible 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 AccessMC, Collective Social Responsibility, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Occupational Health & Safety, Pride@MC, Special Events, Wellness, and 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 online application process.

As part of the recruitment process, MC will provide accommodation(s) to candidates with disabilities. If you require accommodation(s) to participate in the recruitment process with us, please contact us at [email protected]

TO APPLY

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply here.