Senior Manager, Audit & Assurance Permanent

VTRAC Consulting Corporation
Intelligent Solutions

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Position#: 241xx
Position: Senior Manager, Audit & Assurance
Position Type: Permanent
No. of Positions: 1
Location: Toronto, ON

Description
Professional staff members in this position have at least five years’ experience in a public accounting firm. This extremely fast-paced position is responsible for various engagements and may at times be involved in multiple assignments simultaneously, responding to demanding and exacting clients. The Manager must have a thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting and Auditing Principals (GAAP and GAAS).

Responsibilities
Specifically, the duties of the Manager are:

• To ensure engagements are planned in accordance with GAAS requirements
• To provide guidance and direction to staff throughout the year
• To review entire NTRs, reviews and audits completed by staff; to ensure that all queries and outstanding points have been resolved satisfactorily prior to review by the Partner
• To review (and amend as necessary) the financial statements, notes, attached schedules, management letters, and any other documents to be issued to the client
• To point out to Partner any tax planning opportunities and more efficient tax treatment where applicable
• To perform research on complex tax and accounting issues and writing memoranda on findings
• To review personal, corporate, trust and partnership returns

Qualifications
Must have a minimum of:

• Completion of CPA, CA designation;
• At least five years’ practical experience in public practice;
• Strong Canadian tax experience.

Personal Effectiveness

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Dedication and strong work ethic;
• Positive team player, even in times of high volume and stressful situations;
• Tact, diplomacy and discretion when dealing with high profile clients;
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills and excellent attention to detail;
• Solid knowledge of GAAP, CAS and Canadian tax;
• Requires minimal supervision on routine tasks;
• Able to prioritize multiple assignments simultaneously.

Client Service

• Excellent client service skills, with the desire and ability to understand the clients’ businesses;
• Comfortable making contact with clients; conscious of client relations and expectations.

Computer Skills:

• Caseware
• Caseview
• Taxprep
• MS Word, Excel, Outlook

We thank all candidates in advance. Only selected candidates for interviews will be contacted. For other exciting opportunities, please visit us at www.vtrac.com. VTRAC is an equal opportunity employer.

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