Pacific CPA Chartered Professional Accountants is a mid-sized boutique CPA firm that possesses the ideal mix of young and experienced practitioners working as a cohesive team to service its clients. At Pacific CPA we pride ourselves on the quality of our work, and the responsiveness of our service.

We are currently seeking a full-time Senior Associate to join our growing and dynamic team at this very exciting time.

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills, qualifications, and experience:

• Completion of Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation
• A minimum of three years of public practice accounting experience including; familiarity with Sage, Quickbooks, Caseware, and Tax Cycle
• Extensive knowledge of accounting standards for private enterprises (ASPE)
• Understanding of accounting theory and full-cycle file preparation
• Extensive knowledge in the areas of personal and corporate Canadian taxation
• Strong attention to detail
• Exceptional research skills
• Excellent time-management skills
• Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Significant experience using Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Highly motivated and efficient
• Strong ability to manage assignments and project deadlines under pressure

RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Preparing Compilation Engagement financial statements and corporate tax returns
• Preparing and reviewing personal tax returns
• Producing quality working papers
• Performing other accounting projects as assigned

Please submit your resume along with a cover letter and salary expectations to careers@pacificcpa.ca

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those short listed will be contacted.

Pacific CPA Chartered Professional Accountants is a mid-sized boutique CPA firm that has been practicing out if its Nanaimo location since 1985. Pacific CPA possesses the ideal mix of young and experienced practitioners working as a cohesive team to service its clients. At Pacific CPA we pride ourselves on the quality of our work, and the responsiveness of our service.

We are currently seeking a full-time Bookkeeper to join our growing and dynamic team at this very exciting time.

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills, qualifications, and experience:

• Completion of Applied Business Technology Certificate Program (Accounting Assistant) or Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting)
• Public practice accounting experience including; familiarity with Sage, Quickbooks, Caseware, and Tax Cycle
• Understanding of accounting theory, practice, and systems
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent time-management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Significant experience using Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Strong commitment to providing outstanding customer service
• Positive attitude and the ability to maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues
• Ability to meet assignments and project deadlines, sometimes under tight time constraints
• Highly motivated and efficient

RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Managing monthly and quarterly bookkeeping assignments, including but not limited to payables, receivables, bank and credit card reconciliations, tax returns, payroll calculations and remittances
• Payroll processing and source deduction remittances
• GST, PST, and WCB returns and remittances
• Preparing T4’s and T5’s
• Full cycle accounting, data entry, and account reconciliations
• Producing quality working paper files for year-end preparation
• Documents scanning to Doc-it
• Performing other accounting projects as assigned
• Backup administrative tasks as assigned

Please submit your resume along with a cover letter and salary expectations to cmcneil@pacificcpa.ca

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those short listed will be contacted.