Careers

Intermediate/Senior Accountant

Our North Vancouver firm is seeking an enthusiastic accountant to join our team.  The person in this role is responsible for preparing and reviewing clients’ financial statements, tax returns, and complying with clients’ statutory filing requirements.  In addition, this position may be responsible for the development and supervision of junior accounting staff. He/She must have the ability to meet deadlines, have excellent communication skills (both written and oral) and the ability to work in a team environment.

We, in turn, are able to offer a flexible and supportive working environment for all our team members.

Applicants for this position should have at least one year of Canadian Public Practice experience and must be fluent in English.

Major tasks & duties:

1. Prepare year-end financial statements and related working papers for review and compilation engagements
2. Review year-end financial statements for compilation engagements
3. Prepare/review Corporate and Personal income tax returns; Trust, Not-for Profit, and other information returns and schedules
4. Perform follow up with clients and Canada Revenue Agency
5. Income tax research and other manager/partner support
6. Train and supervise junior and intermediate accounting staff
7. Attend client meetings with senior level staff and partners
8. Prepare transmittal documentation

 Qualifications & experience:

• Education: CPA designation or Senior CPA student
• Experience:  Minimum one year of experience in public practice firm

Please submit your resume and cover letter with salary expectations via email only to sarah@jwlawsoninc.com.

Please no phone calls or faxes.

Only those candidates selected will be notified.

Lawson & Coleman CPA is looking for a full-time staff accountant who can join our team and provide exceptional accounting services to our clients. 

Just like us, you are driven by excellence. You can see the big picture while understanding that it’s the little things that contribute to the quality of the work you present. You don’t wait around for work to come to you. You are the person who asks, “What can I do to help?” and then takes action to ensure success. You are outgoing, proactive and willing to put in some elbow grease to ensure the work gets done well, on time, and on budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare year-end financial statements and related working papers for review and compilation engagements
• Prepare corporate and personal income tax returns; Trust, Not-for-Profit, and other information returns and schedules
• Government remittances - including GST, PST, and WCB
• Full cycle bookkeeping for private corporations
• Prepare client’s payroll
• Prepare transmittal documentation

Qualifications:

• Excellent knowledge of Excel/Word
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Deadline-driven
• Flexibility to work overtime in the months of March and April
• Patient and calm - able to communicate with colleagues/clients, ensuring their needs are met
• Exceptional team player with experience working in a team setting

Public practice experience and/or proficiency in Caseware, Profile, Sage50, and Quickbooks/Quickbooks online would be an asset.

We offer a flexible and supportive working environment for all our team members with opportunities to grow and acquire the necessary work experience to obtain an accounting designation. 

Interviews will be set up as soon as qualified candidates have been identified, so if you are interested, please apply now. We would like to have our new team member on board as soon as possible.

Please submit your resume and cover letter with salary expectations via email only to sarah@jwlawsoninc.com on or before October 12, 2018.

**Please no phone calls or faxes**

Only those candidates selected will be notified.