Manager - Langley, Canada - Avisar Chartered Professional Accountants

Description

Avisar Chartered Professional Accountants ("Avisar"), an accounting and business advisory firm in Langley, BC, is looking for an accomplished CPA with prior management experience to join our team as a Manager.

If you are looking to be a trusted advisor to entrepreneurs, want to take personal responsibility for corporate success, be a mentor to the next generation of great accountants and have the desire to develop new business from new and existing clients, this is the opportunity for you

Avisar's Managers work with Engagement Partners to provide assurance, tax and advisory services to our clients with a keen focus on building trusting long-term relationships with our clients and contacts.

Our Managers are responsible for independently managing client accounts, including the intake, prompt completion and billing of their engagements, the provision of high quality deliverables and provision of proactive advice to clients, as well as leading, directing, supervising, and overseeing accounting staff in achieving excellence in service delivery.

If you are an experienced CPA with leadership abilities and a passion for excellence, we would love to connect.

Managers' responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Leading the Team

• Direct, supervise and oversee the work of accounting staff on client projects, including delegation to senior accountants or other team members where appropriate.
• Review the work of junior staff and assist in their career development through constructive feedback, guidance and mentorship.
• Set priorities, plans, and schedules workload within broad guidelines and timeframes based on seasonal client workflow and deadlines.
• Manage relationships by accurately identifying and responding to preferred work styles, strengths, and personality traits.
• Participate in quality management, mentoring, and technical training of accounting staff to build their skills, capabilities, and confidence.
• Mentor, motivate and coach team members towards professional and personal development by setting clear expectations, providing feedback and conducting performance reviews.

Planning and executing client deliverables

• Manage a portfolio of clients while understanding their business, key risks, and ways to deliver added value; ensure clients' needs are met and that relationships and accounts grow and develop.
• Strategize, plan, and execute the delivery of assurance, tax, and advisory client engagements including information intake, engagement planning, personnel allocation, budgeting and billing, supervision of file preparation, file review, deadline management and leading client meetings with Partner support.
• Compliance with federal, provincial, and local tax laws and regulations.
• Utilize strong interpersonal skill set to establish and build strong client relationships.
• Provide consistent, clear, and timely communication to stakeholders regarding changing risk and scope of client engagements.

Continuous learning

• Actively participate in external and internal educational seminars and maintain current knowledge of Avisar's policies and procedures as they relate to this position.
• Maintain appropriate professional designations and uptodate knowledge of current information technology techniques.
• In conjunction with Avisar's Core Competencies, identify personal training needs and communicate/coordinate all such needs.
• Actively pursue the goals set in their Professional Development Plan.

Developing the business

• Work together with the Management team to maximize the performance of the firm as a whole and contribute to reaching firm goals.
• Contribute to strategic and operational planning related to client and practice management, as well as the development of new ideas and approaches to improve work processes.
• Embrace continual personal and professional development to build and maximize the firm's services.
• Contribute to generating new business opportunities by promoting the firm's expertise and services, as well as developing ideas and solutions.
• Network in the local business community, consider business development opportunities and contribute to the preparation and delivery of competitive proposals to meet client needs.

QUALIFICATIONS
Managers' knowledge, skills, and personal qualities include, but are not limited to:

• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.
• At least 5 years' experience with a public accounting firm, working with ownermanaged profitoriented clients.
• Solid working knowledge and experience working with Canadian Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE) and related technical literature.
• Experience working with Canadian Accounting Standards for Not-For
• Profit Organizations (ASNPO) is an asset.
• CPA In-Depth Tax Course, Income Tax for the General Practitioner or other tax training is an asset.
• Understanding of business, accounting, management, and practice development principles.
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