Manager, A&a - Edmonton, Canada - KINGSTON ROSS PASNAK LLP

KINGSTON ROSS PASNAK LLP

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Edmonton, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Manager

Advisory & Assurance
Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP is the largest local, independent, full-service accounting firm in Alberta. But that doesn't mean we're only about spreadsheets and number crunching.

When we come to work daily, we are driven by a desire to be creative and continually open to new possibilities.

This includes building strong relationships with all the people we serve — our clients, our team members and our community.

What matters most to us is staying connected, versatile and accessible.

These are the qualities that allow us to make a real difference in people's lives and empower them to reach their full potential.

We are an exceptional company - we embrace making small investments, learning from failures quickly, and growing stronger together. We seek inventive problem-solvers who prioritize customers to uncover victories across diverse sectors.

Your Opportunity

The Advisory and Assurance Manager will serve as an integral member of the A&A Practice Area, reporting to the Partners.

The individual will play an important leadership role, responsible for delivering exceptional client service to a diverse group of clients and for leading, guiding, mentoring and coaching our great team members.

Your Scope:

Responsible for the overall planning, reviewing and completion of work engagements within a variety of business sectors either individually or in a team environment
Thinks in terms of engagement and financial statement risks and objectives in order to identify the engagement approach and appropriate engagement procedures
Performs engagement planning and completes related documents, i.e. establishes the key audit objectives during planning of the engagement, and identifying the significant accounts, the significant risks and the significant fraud risks
Demonstrates sound knowledge of personal and corporate tax planning, preparation, and compliance
Identifies and schedules adequate resources with the required skills, knowledge and experience to perform the work
Demonstrates an indepth understanding of business cycles and operational internal controls
Monitors the engagement team's progress against the plan and alters it when needed, demonstrating good project management skills
Reviews the work of engagement team members
Implements solutions to complex issues with little or no oversight
Prepares the first drafts of the management letter and other communications with management and those charged with governance

Your Qualifications:

Postsecondary degree/certificate in business or management
Professional Accounting Designation (CPA)
One to three years of postdesignation experience of auditing and accounting experience, serving a variety of clients (e.g. manufacturing, public companies, municipalities, NPO's, ownermanaged firms)
Excellent communication skills
Strong client service focus
Strong technical, organizational, planning, forecasting and analytical skills
Ability to manage multiple complex projects
Ability to work to and meet multiple deadlines in what can often be pressure situations
Strong people management focus while coaching and developing others

Your Perks:

A total rewards package, including above market salary and annual bonuses
Four weeks' vacation (starting base) and office closure for winter holiday
Ten personal days
100% employer match on medical and dental benefits
Health spending account
Onsite fitness center
Tuition reimbursement and professional development
A flexible and remote working model
A unique opportunity to build, grow, and leave your impact on a local firm

First Nations Acknowledgment

As this role is based in Edmonton, Alberta, KRP wishes to recognize that we are on the traditional lands known as Treaty 6 Territory, and that the City of Edmonton and all its inhabitants are beneficiaries of this peace and friendship treaty.

Treaty 6 encompasses the traditional territories of numerous western Canadian First Nations, including Cree, Dene, Stoney Nakota Sioux, Saulteaux, and Ojibwe.

Equal Opportunities

KRP is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering a psychologically safe, diverse, and inclusive environment, where all team members have a sense of belonging.

We encourage qualified applicants of all backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation, family status, age, nationality, and education levels, to apply.

If you are contacted for an interview and require accommodations during the interview process, please let us know.

We Seek High Performers Who:

Embody our core values
Have a thirst for knowledge
Are intrinsically motivated
Desire to learn new skills
Treat others with respect
Want to work with the best

Our Culture:

KRP is home to a talented team of professionals. Our skills are diverse, but we all have one thing in common — a commitment to delivering the best solu