Halifax Professional Corporations Accountant

Are you an Accounting Professional looking for a new and exciting challenge? Do you have a passion for client service and have the desire to have a direct financial impact as the go-to professional for a number of small corporate entities?

Our Finance & Accounting team is seeking an experienced Professional Corporations Accountant to join them in a full-time permanent position in the Halifax office. As part of the Finance & Accounting team you will have the unique opportunity to work directly with the owners of our firm, providing accounting and administration for their individual corporate entities and related trusts.

As a Professional Corporations Accountant, you will be responsible for:

• Maintain accounting records for various ownership entities (professional corporations, service corporations, family trusts);
• Provide client service to lawyers - respond to enquiries on a variety of matters;
• Prepare financial statements related to various ownership entities;
• Process income payments and transfers, tax instalments, and expense reimbursements;
• Process annual law society / company registrations;
• Prepare T-slips and tax returns for various ownership entities;
• Liaise between lawyers, and various internal and external parties;
• Execute documents for new registrations;
• Prepare invoices and periodic government remittances; and,
• Reconcile multiple financial and tax reports.

The successful candidate will possess the following skill set:

• Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Accounting;
• Three (3) years of related experience, with one (1) year relating to corporate tax;
• Outstanding client service, communication, and organizational skills;
• Exceptional technical skills, particularly with Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and accounting packages;
• Fundamental knowledge of accounting and related concepts;
• Knowledge of personal tax, corporate income tax and payroll remittance concepts; and,
• Knowledge of HST/GST rules.

Our team members have access to:

• Defined-benefit pension plan;
• Firm-paid health and dental benefits;
• Health spending account;
• Personal (wellness) spending account;
• Time for you:
  • Including vacation, personal and sick days.
• Balancing life:
  • Work from home / Flex work options available for many team members.
• Our Team - we can't say enough about our people! You will be part of a collaborative, collegial, respectful and caring team; and,
• Have the opportunity to participate in a variety of teams including Collective Social Responsibility, Wellness, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Special Events and so many more!

McInnes Cooper is committed to building an environment that is diverse and inclusive, representative of the communities in which we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through our on-line application process.

As part of the recruitment process, MC will provide accommodation(s) to candidates with disabilities. If you require an accommodation(s) to participate in the recruitment process with us, please contact at Alana Burgess at alana.burgess@mcinnescooper.com or 902.455.8260.