Senior Manager, Privately Held Business Group

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Senior Manager, Privately Held Business Group

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You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane Grant Thornton. Unfortunately, the organization is a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ about 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

Responsibilities and Opportunities

• Work with a team of professionals who assist businesses in specific industry sectors with a wide range of accounting, audit, regulatory and advisory services


• Be part of a unique work culture that challenges you to further your professional development and enlarge your chosen career path


• Be part of a fast growing environment with engaged professionals who are respected in their fields


• Develop solutions with clients and co-workers through collaborative debate and discussion


• Be engaged with clients on a variety of local and national projects


• Providing solutions to our clients for accounting matters and working with them for growth in current business and financial conditions


• Leading and executing client engagements under varying reporting frameworks across different industries and sectors


• Contributing to new business development by understanding all Doane Grant Thornton services and by using your credibility in the field


• Acting as a leader in the business unit, service line, and firm by actively contributing to the development and execution of the office business plan


• Maximizing engagement profitability by effectively utilizing engagement resources


• Analysis and review of corporate and personal income tax returns, NTRs and Reviews


• Planning and leading teams to ensure that client expectations are exceeded


• Supervision and mentoring of an accounting team, including the review of files


• Leading through the coaching and performance management process of the practice by providing ongoing feedback, conducting timely performance reviews, and delivering training to develop team members

Qualifications

• CPA, CGA or CMA designation is required


• At least 10 years’ experience in public accounting or related industry


• Superior technical expertise in both accounting and tax


• Commitment to quality, excellence and continual professional growth for yourself and for those you manage


• Excellent written, and verbal communication skills, including exceptional interpersonal skills to earn the trust and confidence of clients and colleagues at all levels and influence decision-makers


• Strong management skills, especially in areas of scheduling, organizing, supervising and multi-team managing


• Self-motivated, results-oriented multi-tasker who works equally well independently and collaboratively


• Desire to learn and grow, and be an integral part of a high-performing team

Benefits

Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more!

Culture & Values

Doane Grant Thornton is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. It is also a place where “we before me” and flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. Additionally, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Doane Grant Thornton is committed to employment equity, human rights and respectful workplace principles throughout the life cycle of employment, including at the recruitment and hiring stages. We welcome applications from members of all equity deserving groups, including persons with disabilities, women, racialised and/or Indigenous applicants. Should you require accommodation in relation to the recruitment process, please notify us by emailing and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs.