Accounting Technician - Calgary

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ATS Engagement No.:	1355
Location (click to sort):	Calgary, AB
# of Openings:	1
We are Grant Thornton Grant Thornton LLP is a leading accounting and advisory firm providing audit, tax and advisory services across Canada and globally as a member firm of Grant Thornton International. Together with Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton we enjoy an enviable position in the marketplace as the fifth largest national firm in the country and a clear leader in the privately held business space. Our vision is to create sustainable advantage for our clients, our people, and the communities in which we work and live.  We believe that what we do matters, and we strive to make a difference every day, individually and collectively. Our brand is synonymous with trust.  We are privileged to work with some of Canada’s most successful private and public organizations; and we are very proud to have been recognized by the Great Place to Work Institute as one of Canada’s Best Workplaces for the last six consecutive years. We are successfully executing an ambitious strategy to establish a distinctive leadership brand in each of the markets in which we operate.  It’s a very exciting time for our firm - we have the resources to compete, and the culture to differentiate.
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Accounting Technician – Calgary We are currently expanding the services we provide to our entrepreneurial clients. This growth means we require a Senior Accounting Technician to join our innovative Privately Held Business group. Grant Thornton provides successful candidates with the opportunity to work, with a dedicated team of professionals in an exciting and growing practice delivering accounting, tax, and special purpose engagements to a wide range of clients. You will be a team builder and it will be your goal to provide the highest level of service to our clients and help us build our reputation as the preferred business advisors in our market place. As an Accounting Technician, your responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Preparing notice to reader engagements Preparing personal and corporate tax returns, partnership returns, trust returns and GST returns Performing reconciliations of bank accounts, accounts payable and accounts receivable Preparing regular external filings such as payroll, T4’s and T5’s Assisting a broad range of charity, not-for-profit and small business clients with day to day accounting queries Assisting and training junior and intermediate accounting technicians Completing additional ad-hoc duties or assignments as required. Why choose Grant Thornton? Our culture is unique and our brand is synonymous with trust and quality. We are privileged to work with some of Canada’s most successful private and public organizations. In fact, clients tell us that they do business with Grant Thornton because of the quality of our people. Indeed, we have a talented, intellectually curious team and a unique culture that we work hard to preserve. We are aware that our success as an organization depends on each of our people building strong and challenging careers that they can be proud of.  Using our values as our guide, we empower our people to make a difference in every interaction with one another, with clients, and in the communities in which we work and live. The successful candidate will possess the following competencies/characteristics: 3 to 4 years of accounting experience, preferably in public practice Solid bookkeeping knowledge and understanding of required government taxes (payroll, consumer and other business). Experience with preparation of corporate tax returns, partnership returns, trust returns, and GST returns Experience preparing payroll including knowledge of taxable and non-taxable benefits Experience with notice to reader engagements Strong working knowledge of Simply Accounting and/or QuickBooks, Caseview, TaxPrep or a similar tax program An accounting certificate or diploma would be an asset Ability to work with minimal supervision Excellent oral and written communication skills Ability to interact well with peers and clients Self-sufficient, proactive and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines Location:  Calgary Calgary is located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, alongside the picturesque Bow River. With a population of just over a million people, Calgary is the perfect place to balance a rewarding career at Grant Thornton with an active lifestyle. The City is famous for its genuine western hospitality and is one of the sunniest in all of Canada. The Grant Thornton office is located at the heart of the business district, with over 100 professionals in Calgary. The Application Process: We invite you to experience our unique culture at Grant Thornton.  Please begin by completing and submitting, in confidence, an on-line application via our careers website at: www.grantthornton.ca/careers/experienced