Company Description:
Grewal Guyatt LLP (“Grewal Guyatt”) is a prominent Professional Services firm based out of Richmond Hill, Ontario that specializes in Assurance, Accounting, Estate Planning, Tax Consulting, Forensics, Advisory, Business Valuations and Litigation Support Services.
Grewal Guyatt has experienced exponential growth over the past several years through organic expansion of service lines and strategic acquisitions. Our clients include high net worth families, real estate developers, fintech companies, medical, dental, and legal professionals, nationally recognized organizations, professional athletes, and various not-for-profit entities. The strength of our people has allowed us to provide quality service to our clients that is competitive with the most well-known accounting firms.
We recognize that the growth of our firm is attributable to our people, and we reward our team members by providing attractive compensation and supporting career development. As we continue our growth trajectory, we will continue to develop our team members into future leaders of the firm. At Grewal Guyatt, we embrace individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and we cultivate inclusion through our commitment to a respectful, approachable, and open-door environment. Some of the perks of working for Grewal Guyatt include 3+ weeks vacation, hybrid work model, an annual performance bonus, and more.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate technical knowledge and ability to research issues, and present alternatives, and conclusions to Partners, Managers, and/or Senior Associates.
- Maintain good knowledge in basic bookkeeping skills, including bank reconciliations, ability to bring a company up to trial balance, depreciation, income tax, and inter-company account reconciliation.
- Preparation of files, financial statements, and draft tax returns, general representation letters, ability to distinguish between compilation & assurance files, and various tax schedules within CaseWare.
- Develop an understanding of clients’ service needs and prepare documentation in a clear and concise manner.
- Keep abreast of accounting trends and legislation.
- Manage concurrent assignments.
- Work closely with the administrative assistant team for client onboarding, proper processing and filing of documentation and overseeing the workflow.
- Enter daily timesheet and expenses in CCH, attend scheduled meetings, and maintain consistent communication with colleagues on client engagement status.
- Meet billable target hours.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Completed Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or Business Administration (Accounting or Finance major is preferred) or equivalent. Transcript must be submitted for consideration.
- 6 months – 1 year of experience in a Public Accounting firm is preferred.
- Certified or working towards the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation and 1-3 years of relevant work experience.
- Technical skills in accounting, auditing, asset depreciation, tax knowledge, and bookkeeping.
- Experience with CaseWare and CCH (Tax Prep) is considered an asset.
- Experience working in a Professional Services environment is preferred.
- Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to exercise tact and discretion in dealing with confidential issues.
- Ability to take initiative and to multi-task in a fast-paced environment characterized by changing priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication and comprehension skills.
- Organizational and time management skills.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Analytical skills for analyzing financial statements and preparing files.
- Experience using Microsoft Suite; Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Why work for GG?
- Competitive compensation package
- Company-paid benefits package
- Career growth opportunities
- Education Assistant Program
- 3+ weeks vacation
- Hybrid work environment
- Annual performance bonus
- Divisional rewards plan
- Client Referral Program
- Employee Referral Program.
- Social events.
- Specialty division opportunities for career progression.
