Job description

About us

K&P CPAs was founded in 2017 with a vision of providing full-complement public accounting expertise to smaller and midsize enterprises. The founding partners’ experience was a diverse complement of assurance, taxation, transaction advisory, forensic investigation, and initial public offering support. Our mission has been to provide growth-oriented enterprises with comprehensive and relevant advice in a cost-effective manner.

We are located in midtown Toronto, accessible by subway via Dupont station, and our office employs approximately 12 individuals working in a hybrid workplace model. We’re a, relatively, small firm and this affords our staff the opportunity to learn directly from both senior and intermediate practitioners. The work is diverse, and no two client engagements are identical. We pride ourselves on the unique trait of training CPAs from the ground-up since our founding.

Perks

Throughout the year, our office partakes in a variety of social activities including: busy-season parties on a biweekly basis, volunteering days, half-day Fridays in the summer, and various firm-sponsored outings throughout the year. We offer competitive pay as well as offer incentive compensations commensurate with firm results. Our full-time employees also receive full coverage of their regulatory fees, CPA course fees (both institute and third-party), no blackouts on vacation time, and various opportunities for learning and growth.

Objective of the role

Provide professional services to our clientele, on a full-time basis, including, but not limited to: compilation and assurance engagements, corporate and personal taxation, indirect taxes, support in disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency, and various ancillary activities.

Role and responsibilities

Key responsibilities include: (i) preparation of compilation and assurance engagement files, (ii) preparation of corporate and personal tax returns, (iii) preparation of associated tax filings including payroll, dividends, trusts, charity, etc., (iv) bookkeeping for clients that require added support with preparing their records, and (v) direct communication with clients and other stakeholders throughout the process.

Requirements

As we are a public accounting firm, knowledge and area of study in accounting and taxation is critical to this role. Ideally, we are looking for an individual with a university-level education (or higher), with an accounting / business focus, along with relevant taxation experience. The individual should be working towards a CPA designation.

The individual should be highly organized, have excellent attention to detail, possess financial skills with a demonstrated ability to problem solve, excellent communication and organizational skills and a positive attitude and demeanor. They should be able to work within deadlines and, at times, under time pressure.

Other particulars

We provide all the equipment and software necessary for you to fulfil your role.

While our office does not have fixed hours, practitioners generally work 9am to 5pm with an average 6.5 chargeable hours per day in addition to 1 hour for administration, breaks, and lunch.

Our environment is very friendly and collaborative. We find that our practitioners work very well together and are a welcoming and inclusive workforce. We pride ourselves on having strong social ties with each other and have always been extremely welcoming of new individuals.

Technology

Our firm is technologically-focused and uses a several key pieces of software (and cloud) tools to keep us organized, productive, and on-task. We will provide you with experience in: CaseWare, ProFile, TaxPrep, and the Microsoft Office Suite (mainly Excel, Word, and Outlook). Experience with Quickbooks, Xero, and other desktop and cloud accounting software may also be obtained via specific engagements.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $50,000.00-$60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Toronto, ON M4V 1A4: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (required)

Licence/Certification:

• registration as a CPA student with CPA Ontario (required)

Work Location: One location