Manager, Assurance & Advisory - Audit

Manager, Assurance & Advisory - Audit
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

If you are a dynamic Manager, Assurance & Advisory - Audit who is ready to bring their curiosity, deep connection to clients and colleagues, and commitment to excellence to our highly engaged growing team, we welcome you! Do you want to be:

• empowered to thrive?
• engaged for team success?
• someone's favourite mentor?
• someone who influences tomorrow?
• part of something meaningful?
• part of something more?

At Baker Tilly Nova Scotia (BTNS), an entrepreneurial, local, independent member firm of Baker Tilly Canada, you will collaborate with a team of 140 dynamic, interesting professionals who pride themselves on exceptional service and commitment to success along with our 59 member-firm offices across the country providing value-added accounting, tax, and advisory services to a wide range of clients from individuals to not-for-profits to large private companies.
We are thrilled to work directly alongside Harbinger Law, providing an even more innovative offering.

We will support you to do what you do best every day by offering you:

• Competitive total rewards package, including salary and incentive program
• RRSP matching
• Generous paid time off package (vacation, personal, sick, firm holidays, etc.)
• Wellness allowance
• Complimentary on-site gym
• Free, plentiful parking
• Dress for your day, including casual
• Growth-focused coaching, mentoring, feedback, and growth plan reviews
• Learning and professional development opportunities as well as paid professional dues
• Work-life integration (professional flexibility, working remotely opportunities, compressed work weeks, Employee Family Assistance Program, etc.)
• Fun at work year-round with firm-sponsored social events, yoga, lunch and learns, registered massage therapy visits, espresso happy hours, free snacks and meals, teambuilding events, therapy dog visit, off-site Staff Day, etc.

• Collaborate with Partners and the Assurance & Advisory team to assist in planning, execution, and completion of a wide range of Audit and Review engagements, working both independently and as part of a team.
• Manage the engagement process including planning, execution, and finalization in accordance with applicable Standards, including continuous communication with the team and clients regarding deadlines and deliverables.
• Support, mentor, and train a team of professionals during field assignments while actively managing the engagement progress, which includes occasional preparation of files where additional assistance is required.
  Guide the team on accounting and auditing standards as well as BTNS specific methodology.
• Analyze financial information and operational performance for adherence to applicable accounting standards.
• Assess risk, controls, and accounting processes to offer clients solutions and recommendations.
• Review personal, corporate, non-profit and charitable organizations tax returns.
• Compile and review financial statements and related note disclosures to ensure in accordance with applicable financial reporting frameworks.
• Provide personal and attentive service to clients to encourage productive working relationships.
• Add value by identifying client service opportunities, including cross-team collaboration.
• Coach, mentor, and develop assigned coachees for high performance and professional growth.
• Share your technical or human skills with the broader Assurance team by developing and facilitating ongoing training opportunities.
• Engage with all levels of our team while working to bring our strategy to life and participate in firm wide events that foster our amazing workplace culture.

• Minimum of 4+ years of total experience in Audit within a professional services firm working with private enterprises and not-for-profits of differently complexity levels.
• Experience working in ASPE and ASNPO financial reporting frameworks is required.
  IFRS and PSAS experience is an asset.
• Previous corporate tax experience is an asset.
• Proven track record of planning and executing effective and efficient Audit engagements on time and budget.
• Strong technical and analytical skills matched with problem-solving skills and professional judgement to help you find optimal solutions in an efficient manner.
• Curiosity and an eye for detail that allows you to view challenges from multiple perspectives and enhance clients' knowledge along the way.
• Strong project management and organizational skills that make your ability to multi-task and meet deadlines second to none.
• Self-motivation with an ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Experience with Caseware/Caseview, TaxPrep, Quickbooks Online, and Sage Accounting is an asset.
• Technological strength with MS Office 365, especially in Microsoft Excel.

If you are ready to Be True to yourself while you create great relationships, great conversations, and great futures, we welcome your application to be part of something more.
Join our diverse team that delivers high service and performance through deep connection, empathy, and creativity.

Are you ready to live your values and ambitions as part of the most engaged team in NS? Apply for this opportunity by sharing your cover letter and resume.

We are actively seeking to add team members from communities with lived experiences of marginalization and underrepresentation.
We respect and value everyone for their unique perspective and the difference that they bring as we create a culture of trust and belonging.
If you identify as Black, Indigenous, a Person of Colour, 2SLGBTQIA+, Disabled/Person with a Disability, or another marginalized group, we strongly encourage you to apply, even if you wonder whether you fully meet the qualifications in the posting.
If accommodation at any stage of the application process would assist you, please connect with our People & Culture team at *** and we are happy to help.