Are you an experienced CPA looking to take your career to the next level in a supportive, flexible, and dynamic environment? Baker Tilly Rockies LLP is seeking an experienced CPA to join our growing team in Canmore. We are a locally owned and managed firm of more than 40 team members with nearly four decades of experience providing exceptional public accounting, tax, and business consulting services to mid-market businesses, shareholders, and families in the Bow Valley and beyond. This is a great opportunity for a CPA with public practice experience, especially in private enterprise, to make an impact while enjoying the mountain lifestyle and accelerate their career.

Position Highlights:

• Start Date: Flexible start dates; likely January, May or September 2025.
• Competitive Compensation: Comprehensive remuneration package with group extended health care benefits, life and disability insurance, employee assistance program, and a health and wellness trust fund.
• Flexible Schedule: Enjoy autonomy in building your own work schedule, with adjustable core hours, no mandatory overtime requirements and hybrid work environment possibilities.
• Career Development: Extensive support for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) including pursuit of specialty designations, in-house training, and informal learning opportunities.
• Work-Life Balance: Be part of a mid-sized team that fosters a positive, collaborative, and informal work environment while delivering high-quality tax, accounting and advisory services.

Why Baker Tilly Rockies?

• Supportive Team Culture: Collaborative environment with an open-door policy, offering a strong sense of belonging and connection.
• Career Growth: We are committed to your professional development, providing the resources and opportunities to help you expand your expertise and advance through the ranks to Senior Manager or Partnership for the right candidate.
• Diverse Client Base: Work with a variety of industries, offering you the chance to build expertise in multiple sectors while handling unique and interesting engagements.
• Mountain Lifestyle: Live and work in a world-renowned outdoor playground, combining a rewarding career with an inspired lifestyle in the Bow Valley.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Engagement Management: Proactively, efficiently and effectively prioritize, plan, supervise, and execute multiple assignments on a timely and quality basis for all aspects of compilation and corporate and personal tax engagements, with some responsibility for assurance engagements, including billing and digital workflow management.
• Issue Resolution: Early identification and resolution to both complex and routine tax, accounting, and other issues considering risk and key areas of focus.
• Team Initiative: Regular engagement with all levels of the team for feedback, communications, and meetings, as needed, including mentoring and coaching junior staff to assist with their technical and client service development and professional growth.
• Client and Team Relations: Build and maintain strong relationships, ensuring high-quality prompt service delivery and ability to provide advisory services and respond to client and team enquiries to add value.

A successful candidate will have:

• CPA Designation: 2+ years of post-CPA experience, with at least one year of recent public practice experience; additional time in public practice is a strong asset.
• Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of corporate and personal taxation compliance and reporting, with working knowledge of Accounting Standards for Private Enterprise (ASPE).
• Software Proficiency: Solid computer skills, including a knowledge of Microsoft 365, Caseware, TaxPrep, QBO, Xero and more.
• Leadership Skills: Effective and constructive verbal and written communication, integrity and respect for colleagues to foster resilience and success of team; ideally experienced in coaching and supervising junior team members.
• Client Focus: A dedication to client service, established professional judgement and analytical thinking to provide innovative solutions to client needs and issues.
• Professional Commitment: A passion for the Bow Valley and the industry with a solid work ethic and desire to be part of the long-term growth of our firm.
• Additional Key Skills: Strong organizational and time management for managing multiple priorities, attention to detail, independent and self-motivated, ethical approach and standards to performance, and dedication and willingness to learn from and work with others are essential to thrive in this role