Are you passionate about advancing your career in accounting while maintaining a great quality of life? Baker Tilly Rockies LLP is seeking CPA Students to join our team in Canmore, Alberta. We are a locally owned firm of more than 40 team members with nearly four decades of experience in public accounting, tax, and business consulting. We're dedicated to delivering high-quality work and fostering lasting staff and client relationships.

Position Overview:

• Start Date: Flexible start dates; likely January, May or September 2025.
• Compensation and Benefits: Competitive salary, extended health benefits, life and disability insurance, employee assistance program, and health trust fund.
• Career Development: Full support for CPA PEP (financial and time off), in-house training programs, and clear advancement opportunities, including potential partnership.
• Flexible Scheduling: Ability to create your own work schedule, ensuring monthly standard hours are met.

Why You'll Love It Here:

• Client Engagement: Immediate contact with clients, allowing you to build strong relationships early on.
• Control Over Earnings: An hourly pay structure that lets you manage your income, with overtime bonuses for optional extra work.
• Diverse Experience: Exposure to a wide range of industries and services, from tax and audit to business consulting.
• Supportive Team Culture: Collaborative environment with an open-door policy from senior staff and partners, fostering mentorship and professional growth.
• Hands-On Training: Practical, hands-on experience with a variety of assignments to prepare you for future success.
• Mountain Lifestyle: The opportunity to enjoy a unique mountain lifestyle working in a world-class outdoor destination while growing your professional career.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Engagement Work: Contribute to tax-focused engagements, working through all preparation stages of deliverables (compilations, assurance, tax returns and other forms filings, etc.) while ensuring deadlines and time budgets are met on simultaneous jobs.
• Team Participation: Collaborate with multiple team members to meet the client and firm objectives, identify issues and possible solutions, create time and process efficiencies and support and foster our professional work environment.
• Professional Development: Gain a depth and breadth of experience across diverse industries, preparing you for CPA certification and future leadership roles.

A successful candidate will have:

• Education: Degree in accounting, including strong academic performance in accounting and tax courses.
• Experience: Prior co-op or public practice experience is a strong asset, particularly in tax or compilation work.
• Technical Skills: Familiarity with TaxPrep and CaseWare is a plus
• Key Skills: Effective communication, attention to detail, client service orientation, ethical approach and standards to performance, the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines, and dedication and willingness to learn from and work with others are essential to thrive in this role.