Manager- Audit/ Assurance

Manager- Audit/ Assurance

Manager- Audit/ Assurance HYBRID

About Us

Zeifmans is a tax, accounting and consulting firm that understands clients' needs and the full range of solutions available. We give straightforward, intelligent advice that consistently adds to our clients' bottom lines. We strive to build enduring relationships with our clients by consistently delivering value.

As a member of Zeifmans' dedicated team, you will acquire a deep knowledge of the business needs and goals of our clients. You can provide candid counsel on a wide range of issues, including assurance, tax, complex accounting, restructuring, acquisitions, and more. You will benefit equally from the experience and judgment of our senior leaders and the sharp,





innovative thinking of our young associates.

About the Position

As a Manager, you will be overseeing and managing assignments for all types of assurance engagements. You will be working in a broad range of industries on a variety of engagements for mostly smaller and mid-sized public companies (IFRS & ASPE) and manage entire engagements from planning to completion.

Summary of Responsibilities

Prepare or review the planning documents ensuring compliance with the Firm's risk based approach to engagements
Delegate sections of the file to staff members based on their knowledge, experience and ongoing professional development need
Ensures staff are properly supervised during completion of each procedure, section or file prior to commencing work; review the accuracy of work completed by junior and senior team members
Lead in-house technical training sessions for junior staff members
Supervise the training of staff and provide guidance and direction to staff,





as well as to give constructive feedback of their working papers
Review working paper files for each engagement completed by staff and ensure that all planned procedures have been completed in accordance with the Firm's policies and procedures, and GAAS, if applicable
Ensure that all queries and outstanding points have been resolved satisfactorily prior to review by the Director and/or Partner
Advise Director and/or Partner of any significant issues or engagement findings, along with recommendations for their resolution
Review and amend as necessary the financial statements, notes, attached schedules, management letters, and any other documents to be issued to the client






Mentor and coach professional staff throughout the year and provide support and development to advance their careers.

Summary of Experience

6+ years of public accounting experience, with a focus on audit

Requirements:

Completion of a University Accounting degree
Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation
Thorough understanding and experience working with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE)
Experience leading and coaching a team.
Minimum 1 year experience as an Audit Manager, in a public accounting firm
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate with external clients.
Possess strong file management skills and organization; able to manage multiple engagements simultaneously
Proficiency in Word,





Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Experience working with accounting and tax software such as Quickbooks, Caseware, Jazz-it, Tax Prep and Simply Accounting
Bilingual (French and English) is an asset.

Great Ideas. Positive Impact. That's Zeifmans.

Zeifmans Offers You:

Opportunity for growth - gain direct experience working with a wide-range of industry groups and clients
Mentorship - our teams operate with an "open door" policy
Collaborative environment - everyone has a say in our success
Competitive compensation based on the Toronto market + opportunity for annual bonuses
Full benefits and insurance for you and your immediate family members, paid by the firm
Short Fridays all year long (3 pm office closure)






Summer Fridays Off (July and August)
Flexible dress code
Mental health resources and on-going mental health support
Providing you with opportunities to give back and support your community
As a member of Nexia, you will have access to a global network of accounting and consulting professionals and training opportunities.

Why Zeifmans?

At Zeifmans, you are just not just a number, you are an integral member of our growing Zeifmans team. We are a home to number-crunchers, big thinkers, day dreamers and scholars - because delivering big ideas for such a breadth of clients takes all kinds of wonderful minds.

Helping you succeed at every level: Get ready for 1:1 career guidance directly from partners and senior managers.





You will get a chance to develop skills past just tax, assurance or accounting - there's tons of room for personal and career growth, along with perks like year-long early Fridays.

Your well-being matters - professionally and personally: At Zeifmans, we take care of each other. That means great health benefits, a focus on work-life balance. Our employees don't just survive, they thrive.

Making time for fun: You're not a robot. Neither are we. While Zeifmans' employees take pride in their work, we also like to have fun together. Not only do we provide a catered lunch on Thursdays and all-you-can-eat snacks, but Zeifmans also has yearly golf, beach and ski days, along with team and firm-wide events like holiday parties and staff celebrations.

A focus on giving back:





Community involvement is one of our most important values. We encourage employees to give back and participate in a variety of company-sponsored fundraising campaigns that run year-round. If a cause matters to you, it matters to us too, which is why we recently launched a campaign that highlights charities chosen by Zeifmans' employees.

The Zeifmans Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Zeifmans is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage and support all qualified persons to apply to all positions, without regard to race, color, citizenship, religion, sex, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, Aboriginal status, age, disability,





or any person who may require accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you would like to request accommodation within your application, we ask you please contact our Human Resource department.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.