With member firms from coast to coast, the Baker Tilly Canada Cooperative is one of the country’s largest associations of chartered accounting firms. As an all-Canadian network, we have a long-lasting reputation for value-added audit, tax and advisory solutions, due to the depth and breadth of our in-house skills, customized offerings and service excellence. Through our strong network infrastructure, shared expertise, resources and offices across the country, our independent member firms provide clients ranging in size from large, publicly traded companies to owner-managed and emerging businesses with a full complement of professional services across every major industry sector.

Locally, Baker Tilly Ottawa LLP has been a quality provider of financial advisory, accounting, assurance, tax and business advisory services in the Ottawa region since 1962. For over 60 years, we have built our reputation on a solid foundation of core values - integrity, excellence and respect. We are proud to be an independent member of Baker Tilly International, a network which extends across 141 territories, with 43,000 people working out of more than 650 offices. Our membership gives us significant global reach in addition to our national presence.

Baker Tilly Ottawa LLP is looking for an experienced, motivated, and client driven individual to join our dynamic team as a Staff Accountant. We are seeking a candidate to assist us in providing excellent client service and working collaboratively with us to achieve our objective of becoming our clients’ trusted business advisor. Working for Baker Tilly gives you the opportunity to work closely with partners and managers, while also being apart of a team with our dedicated staff. Our firm values work/life balance and puts an emphasis on developing our people.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Completing Notice to Reader engagements, corporate and personal income tax returns and general accounting tasks.
• Providing value-added services to our small to medium size clients.
• Identifying and resolving engagement issues.
• Ensuring that deadlines and related time budgets are met.
• Developing and maintaining positive and productive working relationships with clients, co-workers and all levels of staff and management.

A successful candidate will have:

• Two years of experience in an accounting role.
• University or College Accounting Degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong technical accounting and tax knowledge.
• Computer skills including Caseware and Taxprep.
• Strong understanding of a client-focused environment including related deadlines and the ability to work to meet those deadlines.
• Sound judgment regarding confidential and sensitive matters.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong work ethic and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Application Information:

We offer a competitive remuneration package based on experience and qualifications.  Qualified candidates are invited to submit their resume to ottapplications6@bakertilly.ca.

Baker Tilly Ottawa LLP is a diverse and equal opportunity employer.  We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.  Upon request, we will accommodate accessibility needs throughout the recruiting and selection process, and for our staff, as applicable.

All resume information is received in confidence.  While we appreciate all applications received, we can only contact directly those candidates selected for an interview.