Responsibilities
- Build and update year-end files in CaseWare: trial balance import, groupings, lead schedules
- Prepare working papers by section: cash, receivables, inventory, fixed assets, payables, equity, revenue and expenses
- Propose adjusting and reclassification entries, with their supporting documents
- Prepare draft financial statements and notes
- Contribute to planning: understanding the entity, risk assessment, materiality
- Perform analytical procedures and tests of details, then document the conclusions
- Prepare confirmation requests and follow up on replies, and maintain the list of open items and documents to obtain from the client
- Review files prepared by technicians and junior auditors, and check consistency between working papers, trial balance and financial statements
- Write review notes and make sure they are cleared before the file is handed over
- Liaise with clients' teams in Canada, by e-mail and video call, and meet year-end deadlines, flagging any risk of delay early
- Train and support the team's junior members
Profile
- At least three years of financial audit experience, in a firm
- Experience reviewing audit files prepared by others
- Degree in accounting, audit or accounting review (master's or equivalent)
- Command of the risk-based audit approach and of file documentation
- Professional French and English, spoken and written
- Very good level in Excel
- Rigour, autonomy and strict respect for file confidentiality
Nice to have
- Hands-on use of CaseWare Working Papers
- Knowledge of Canadian standards (CAS, ASPE, ASNPO) or IFRS
- Experience with review and compilation engagements
- Professional designation obtained or under way: chartered accountant, CPA, ACCA
- Experience with North American clients or in an international network firm
What we offer
- Direct exposure to Canadian audit standards and practices
- Training in CaseWare and the Canadian frameworks from onboarding
- Supervision by a Canadian CPA and an experienced management team
- A competitive net monthly salary, depending on profile and experience, with a 13th-month payment
- Brand-new offices in Centre Urbain Nord and an international working environment