Manager, Assurance

Durward Jones Barkwell is one of the largest public accounting firms in the Niagara, Hamilton, and Halton regions with offices spanning from Burlington to Welland. The firm was founded in 1940 and features a dynamic group of professionals.

"Big enough to know, small enough to care." At DJB, these are the words we live by. We value our clients and taking care of their unique needs is what drives our business. As part of our team, you will realize that to us nothing is trivial. We have the experience to handle any situation from complex mergers and acquisitions to assisting new entrepreneurs through the many facets of starting a small business. We do all this while remaining personally involved with our clients and the communities where we work and live.

As one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers for 2025 and one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers for 2024, we lead in offering our employees an exceptional place to work. We offer all of our employees:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Flexible work-life balance and summer hours
• Professional development, learning, and growth support
• A variety of community involvement opportunities

Our Burlington office has an immediate opening for full-time Assurance Manager.

Reporting to Partners and Senior Managers, you will be responsible for:

• Reviewing (and amending as necessary) all Review and/or Compilation Engagement documents to be issued to the client including; working papers, financial statements, planning documents, notes, attached schedule, management letters and tax returns

• Providing constructive criticism of working papers for Review and/or Compilation Engagements and offers guidance and direction to staff working on the file
• At the invitation of the Partner, attending the Review and/or Compilation Engagement final meeting with the client to observe and contribute towards discussions, as appropriate
• Preparing very large Audit Engagements
• Reviewing (and amending as necessary) all sections of the Audit Engagement
• Supervising the in-charge for the audit engagement and monitoring the process in relation to established budget and due dates
• Ensuring audit engagements are completed in accordance with Firm policies, procedures and standards
• Attending and contributing towards discussion with client/Board of Directors to review the Audit Engagement.
• Identifying tax planning opportunities and more efficient tax treatments for corporate and trust tax returns and brings them to the attention of the Senior Manager and/or Partner, where applicable
• Reviewing various income tax slips and filings for corporate tax returns including T4’s and T5’s
• Ensuring all queries and outstanding points have been resolved satisfactorily, prior to review by the Senior Manager and/or Partner
• Assisting Senior Managers and Partners with client billings, as required
• Delegating sections of the file to junior staff members based on their knowledge, experience and capabilities and ensures that staff are properly supervised during completion of each procedure
• Coaching staff by providing support and development and by conducting performance evaluations, if deemed appropriate
• Leading in-house technical training sessions for junior staff members (ICAO or other)
• Presenting at Firm Events (e.g. PD Day), when required
• Participating in Firm Committees, when required

The successful candidate will have:

• Graduate of a University Accounting Program or equivalent

• 2-5 years post-designation experience in a public accounting Firm
• Experience in an oversight role
• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Designation
• Thorough understanding of GAAP/GAAS, ASPE, CAS and CIS and Canadian Taxation
• Microsoft Office
• CaseWare, CaseView, Doc.It, Taxprep

If you are a confident, dedicated and hard-working professional who is motivated to achieve high standards of quality service and value to clients, we would love to hear from you!

We appreciate all who express interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, DJB will provide accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.