Senior Assurance Manager

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This Senior Assurance Manager role focuses on leading and managing assurance engagements for owner-managed private companies reporting under ASPE. You will oversee complex files from planning through completion, act as a technical expert on accounting and assurance standards, and supervise staff while maintaining direct client relationships.

What you will be doing

• Lead and review assurance engagements for owner-managed private companies under ASPE
• Oversee planning, execution, and completion of engagements including financial statement preparation and review
• Provide technical expertise and resolve complex accounting and assurance issues
• Build and maintain client relationships, delivering advisory services on financial reporting and business structuring
• Supervise, mentor, and develop staff at multiple levels
• Manage engagement risks and ensure quality control and compliance
• Conduct technical research on accounting, assurance, and tax matters and communicate conclusions to clients

What the role requires

• 7+ years of experience in a public accounting firm working with owner-managed private companies
• 3+ years of experience managing and reviewing files prepared by junior staff and managers
• Experience in Canadian corporate tax and strategic tax planning for private companies
• Advanced proficiency in Caseware, Caseview, and Taxprep
• Deep understanding of Canadian assurance engagement standards and ASPE

Designations

What your resume should make obvious

Screeners spend seconds on a first pass. For this role, these are the things worth putting where they will be seen.

• Specify ASPE reporting experience and list types of owner-managed entities you have worked with
• Quantify team supervision: how many staff reviewed, what levels, over how many engagements
• Name the assurance and review engagement standards you have applied
• Highlight Caseware and Taxprep proficiency with years of use or volume of files processed
• Describe the complexity of engagements managed: number of entities, consolidated structures, or special reporting requirements
• Show Canadian corporate tax experience: T2 preparation, tax planning projects, or integration with assurance work

Where people in this role usually come from

Candidates typically progress through public accounting firms starting in assurance roles, gaining increasing responsibility for owner-managed private company clients and transitioning into file management and technical leadership over seven or more years.