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Staff Accountant
Robert Half · Mississauga, ON, Canada · $50,000 to $75,000 CAD / year
Staff Accountant
$50,000 to $75,000 CAD / year
Within 25 km of Milton · About 19.4 km from the city centre
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Job details
- Pay
- $50,000 to $75,000 CAD / year
- Apply by
- Experience
- At least 2–3 years of relevant experience in a Canadian public accounting firm.
- Posted
Original job description
We are looking for a Staff Accountant to join a public accounting team in Mississauga, Ontario. This position is suited to someone who brings hands-on experience in Canadian public practice and is comfortable handling bookkeeping, tax preparation, and year-end accounting work with minimal day-to-day direction. The successful candidate will support a range of client files while maintaining accuracy, meeting deadlines, and delivering dependable financial reporting and compliance support.
Responsibilities:
• Manage complete bookkeeping activities for client accounts, including maintaining accurate financial records and processing routine transactions.
• Perform regular reconciliations for bank and credit card accounts to ensure balances are accurate and discrepancies are resolved promptly.
• Prepare T1 personal income tax returns with attention to current tax rules and supporting documentation requirements.
• Complete T2 corporate tax filings for a variety of clients in accordance with Canadian tax regulations and reporting timelines.
• Assemble year-end working paper files and assist in producing financial statements that are organized, accurate, and ready for review.
• Support indirect tax and regulatory filing obligations, including sales tax submissions and related compliance requirements.
• Use QuickBooks and Canadian tax software to maintain client records, prepare filings, and streamline file completion.
• Work independently across ongoing bookkeeping and tax assignments while managing multiple deadlines in a public accounting environment.
• At least 2–3 years of relevant experience in a Canadian public accounting firm.
• Practical knowledge of full-cycle bookkeeping, including account maintenance and transaction processing.
• Proven ability to complete bank and credit card reconciliations accurately and efficiently.
• Experience preparing both T1 personal tax returns and T2 corporate tax returns.
• Familiarity with year-end file preparation and financial statement support.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks and Canadian tax preparation software.
• Working knowledge of HST filings and general Canadian tax compliance requirements.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Staff Accountant at Robert Half will keep client books up to date, reconcile bank and credit card accounts, and prepare personal and corporate tax returns. The role also includes year-end files, financial statement support and sales tax filings, while managing several deadlines.
Requirements
Candidates need 2-3 years of experience in a Canadian public accounting firm. They must be skilled in bookkeeping, reconciliations, T1 and T2 returns, QuickBooks, Canadian tax software and HST filings.
Skills
- QuickBooks
- Canadian tax software
- T1 personal tax returns
- T2 corporate tax returns
- HST filings
- Bookkeeping
- Bank reconciliation
- Credit card reconciliation
- Year-end working papers
- Canadian tax compliance
- Sales tax filings
- Time management
- Independent work
Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Consulting
Keywords
- Staff Accountant
- public accounting
- bookkeeping
- tax preparation
- T1
- T2
- HST
- sales tax
- reconciliations
- year-end
- financial statements
- QuickBooks
- Canadian tax
- accounting
- Mississauga
Tools
- QuickBooks
- Canadian tax software
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