CPA Manager – Public Practice | Part-Time / Flexible

Job summary

Manage a portfolio of privately held company clients and lead engagements from planning through completion and billing, including compilation, review, and tax work. Serve as the primary client contact while reviewing and developing staff, managing workflow and deadlines, and contributing to tax planning, advisory, and practice improvements.

Job details

Entrust CPA is a boutique, independent and well-established public practice serving privately held companies and their shareholders from offices in Richmond and Fort St. John, BC. This hybrid position is based in Richmond. We're looking for a CPA Manager who can become an important part of how the firm operates, on a permanent part-time basis. The role is expected to be approximately 3–4 days per week, with the specific schedule agreed with the successful candidate. This could be an excellent fit for an experienced CPA who wants to continue doing meaningful public-practice work, owning client relationships and developing other accountants, while working on a reduced schedule. The Manager will own client relationships and engagements, review and develop other accountants, manage workflow and WIP, and use sound judgment to make decisions independently while working with the partner as needed. What you'd be doing Managing a portfolio of primarily private-company clients and taking responsibility for engagements from planning through completion and billing Managing and reviewing compilation and review engagements Supervising, reviewing and coaching accounting staff Reviewing corporate and personal tax work Preparing some client engagement files during peak cycles, as needed Acting as primary contact for assigned clients Managing deadlines, workflow, WIP and recoverability Identifying tax-planning and advisory opportunities Participating in more complex tax, restructuring and business advisory work Helping improve how work flows through the practice This is a hands-on Manager role with a strong focus on helping the people around you become more capable and making sure work is being done at the right level. Who we're looking for Canadian CPA designation Strong recent Canadian public-practice experience Experience working with privately held / owner-managed businesses Strong compilation, review and corporate tax experience Experience reviewing files and developing staff Confidence managing client relationships directly Good judgment about what can be handled independently and what genuinely needs partner involvement We're less concerned about an exact number of years than demonstrated capability. An established Manager would be an obvious fit, but we'd also be interested in speaking with a strong Senior Accountant or Supervisor who is already operating at this level. The part that may be different from what you're used to This is a permanent part-time, hybrid role, expected to be approximately 3–4 days per week. Entrust's regular full-time schedule is based on a 37.5-hour normal work week, moving to 40 hours during March and April and four-day / 30-hour weeks during July and August. The part-time schedule and workload will be structured with the successful candidate, taking client needs and key filing periods into account. The package includes paid or banked overtime, vacation, paid time off between Christmas and New Year's, sick and personal days, health benefits and paid CPA/professional fees, adjusted as appropriate for the agreed working arrangement. Full-time-equivalent base salary: $110,000–$130,000, depending on experience, prorated to the agreed working schedule, plus participation in incentive programs. Entrust has been serving private companies and their shareholders since 1991. It's intentionally boutique, which means this role comes with both responsibility and visibility, and the opportunity to have a meaningful impact on how the practice operates.

What you’ll do

Manage a portfolio of privately held company clients and lead engagements from planning through completion and billing, including compilation, review, and tax work. Serve as the primary client contact while reviewing and developing staff, managing workflow and deadlines, and contributing to tax planning, advisory, and practice improvements.

Requirements

Requires a Canadian CPA designation, recent Canadian public-practice experience, and experience serving privately held or owner-managed businesses. Candidates should bring strong compilation, review, and corporate tax expertise, along with the ability to review files, develop staff, manage client relationships, and exercise sound independent judgment.

Benefits

• Paid Or Banked Overtime
• Vacation
• Paid Time Off Between Christmas And New Year's
• Sick And Personal Days
• Health Benefits
• Paid CPA And Professional Fees
• Incentive Programs

Listed skills

• Client Relationship Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Canadian CPA Designation
• Public Practice Accounting
• Client Relationship Management
• Compilation Engagements
• Review Engagements
• Corporate Tax
• Personal Tax
• Tax Planning
• Staff Supervision And Coaching
• File Review
• Engagement Management
• Workflow Management
• Work In Progress Management
• Business Advisory
• Restructuring
• Judgment And Independent Decision-Making

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Consulting