Manager, Cloud Accounting Services

BDO • Guelph, ON

96d • $76,000 - $126,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth. BDO Canada is seeking a Manager to join our Cloud Accounting Services team in Guelph. This role is responsible for leading client engagements, managing a portfolio, and driving high-quality, technology-enabled accounting service delivery in a cloud-based environment. This is a replacement role where the successful candidate will own the following responsabilities:

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive experience in bookkeeping, accounting, or cloud accounting services
• Strong hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online (QBO) and supporting tools such as Dext (or similar platforms)
• Proven experience reviewing work, managing workflows, and supporting team development
• Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word)
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical capabilities
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• A mindset focused on continuous improvement, technology, and scalable service delivery

Nice To Haves

• Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle cloud accounting engagements, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of deliverables across a portfolio of clients
• Review and oversee bookkeeping, reconciliations, and month-end close processes, ensuring quality and consistency with firm standards
• Manage the preparation and review of working paper files, financial statements, and supporting documentation for internal and client use
• Ensure compliance with indirect tax filings (e.g., GST/HST) and other recurring reporting requirements (excluding corporate/personal tax preparation)
• Identify and resolve accounting issues, variances, and data discrepancies, providing clear guidance to team members
• Supervise, coach, and mentor junior and intermediate team members, providing ongoing feedback and technical guidance
• Review work, provide actionable feedback, and support skill development in cloud tools (e.g., QBO, Dext) and accounting best practices
• Support team capacity planning, workflow management, and prioritization across multiple engagements
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team environment
• Drive adoption and optimization of cloud-based tools and workflows (e.g., QBO, Dext, standardized templates)
• Ensure strong documentation, audit trails, and adherence to quality control standards
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, automate workflows, and enhance efficiency and scalability
• Contribute to the development and refinement of CAS methodologies and best practices
• Act as a primary point of contact for clients, building strong, trusted relationships
• Communicate proactively regarding deliverables, timelines, risks, and opportunities
• Understand client industries, operations, and challenges to provide relevant insights and recommendations
• Identify opportunities for additional services and support business development initiatives

Benefits

• We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.
• We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.
• We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.
• We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution.
• We provide flexible benefits from day one, and a market leading personal time off policy.
• We are committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.
• We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed.
• Through leadership by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity.
• We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees