Senior Accountant, Audit - Private Enterprise

KPMG•Burlington, ON

12d•Onsite

About The Position

At KPMG in Canada, our people bring their unique perspectives to Canada’s most important challenges. Here, you can build momentum that reaches beyond our business, develop skills for the future, and take ownership of your career with support at every stage. Join a firm where your career can make a difference. Your work matters. As part of our Audit & Assurance practice, you’ll deliver high‑quality work that supports trust, transparency, and confidence for private organizations. We foster an environment of high challenge, where curiosity and critical thinking are encouraged. Through high support, including progressive learning, strong coaching, inclusive teamwork, and a shared commitment to integrity, we perform at our best – measuring what matters, recognizing impact, and continuously evolving to deliver excellence. This creates a culture where the best work happens when high challenge and high support work together. That balance is how our values show up—in how we work, how we lead, and what we deliver. Our Vaughan office is hiring Senior Accountants for our Private Enterprise practice. You can expect exposure to a variety of clients such as manufacturing, retail, construction, financial services, technology, healthcare and more. KPMG's Audit practice helps clients manage risk so they can focus on their core businesses. By intimately understanding the client's business, we convert information into insights to uncover hidden opportunities to improve client efficiency and performance.

Requirements

Must have relevant post-secondary degree
Enrolment in the CPA Canada professional education program or holding another nationally recognized professional accounting designation
Minimum of 2+ years post graduate audit experience (ASPE, NPO and PSAS)
Excellent project management, teamwork and interpersonal skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work both independently, with little supervision and within a team environment
Effectively monitor multiple or complex projects regularly to check progression against deadlines and budget
Excellent client service skills with an aptitude to understand the clients' business and maintain strong client relationships
Dedication and motivation to achieve high standards of client service while demonstrating professionalism in the performance of duties
Uses previous experience and technical knowledge to the benefit of the client
Able to use a range of techniques to analyze an issue

Responsibilities

Apply KPMG's audit and accounting practices and methodologies at client engagements.
Conduct external and internal financial statement audits for private companies.
Leadership of field engagement teams as well as coaching and mentoring junior staff members.
Perform analysis of complex accounting issues.
Perform financial and systems analysis.
Develop and maintain relationships with clients