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Accountant, Assurance
@ Doane Grant Thornton
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Overview
Doane Grant Thornton is hiring a full-time Accountant, Assurance to plan, prepare and execute financial statement audits, reviews and compilations, and prepare personal, trust and corporate tax returns. The role also covers bookkeeping, investment accounting and client advisory work. The team is required to be in the office 4 days per week, with a base salary of $52,000 to $68,000 in Nanaimo.
Responsibilities:
- Plan, prepare and execute financial statement audits, reviews and compilations
- Prepare personal, trust and corporate tax returns
- Respond to CRA requests for information
- Perform bookkeeping and investment accounting for corporations
- Provide solutions to clients on business and financial conditions
Requirements summary:
- 1-2 years of experience in an accounting role
- Post-secondary graduate, preferably in accounting
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to excellence
- Proven analytical problem solver
- Experience leading teams on diverse engagements
- Working knowledge of MS Office suite
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-06
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | College diploma (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Accounting |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Wellness |
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Doane Grant Thornton
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Doane Grant Thornton is dedicated to helping our clients, colleagues, and communities thrive.
Full company description
In Canada. For Canada. Doane Grant Thornton LLP is a leading Canadian accounting and advisory firm dedicated to helping our clients, colleagues, and communities thrive. We help dynamic private and public organizations unlock their business potential by providing meaningful, strategic advice across a broad range of services, including assurance, advisory, and tax. For 85 years, we've worked alongside the businesses that have shaped our country and economy—from small businesses to industry leaders. With nearly 3,000 colleagues in 70 offices from St. John's to Victoria, we're deeply connected to the people, industries, and communities that make Canada thrive. Our unique, purpose-driven culture has resulted in consistent recognition as one of Canada’s Best Workplaces by the Great Place to Work® Institute since 2008. As bold leaders in our chosen markets and within the professional services industry, we're committed to our values of collaboration, leadership, excellence, agility, respect, and responsibility. Doane Grant Thornton LLP is a Canadian member of Grant Thornton International Ltd., whose member firms operate in over 100 countries worldwide.
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- People associated on LinkedIn
- 2,915
- Reported office locations
- 200 King St W, 20th floor, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3T4, CA
- Business categories
- Consulting
- Business Development
- Financial Services
- Other recorded names
- Doane Grant Thornton
- Doane Grant Thornton LLP
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- 0
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In Canada. For Canada. Doane Grant Thornton LLP is a leading Canadian accounting and advisory firm dedicated to helping our clients, colleagues, and communities thrive. We help dynamic private and public organizations unlock their business potential by providing meaningful, strategic advice across a broad range of services, including assurance, advisory, and tax. For 85 years, we've worked alongside the businesses…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Professional Services |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Partnership |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 210 |
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Who we are
You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.
A career in Assurance with Doane Grant Thornton will provide you an opportunity to:
• Work with a team of professionals who assist individuals and businesses with a wide range of accounting and financial services
• Be part of a unique work culture that challenges you to further your professional development and enlarge your chosen career path
• Be part of a fast growing environment with well respected professionals
• Develop solutions with clients and colleagues through collaborative effort and discussion
• Be engaged with clients on a variety of local and national projects
As an Accountant, Assurance your responsibilities will include:
• Collaborating with colleagues to deliver exceptional service to clients under varying reporting frameworks across different industries and sectors
• Planning, preparing and executing financial statement audits, reviews and compilations
• Providing solutions to our clients on current business and financial conditions
• Preparing various types of tax returns (personal, trust, and corporate) and responding to CRA requests for information
• Bookkeeping and investment accounting for corporation
• Contributing to the building of our reputation as the preferred business advisors in key sectors of our growing practice
Doane Grant Thornton
If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Doane Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens!
Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca
Think you’ve got what it takes to be an Accountant, Assurance? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:
• 1-2 years of experience in an accounting role
• Graduate from a Post Secondary Program, preferably with a focus in accounting
• Strong commitment to excellence and attention to detail
• Proven problem solver with solid analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience in leading teams of professionals on diverse engagements
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office suite and ability to grasp new technology tools
At Doane Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.
What's in it for you?
Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more!
At Doane Grant Thornton, we’re committed to ensuring our compensation practices are fair, equitable and competitive. To get the conversation started, we’re happy to share that our current base salary for this role ranges from $52,000-$68,000 in Nanaimo. If this role is available in another location(s), the associated salary range in that location(s) may vary based on relevant factors, including geography.
Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. That’s why we’re working in a model where teams are required to be together in the office 4 days per week.
Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?
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