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Senior Staff Accountant, Core Audit - Assurance - Saskatoon

@ EY

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

2+ years experience
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Overview

EY is hiring a Senior Staff Accountant for its Core Audit - Assurance team in Saskatoon. The role leads fieldwork on complex audit engagements, manages staff performance, and maintains client relationships throughout the year. The posting describes a professional role with a CPA designation and at least 2 years of public accounting audit experience required, with French preferred.

Responsibilities:

  • Direct daily audit fieldwork and manage staff performance
  • Maintain client relationships and assess satisfaction
  • Apply complex accounting and auditing concepts to client situations
  • Delegate tasks and provide feedback, training and performance reviews
  • Foster an efficient, team-oriented work environment

Requirements summary:

  • Accounting degree (undergraduate or graduate)
  • Canadian CPA designation or equivalent, or currently completing it
  • Minimum 2 years of public accounting audit experience
  • Excellent project management and communication skills
  • Dedication to teamwork and leadership, with integrity
Source and dates

Employer career site / ATS feed · successfactors

Employer posting date
2026-11-03
First seen by our source
2026-11-04
Source record updated
2026-11-04

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentFinance & accounting
Experience2+ years
Manages peopleYes
Work settingOffice, Client sites
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesFrench
Licences & certificationsCPA
Encouraged to applyIndigenous peoples, Women, 2SLGBTQ+
EducationBachelor’s degree (required)
Fields of studyAccounting
Perks mentionedGenerous paid time off, Flexible hours, Retirement plan, Performance bonus

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Company size10001+
HeadquartersMore London
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Job description

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The Opportunity

From small businesses to some of the world’s best-known brands, our clients count on reliable financial statements, information and processes to inform their ongoing strategies. More than ever, business is about interpreting and reacting to complex data — and they look to us for advice and services they can trust every time. You’ll use your professional skills and experience to make it happen, handling complex audit procedures across a broad range of industries and responsibilities. You won’t find an assurance culture like this anywhere else, so whether you’re looking for a long-term, or are interested in progressing on to other areas, this is a great place to be.

As an Assurance Senior, you will be a professional member of Assurance practice. Together with our substantial investments in technology, knowledge, and learning resources for our audit professionals, you will be part of the team that delivers quality assurance services to our clients and their stakeholders.

Your Key Responsibilities

As an Assurance Senior you will deliver quality assurance services to our clients and their stakeholders.

Skills and Attributes For Success

  • Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel and assess clients' satisfaction.
  • Proactively maintain contact with the client throughout the year.
  • Direct fieldwork daily, inform supervisors of the engagement status, and manage staff performance.
  • Adapt the audit approach to the changing client environment.
  • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations.
  • Develop people through effectively delegating tasks and providing guidance to staff.
  • Provide performance feedback and training, and conduct performance reviews.
  • Foster an efficient, innovative, and team-oriented work environment.
  • Contribute ideas/opinions to the audit teams and listen/respond to other team members' views.
  • Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery.
  • Maintain an educational program to continually develop skills.
  • Develop an understanding of EY's service lines and actively seek/encourage team members to contribute ideas and identify opportunities to apply the firm's services.

What We Look For

  • An undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting, and/or an undergraduate or graduate degree
  • Canadian CPA designation or equivalent reciprocal designation, or currently completing the Canadian CPA designation
  • A minimum of 2 years of experience working as an auditor for a public accounting firm, or particular business/industry experience to meet special needs
  • Excellent project management skills, advanced written and verbal communication skills
  • A dedication to teamwork and leadership
  • Integrity within a professional environment
  • Ability to speak, read, and write in French is preferred.

Ideally, You’ll Also Have

The ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic team-oriented environment

We’re interested in strong team players who support their colleagues in reaching their goals while also considering their own workload and development. If you have the confidence to speak up and influence a team that affects big businesses worldwide, this role is for you.

This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within our organization.

What We Offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a discretionary bonus program, a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage plan, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

  • Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
  • Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
  • The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

To help create the best experience during the recruitment process, please describe any accommodations you may need.

Inclusiveness at EY

Inclusiveness is at the heart of who we are and how we work. We’re committed to fostering an environment where differences are valued, policies and practices are equitable, and our people feel a sense of belonging. We embrace diversity and are committed to combating systemic racism, advancing gender equity and women in leadership, advocating for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, promoting our neuroinclusion and accessibility initiatives, and are dedicated to amplifying the voices of Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) nationally as we strive towards reconciliation. Our diverse experiences, abilities, backgrounds, and perspectives make our people unique and help guide us. Because when people feel free to be their authentic selves at work, they bring their best and are empowered to build a better working world.

Learn about our commitment to Inclusiveness at https://www.ey.com/en_ca/about-us/corporate-responsibility/equity

EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

At EY, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools as one element of our recruitment process to enhance efficiency and improve the candidate experience. While AI supports us in our process, human judgment and decision-making remain integral in our candidate experience. We are committed to the responsible use of AI, and our practices are continuously reviewed and refined to ensure they align with the highest ethical principles and regulatory requirements.

To all recruitment agencies: EY does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. Any resumes submitted without a prior agreement or request from our hiring team will not be considered. EY is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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