CPA Student

Job summary

The CPA Student will assist with audit, review, and compilation engagements while preparing corporate and personal tax returns. They will also handle bookkeeping, prepare working papers, and communicate with clients to resolve questions.

Job details

Looking for new challenges and a rewarding future? CPA Student – January 2027 Start Are you graduating from an accounting program and ready to begin your CPA path? Join HBA Chartered Professional Accountants in January 2027 and gain hands-on experience across assurance, accounting, tax, and advisory engagements. We are looking for a recent graduate to join our growing team in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Reporting to managers and partners, the CPA Student will work on a variety of client engagements while building practical skills and confidence in public practice. What You’ll Do In this role, you will assist with compilation, review, and audit engagements; prepare personal and corporate income tax returns; prepare working papers and financial statements; communicate with clients to obtain information and resolve questions; assist with bookkeeping and accounting assignments; work with managers and partners on a variety of client engagements; and participate in training and professional development. What You Bring You bring a degree or diploma in accounting, business, or a related field, along with eligibility to enter the CPA Professional Education Program. You have strong organization, communication, and time-management skills, an eagerness to learn and take on new challenges, and an interest in growing your career in public accounting. You are also comfortable using Microsoft Office. Previous public accounting experience is not required. We are looking for someone with a strong foundation, a willingness to learn, and an interest in building a career in public practice. CPA Student Support And Benefits HBA supports CPA students through hands-on learning, mentorship from experienced professionals, internal and external technical training, exposure to different service areas, and opportunities to work directly with managers and partners. We also provide a competitive bonus structure, paid overtime, training, a health plan, and other benefits. To learn more about workplace pride and perks, visit our website at https://hbacpa.ca/careers/. About HBA HBA Chartered Professional Accountants, a member firm of the AC Group of Independent Accounting Firms Ltd. (www.acgca.ca), is a full-service independent accounting firm in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Since 1991, we have supported small to medium-sized owner-managed businesses and not-for-profit organizations through assurance, accounting, taxation, and advisory services, while creating strong development opportunities for our team. Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining your interest in the role and qualifications to: Ashley Davis ashley@hbacpa.ca HBA Chartered Professional Accountants 7 Mellor Avenue Unit 1, Dartmouth, NS B3B 0E8

What you’ll do

The CPA Student will assist with audit, review, and compilation engagements while preparing corporate and personal tax returns. They will also handle bookkeeping, prepare working papers, and communicate with clients to resolve questions.

Requirements

Candidates must have a degree or diploma in accounting or business and be eligible for the CPA Professional Education Program. Strong organizational skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office are required, though previous public accounting experience is not.

Benefits

• Competitive bonus structure • Paid overtime • Training • Health plan

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Assurance · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred
• Accounting · Preferred
• Bookkeeping · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Assurance
• Accounting
• Taxation
• Advisory
• Financial Statements
• Bookkeeping
• Microsoft Office
• Time Management
• Communication
• Organization

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Consulting