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CPA Manager

CPA who runs a portfolio of files and reviews the team's work. $100,000–$125,000 a year, full-time, in the office at 602 2nd Avenue, Fernie.

Apply for this roleWhy Fernie
Pay
$100,000–$125,000 a year
Type
Full-time, permanent
Where
In the office, 602 2nd Avenue, Fernie
Hours
40 a week Oct–Feb and May–Jun; 48 a week Mar–Apr, banked at 1.5 times; 32 a week Jul–Sep, Fridays off on the banked time
Posted
2026-10-19

About the role

What you'll do

  • Run review and compilation engagements and society audits from planning to partner sign-off
  • Prepare and review T1, T2 and T3 returns
  • Be the main contact for your own portfolio of clients
  • Respond to CRA reviews and enquiries on your clients' files
  • Supervise and coach senior accountants, technicians and CPA students

What we look for

  • Canadian CPA designation
  • Three or more years of post-designation experience in public practice
  • Working knowledge of ASPE, ASNPO and the Income Tax Act
  • Experience reviewing other people's files
  • CaseWare, TaxCycle and QuickBooks Online, or equivalent

What we offer

  • CPA dues, CPA Canada fees and verifiable CPD paid by the firm
  • Extended health and dental benefits
  • Flexible scheduling and little bureaucracy
  • Room to grow into the senior manager role
Apply for this role

The application takes about ten minutes and asks for your résumé, your CPA body and member number if you are a CPA, and a few sentences about a recent file. A partner replies within five business days.

Why Fernie

Five kilometres from the ski hill.

About 6,300 people, three hours from Calgary, 75 minutes from Cranbrook's airport. Weeks are 40 hours for most of the year, 48 in March and April with the overtime banked at 1.5 times, and 32 in July, August and September with Fridays off on the banked time. What changes if you move here, including the harder parts, and what there is to do.

5 kmfrom town to Fernie Alpine Resort
~9 mof snow a year on the hill
370 kmof trails kept up by the Fernie Trails Alliance
3 hrsby car to Calgary
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