Office Manager / Accounting Assistant

Location: Kamloops, BC (100% Onsite)

Salary: $60,000 – $65,000

Job Type: Full-Time

About the Opportunity

This unique, dual-scope role is ideal for a proactive administrative and accounting professional who thrives in a fast-growing, client-focused boutique public practice firm in Kamloops. Joining a tight-knit team, you will play a central operational role split 50/50 between keeping the office running smoothly and delivering hands-on bookkeeping, compilation working papers, and tax filing support for local small businesses and startups. Working directly alongside firm Partner, this role offers direct mentorship, administrative variety, and long-term career stability in a casual, collaborative environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Managing day-to-day office operations, client reception, phone inquiries, mail, office supplies, and administrative workflows
  • Performing full-cycle bookkeeping, bank reconciliations, and financial record-keeping for local SME clients
  • Preparing compilation working papers (Notice to Reader) and financial documentation
  • Supporting personal (T1) and corporate (T2) tax return filings using CCH iFirm, QuickBooks Online, and CaseWare
  • Serving as the welcoming first point of contact for clients entering the open-concept office
  • Collaborating directly with Firm Managers to ensure client files are review-ready and delivered on deadline

Qualifications

  • 1–2 years of hands-on Canadian public practice experience required
  • Prior office management, administrative coordination, or client reception experience
  • Proficiency in CCH iFirm, QuickBooks Online, CaseWare, and MS Office Suite (interest in AI tools is a plus)
  • Comfortable working in a 100% onsite office setting in Kamloops, BC
  • Strong organization, multi-tasking abilities, and clear, professional client communication skills

What’s In It for You

  • Competitive base salary ($60K – $65K) plus annual performance bonuses
  • 100% firm-paid onsite parking
  • 50/50 cost-shared extended health and dental benefits package + CFIB membership perks
  • CPA program fee coverage and direct partner mentorship
  • Engaging team culture with fun social events (overnight team retreats, annual Christmas party)

How to Apply

If you are interested in learning more, please submit your resume to pkehoe@burkerecruiting.com.