CPA Articling Students

Position: Full Time CPA - Articling Students (Staff Accountants) (3)

Location: Yellowknife NT

Start Date: January or May 2027

Deadline to apply: October 30th, 2026

Crowe MacKay LLP is a vibrant team of Chartered Professional Accountants with eight markets across Northern and Western Canada. We are a growth-oriented, entrepreneurial firm dedicated to fostering a diverse team that values collaboration and appreciates different perspectives and experiences. We believe strong relationships are the cornerstone to success as we strive to create innovative solutions for our clients.

Our Core Values

We Care, We Share, We Invest and We Grow!

Collectively we strive for a culture that promotes success for all. In doing so, we recognize that our professionals are more than their work. Our team has the freedom to manage their time to nurture core relationships and to pursue their passions and aspirations. We trust our team to meet their commitments in a flexible environment that fosters energy management and encourages focused work.

The Role

As a Staff Accountant and CPA Articling Student, you will receive practical experience in assurance, accounting, and taxation while progressing through increasingly complex assignments under the guidance of experienced engagement professionals.

You will begin by developing foundational competencies through activities such as testing transactions and account balances, completing assigned sections of audit, review, and compilation engagements, preparing personal and corporate tax returns, completing bookkeeping assignments, and using Caseware and CaseView to organize files and prepare financial statements.

As your knowledge and experience grow, your responsibilities will progress to more complex audit and tax areas, including revenue and variance analysis, engagement scoping, process walkthroughs, internal control documentation, advanced financial statement preparation, corporate tax files, and increasingly difficult personal tax returns. You will also take on greater responsibility for resolving engagement queries, communicating with file leads and clients, and completing work with increasing independence and professional judgment.

This role provides a structured progression from closely guided foundational assignments to more advanced work requiring increased technical proficiency, accountability, professional judgment, and independence. The experience is designed to support the development of the technical and enabling competencies expected of a CPA candidate.

What You Will Bring

Equipped with a University degree and aspirations to pursue a CPA Designation, we are looking for team members that maintain the following knowledge, abilities and skills:

Strong analytical & problem solving

Exceptional verbal and written communication

Ability to prioritize work and meet commitments

Strong commitment to excellence and attention to detail

Professional curiosity and ownership of personal career goals

Community focused

Working knowledge of accounting standards, accounting and tax software such as Caseware, Taxprep, QuickBooks/Sage etc are also considered as asset.

If you have an adventurous spirit and want to be a part of a winning team – we want to hear from you.

What We Offer

We are committed to being an employer of choice where employees are excited, engaged, empowered, and eager to excel both personally and professionally. We offer a flexible and positive work environment and invest resources to support a competitive compensation/benefits package including paid vacation, sick, overtime, volunteer days and study leave. We also offer extended health and dental, an employee assistance program, and an RRSP matching program. Starting salary for staff accountants is $62,000.

We are invested in facilitating the development of our team by creating a continuous learning environment that is supported through high-quality mentorship, academic assistance, practical experience and training.

At Crowe MacKay, we are dedicated to creating a diverse environment. We foster a barrier free work environment that’s inclusive and where our people can be themselves.

For more information, please visit our website: www.crowemackay.ca