About McLenehan and Associates CPAs
What is McLenehan and Associates CPAs?
McLenehan and Associates CPAs is "a public accounting firm registered with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Manitoba", founded in 2013 and based in Winnipeg. It works for small-business owners: "We teach small business leaders like you how to increase your revenue, decrease your expenses, and make your business more profitable." The firm serves "hundreds of incorporated Canadian small businesses, from monthly bookkeeping and year-end compliance through to Fractional CFO and Virtual Controller services."
Its public practice prepares Compilation and Review engagements and corporate and personal tax returns, with tax and owner-compensation planning. The Senior Accountant posting puts it plainly: "No audits. You are doing real advisory work: helping business owners understand their numbers, build more profitable companies, and make smarter decisions." Its Client Advisory Services team keeps clients' books current in QuickBooks Online so "their owners can make decisions on numbers that are accurate today, not accurate six weeks ago." The firm says its growth "has been driven by referrals and the quality of our work."
Where will I work?
In Winnipeg or remotely in Canada. The firm has two Winnipeg offices, on Portage Avenue and on Pembina Highway. Its Client Advisory Services team works remotely: "Work from anywhere in Canada. Our Client Advisory Services team is remote by design, not as an accommodation." Remote bookkeepers need "a working day that overlaps substantially with Central Time". The Senior Accountant role is based in Winnipeg, and a People and Culture role was advertised as "Hybrid/Remote (Winnipeg or nearby preferred)".
What is the McLenehan team like?
About 20 people. The firm's values are "Profit Minded", "Quality Focused" and "Value Driven": "We review each other's work and make sure we get it right." Bookkeepers' work is "reviewed by a CPA controller who coaches rather than corrects", and senior accountants own a portfolio of 70 to 100 year-end engagements a year. Hiring runs in three steps: a 20-minute call with the Director of People and Culture, an interview with the firm's Partner and CEO, then a final conversation, reference check and offer.
Work-Life Balance
"At McLenehan and Associates, our Senior Accountants work four days a week. Thirty-two hours. No evenings, no weekends. Not a perk. A standard." Both open postings offer a "4-Day Work Week: Four 8-hour days", with "Full-time pay for a 32-hour week" for senior accountants and "Full-time pay for fewer hours" for bookkeepers. The firm frames it against the profession's norm: "Most accounting roles are built to grind people down. Tax season burnout. Evenings and weekends lost to a pile of files that never shrinks." On top of that come "3 weeks of vacation plus a paid week during the December holidays". The postings do not say which weekday is off.
Perks and Benefits
- A four-day, 32-hour week at full-time pay
- 3 weeks of vacation, plus a paid week during the December holidays
- Remote work anywhere in Canada for the Client Advisory Services team
- RRSP contribution matching
- Prescription, dental and vision coverage
- Firm-funded training, professional development and mentorship