Top Employer: Welch LLP

Recognized as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2018):

Here are some of the reasons why Welch LLP was selected as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2018):

Welch LLP encourages ongoing learning and development with tuition subsidies for courses related to their current position (to $500 annually), as well as through subsidies for professional accreditation, in-house training initiatives, formal mentoring and paid internships
Welch LLP helps employees balance their work and personal lives through a variety of alternative work options, including telecommuting, flexible hours, earned days off, compressed and shortened work weeks

Welch LLP employees

Industry	Accounting
Established in Canada	1918
Major Canadian hiring locations	Toronto ON, Ottawa ON
Full-time employees in Canada	265
Part-time employees in Canada	5
Full-time employee growth in the past year	12.3 %
Average age of employees in Canada	38 years
Longest serving employee	70 years
Long-term savings	matching RSP, non-matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 50% of the premiums
Alternative work options	flexible work hours, 35-hour work week (with full pay), shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), compressed work week, telecommuting, reduced summer hours, earned days off program
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 4 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, mentoring, paid internships
Performance recognition	individual performance bonuses, on-the-spot rewards, peer-to-peer recognition awards, tailored and unique rewards (i.e. travel), long-service awards

Welch LLP employees

Industry	Accounting
Major Canadian hiring locations	Toronto ON, Ottawa ON
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, in-house training, mentoring
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Typical new grad positions	Students-in-Accounts, Staff Associate, Network Assistant, Bookkeeper, Staff Accountant
Starting salary	$35K to $40K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, transit subsidies, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 4 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
- Accounting
- Finance
Community College Diploma
- Accounting
- Business
Master of Business Administration
- Accounting
Professional Accreditation
- Accounting (CA)
- Accounting (CGA)
- Accounting (CMA)
- Financial Planning (CFP, FMA)

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