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Please join our Firm in congratulating Jonathan Corobow  (Hamilton) for successfully passing the 2023 Membership Qualification Exam (MQE). The MQE is the final educational requirement leading to the Chartered Business Valuators (CBV) designation and is administered by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators. Jonathan was admitted for membership as a Chartered Business Valuator in December of 2023.

Please join our Firm in congratulating Arshdeep Chahal (Hamilton), Jessica Kowalczyk (Hamilton), Stan Lubinic (Burlington), Ryan Marcon (Hamilton), and Cherry Nie (Hamilton), for successfully passing their 2023 Common Final Evaluation (CFE). The CFE is the final educational requirement leading to the Chartered Professional Accountant designation.

Please join our Firm in congratulating Fran Bonomi (St. Catharines), Ceilidh McDonald (St. Catharines), Emily Smith (Hamilton), Jake Sosniak (Hamilton), Colton Sulisz (St. Catharines)  and Coady Turner (Hamilton) on their promotions to Manager.

Fran Bonomi

Fran is a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) and holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management from Niagara College, as well as an Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences from Western University.

Ceilidh McDonald

Ceilidh obtained her Bachelor of Accounting (Honours) degree in 2019 from Brock University with First Class Standing. She completed her Master of Accountancy in 2020 and received her Chartered Professional Accountant designation in 2021. She started her career at DJB in the St. Catharines office as a co-op student in May of 2016 and became full time in October 2020.

Emily Smith

Emily holds an Honours Bachelor of Accounting degree from Brock University (2016) and obtained her Chartered Professional Accountant designation in 2020. She joined DJB in November 2020 and works out of the Hamilton location.

Jake Sosniak

Jake obtained a Bachelor of Accounting degree (honors) in 2018 from Brock University and received his Chartered professional Accountant designation in 2020. He started as a Supervisor at DJB in April, 2022 and works out of the Hamilton office location.

Colton Sulisz

During his undergraduate studies at Brock University, he completed a semester-long international exchange at the University of Mannheim in Germany. Colton later graduated from Brock University in October 2014 with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) degree and obtained his CPA, CA designation in September 2018. He began his career with DJB in 2019 as an intermediate staff accountant.

Coady Turner

Coady obtained his Bachelor of Accounting degree with first-class standing in 2018 from Brock University. He successfully passed the Common Final Examination in September 2020 and received his Chartered Professional Accountant designation in February 2021. In 2019, Coady joined DJB as a staff accountant in the Hamilton office.

 

Please join our Firm in congratulating Robert Taylor (Hamilton) and Freddy Trigiani (Hamilton) on their promotions to Senior Manager.

Robert Taylor

Robert started his career with DJB in the St. Catharines office in 2016 as an Assurance Senior. He was promoted to Assurance Manager in January 2020 and Senior Manager in January 2024.

Freddy Trigiani

Freddy joined DJB as a co-op student in the former Grimsby office in January 2013 and transferred to the Hamilton office as a Senior Accountant in October 2016 when he became full time. In January 2020, Freddy was promoted to Manager and in January 2024, he was promoted to Senior Manager.

 

‘Tis the season, and as such the DJB offices will be closed starting Monday, December 25, 2023, and will reopen on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season!

DJB has been named one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers for 2024 by Mediacorp Canada Inc., organizers of the annual Canada’s Top 100 Employers project. This year’s regional winners were announced on November 23, 2023 in The Hamilton Spectator. We are honoured to have previously received this distinction in 2020, 2022, and 2023.

To be selected as a Top Employer, companies are compared to other organizations in their field to determine which offer the most progressive and employee-friendly programs.

“To have been bestowed with this distinction for the third year in a row acts as a humbling reminder that our efforts towards creating a rewarding and engaging work environment for aspiring professionals within the region have not gone unnoticed.  Our people collectively help us to shape the culture and programming available at DJB, through ongoing feedback and engagement at every level.”  Darryl Teutenberg, Firm Managing Partner.

To be selected as one of Hamilton-Niagara Top Employers, organizations are evaluated on:

• Work Environment
• Work Atmosphere & Communications
• Health Benefits
• Employee Engagement
• Financial Benefits & Compensation
• Family-Friendly Policies
• Programs for Experienced Employees
• Vacation Policy & Paid Days-Off
• Community Involvement

The annual competition is open to any employer with its head office in the Hamilton-Niagara area, and employers of any size may apply, whether private or public sector.

Read the reasons for DJB’s selection as a top employer.

 

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About DJB.  DJB is one of the largest public accounting firms in the Niagara, Hamilton, and Halton regions with multiple locations offering accounting, assurance, and business advisory services to businesses located throughout Southern Ontario. The Firm was founded in 1940 and has built its reputation on the engagement and commitment we’ve made to the communities in which we work and live.

DJB is a member of the RSM Canada Alliance.  The alliance provides us with access to the resources of RSM Canada while still allowing us to maintain our independence and entrepreneurial spirit. Through the RSM Canada Alliance, we are continuing to build and enhance our Firm’s culture by leveraging the infrastructure and best practices of RSM Canada.

 

Created by the Financial Planning Standards Council (FPSC) and the Institut Québécois de Planification Financiere (IQPF), Financial Planning Week is part of an ongoing effort to promote financial planning and its benefits to Canadians.  This year, Financial Planning Week takes place from November 19^th to 25^th.

Since its inception in 2009, we have participated annually in the campaign in an effort to continually promote the benefits of financial planning with a professional planner.

We believe that financial planning is much more than just budgeting and saving.  We believe it is the strategy and process of financial planning that sets you on course to achieve your life goals through the proper management of your financial affairs.

There are a number of Financial Planning articles on our website and we encourage you to take the time to review them.  We believe that these articles are timely, informative, and beneficial to ensuring your financial success.

Challenge yourself!  Read the below hand-picked articles on Financial Planning this week and let us know what you think.

Monday – Inflation, Interest Rates Will Have a Surprising Effect on Your Taxes Next Year

Tuesday – FIRST HOME SAVINGS ACCOUNT (FHSA): A New Investment Tool

Wednesday – Charitable Gifting of Securities

Thursday – Psychology of Selling Your Business

Friday – The Tax Free Savings Account

We will be closing our offices on Thursday, October 26, 2023, (partial day) as our entire Firm will be participating in our annual Firm Professional Development Day. Our offices will reopen at 3:00 pm that day and resume our regular business hours.

Monday to Friday  |  8:30am – 5:00pm

We are proud to share that our Greater Hamilton office has been deemed “Best in the West” by the readers of NewsNow. We’ve been awarded the Diamond Award in the Accounting Firm category for the fifth year in a row!

Thank you to the voters for giving us these honours.

DJB is honoured to be named among Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers for the second year in a row. Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers is an editorial competition that recognizes small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that offer the nation’s best workplaces and forward-thinking human resources policies.

“Our people are our most important asset. At DJB, we strive to create an exceptional workplace where everyone is engaged and fully supported throughout their career. We couldn’t be more pleased that our efforts to innovate and sustain our existing employee programs and initiatives have been recognized once again.” Darryl Teutenberg, Firm Managing Partner.

To be selected as one of Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers, organizations are evaluated on:

• Physical Workplace
• Work Atmosphere and Communications
• Health Benefits
• Financial Benefits and Compensation
• Family-Friendly Policies
• Performance Management, Training, and Development
• Vacation Policy and Paid Days Off
• Community Involvement

Read the reasons for DJB’s selection as a Top Small & Medium Employer for 2023.

 

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About DJB.  DJB is one of the largest public accounting firms in the Niagara/Hamilton/Halton region with multiple locations offering accounting, assurance, and business advisory services to businesses located throughout Southern Ontario. The Firm was founded in 1940 and has built its reputation on the engagement and commitment we’ve made to the communities in which we work and live.  DJB was also recently recognized as one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers for 2023.

 

DJB is a member of the RSM Canada Alliance.  The alliance provides us with access to the resources of RSM Canada while still allowing us to maintain our independence and entrepreneurial spirit. Through the RSM Canada Alliance, we are continuing to build and enhance our Firm’s culture by leveraging the infrastructure and best practices of RSM Canada.