The Requirements and Qualifications are:

· Completed CPA

· Ready to enroll in the In-Depth Tax Program

· Knowledge and application of general accounting principles (GAAP), IFRS, ASPE, Income Tax Act

· Ability to identify and resolve technical tax accounting issues

· Has 3-5 of public accounting experience, preferably in a tax role

· Proficient with MS Office, specifically Excel and Word

· Excel ability to create complex formulas, VLOOKUP, pivot tables, data analytics

· Knowledge of CaseWare, CaseView, Jazzit, Taxprep, Taxnet Pro or other tax research platforms

· Ability to independently travel to client sites

The Work

· Acts as an in-charge of leading tax engagements, including planning on-site client meetings and proactively coordinating the communications between the teams, clients, consultants, and managers/partners.

· Identifies tax technical issues, researches and develops a plan, provides a solution, implements the plan, and prepares a memo, a client memo.

· Identifies, develops and implements strategies for clients to capitalize on business and tax opportunities. This includes preparing & reviewing tax reorganizations and reviewing corporate, trust and estate tax returns.

· Participates in the planning of the tax sections for review and audit engagements.

· Reviews tax sections and related tax disclosures of assurance files.

· Prepares election forms for corporate re-organization and implements working papers along with instruction memo.

· Assists with CRA audits.

· Independently reviews T1s, T3s, T4s, and T5s and prepares the most complex filings.

· Reviews tax sections of Assurance and Enterprise files and provides coaching and training for less experienced staff.

· Conduct review of the teams working papers prior to submitting them to the Manager.

· Promptly identifies significant tax opportunities for discussion with the Manager, Senior Manager and/or Partner.

· Conducts a self-review of own working papers and instruction memos prior to submitting to Manager.

· Prepares detailed budgets for tax engagements and ensures that the budgets are adhered to accordingly; Any deviations from budgets are to be discussed with managers and partners accordingly.

Client Engagement

· Build positive working relationships with clients and provide effective support for engagements.

· Correspond with clients and various government agencies to address client tax compliance issues.

Coach and Mentor

· Invests in the teams professional development by providing hands-on learning opportunities through delegation of work based on a team members knowledge, experience and capabilities, coaching and effective supervision during the completion of each tax engagement, along with participation in performance evaluations.

Key Skills to Accelerate Your Career:

· Displays problem-solving skills and effective, insightful, and timely communication skills

· Is a good team player with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn; displays initiative to take on new work outside of comfort zone

· Consistently produces a high-quality result

· Proactively and willingly acts upon feedback provided to themselves

· Services high-level and complex clients