Senior Tax Accountant - Markham, Canada - Jobgenix

    Jobgenix
    Jobgenix Markham, Canada

    4 weeks ago

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    Description

    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

    • Dental care
    • Disability insurance
    • Extended health care
    • Flexible schedule
    • Life insurance
    • On-site parking
    • Paid time off
    • Tuition reimbursement
    • Vision care