Accountant, Tax (January 2026)

MNP; Waterloo; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join MNP's Tax team as an Accountant and make an impactful contribution in a thriving environment. This role entails developing tax strategies while ensuring compliance within a dynamic regulatory context. Ideal for candidates pursuing a CPA designation, this 4-month opportunity will enhance your technical skills.

Benefits

Base pay

Vacation time

Paid personal days

Group pension plan with matching

Flexible benefits

Professional development assistance

Qualifications

• Working towards CPA Professional Education Program (PEP) prerequisites.
• Prior experience in tax or accounting offices is a plus.
• Ability to handle multiple files and client engagement.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical skills in compilations, reviews, bookkeeping, and tax.
• Research tax-related issues and prepare tax returns.
• Collaborate with client teams and manage client files.

Skills

Customer service

Accounting knowledge

Tax knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in commerce or business administration

Tools

Accounting software

Tax software

Job description

Job Details

Description

Inspirational, innovative, and entrepreneurial — this is how we describe our empowered teams. Combine your passion with purpose and join a culture that is thriving in the face of change.

Make an impact with our Tax team as an Accountant. This diverse team of professionals delivers customized tax strategies within a complex and dynamic regulatory framework. As a trusted advisor, you’ll design solutions for clients that meet compliance and reporting requirements, minimize risk, drive efficiencies, and maximize returns. This opportunity is for a 4-month term beginning January to April 2026, based in the Waterloo office.

MNP is proudly Canadian. Providing business strategies and solutions, we are a leading national accounting, tax, and business advisory firm in Canada. Entrepreneurial at our core, our talented team members transcend obstacles into opportunities and are successfully transforming mid-market business practices.

When applying, please submit your resume, cover letter, transcript, and other applicable forms in one document.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical skills in areas such as compilations, reviews, bookkeeping, and tax.
• Apply knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Accounting Standards for Private Enterprise (ASPE), the Canadian Income Tax Act, and related legislation.
• Set up files for new clients and newly incorporated businesses, manage multiple files simultaneously, and conduct inventory counts.
• Research various tax-related issues and conclude on their potential implications.
• Collect and analyze relevant financial and tax data.
• Review, investigate, and correct discrepancies and irregularities in financial entries, documents, and reports.
• Establish charts of accounts and prepare entries for posting to accounts.
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns for various types of entities.
• Prepare correspondence, technical reports, client summaries, and presentations outlining engagement findings, facts, and highlights.
• Collaborate with client engagement teams and build relationships with client contacts.
• Contribute to the development of new ideas and approaches to improve work processes while effectively using internal programs and systems.
• Maintain flexibility to travel, as necessary.

Skills and Experience

• Working towards a bachelor’s degree in commerce or business administration (accounting or finance major preferred).
• Working towards prerequisites for admission into the CPA Professional Education Program (PEP).
• Previous tax or accounting-related office experience is an asset.
• Customer service and/or client service experience is an asset.
• Experience working with accounting and tax software is an asset.

MyRewards@MNP

With a focus on high-potential earnings, MNP offers customized rewards supporting our culture and a balanced lifestyle. Benefits include generous base pay, vacation time, 4 paid personal days, a group pension plan with 4% matching, voluntary savings products, bonus programs, flexible benefits, mental health resources, exclusive perks and discounts, professional development assistance, MNP University, a flexible ‘Dress For Your Day’ environment, firm-sponsored social events, and more!

Diversity@MNP

We embrace diversity as a core value and celebrate our differences. We believe each team member contributes unique gifts, and amplifying their potential makes our business stronger. We encourage people with disabilities to apply!

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