Financial Reporting & Tax Compliance, Senior Associate

PwC Canada; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Inclusive benefits and flexibility

Job summary

PwC Canada is seeking a Financial Reporting & Tax Compliance Senior Associate to join our Tax Line of Service. You will manage compilations, reviews, and tax engagements while applying ASPE standards and Canadian tax knowledge to deliver accurate financial statements and tax returns.

The role emphasizes client relationship management, mentoring teammates, and contributing to a collaborative, ethical work culture. Competitive rewards and growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent.
• CPA designation is an asset and PwC will provide support.
• Hands-on experience with accounting and tax software such as Taxprep or iFirm.
• Experience drafting financial statements including note disclosures.
• Understanding of ASPE accounting standards.
• Knowledge of Canadian tax and ability to prepare tax returns for corporations, trusts and partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Manage a variety of projects including compilations, review engagements, and tax compliance engagements.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Delegate to others to provide opportunities and coach them to deliver results.
• Review work for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Collaborate independently or within a team to achieve goals.
• Uphold PwC's code of ethics and business conduct.

Skills

CPA knowledge

Tax software

Financial statements

ASPE knowledge

Canadian tax

Client relationships

Public accounting exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

CPA designation (asset)

Tools

Taxprep

iFirm

Job description

At PwC, our people in tax services focus on providing advice and guidance to clients on tax planning, compliance, and strategy. These individuals help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions. In tax accounting services at PwC, you will assist businesses in preparing and reviewing tax provisions, tax returns, and financial statements, confirming compliance with accounting standards and tax regulations.

The Opportunity

As a Financial Reporting & Tax Compliance Senior Associate, you'll work in our Tax Line of service as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Managing a variety of projects, including compilations, review engagements, and tax compliance engagements
• Use feedback and reflection to develop self-awareness, personal strengths and address development areas
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct
• Collaborating with others independently or within a team environment

What You’ll Bring

• 3 years of experience in a mid-size accounting or public accounting firm
• Bachelors in accounting or in a similar firm
• Qualified Canadian CPA or equivalent reciprocal/recognized designation is considered an asset and PwC will give the necessary support
• Hands-on experience in accounting and tax software such as Taxprep or iFirm
• Drafting financial statements including note disclosures
• Experienced in review and compilation engagements
• Understanding of ASPE accounting standards
• Understanding of Canadian tax and ability to prepare tax returns for corporations, trusts and partnerships
• Creativity in problem solving in today's dynamic environment, bringing your perspectives to the stakeholders
• Excellent client relationship management skills

This position ensures continuity and upholds our standards of excellence following the departure of a valued team member.

The salary range for this position is $50,100 - $83,500. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Why you'll love PwC

We're inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you'll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

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