Senior Accountant, Tax (Vancouver)

Anthem Properties Group Ltd; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate development company is seeking a Tax Specialist to manage tax working papers, prepare tax returns, and collaborate with team members. The ideal candidate will have a professional accounting designation and at least 3 years of relevant experience. This role offers competitive compensation in the range of $85,000 - $110,000, based on experience, along with unlimited career growth opportunities and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Unlimited career growth opportunities

100% employer paid Benefit Plan

Educational Assistance Program

Mentorship from industry leaders

Qualifications

• At least 3 years' experience in a tax role or role that required tax return preparation.
• Public practice tax experience is an asset.
• Cross-border (US-Canada) tax experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage tax working papers for multiple entities.
• Research discrepancies between tax and accounting balances.
• Prepare corporate and partnership tax returns.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Adaptability

Education

Professional accounting designation

Tools

Tax Prep (or similar tax software)

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

You are highly organized with a passion for numbers. You are fascinated by taxation and have a strong desire to learn more. You are motivated, work well in collaborative team environments, are detail oriented, tech-savvy and a fast learner. You are exactly what we are looking for.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, maintain, update, and manage tax working papers for multiple entities, including preparation of continuity and reconciliation schedules
• Research and resolve discrepancies between tax balances and accounting balances
• Prepare corporate and partnership tax returns, elections, forms and regulatory filings
• Prepare responses to inquiries and requests of tax authorities
• Assist in preparation of tax provision working paper and tax estimate calculations
• Assist in tax planning, research and analysis work
• Assist in corresponding with investors for tax related questions
• Assist in designing and implementing tax working papers
• Assist with ad hoc tax or accounting projects
• Correspond with the external tax advisors

Qualifications

• A professional accounting designation
• At least 3 years' experience in a tax role or role that required tax return preparation
• Familiarity with Tax Prep (preferred), or similar tax software
• Intermediate to advanced Excel and Word skills
• Public practice tax experience is an asset
• Cross-border (US-Canada) tax experience is an asset
• A desire to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment
• A desire to build relationships across the business
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to multitask
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication and people skills
• The experience to work well under pressure with tight deadlines
• Strong work ethic and accountability
• The ability to work independently and understand when to ask for help

Benefits

• Great, diverse, authentic people!
• Unlimited career growth opportunities
• Mentorship from the 'best in the biz'
• Corporate Give Strategy supporting community development
• Annual salary reviews and performance bonuses
• 100% employer paid Benefit Plan with Healthcare Spending Account and Employee Assistance Program
• An Educational Assistance Program
• 'Dress for your day' policy... and more!

Salary Range: $85,000 - $110,000, based on experience.

Location: Vancouver, BC V7X 1K8

Founded in 1991, Anthem is a team of 850+ people driven by creativity, passion and direct communication. Anthem has invested in, developed or managed - alone or in partnership - more than 400 residential and commercial projects across North America.

Our growing residential portfolio includes 44,000 homes that are complete, in design or under construction, from mixed-use residential to townhome, rental and single-family homes.

We own, co-own, manage or have previously owned 12 million square feet of retail, industrial and office space, and our land portfolio includes more than 60 communities, spanning 9,100 acres across Canada and the United States.

Anthem is a real estate development, investment and management company that strives, solves and evolves to create better spaces and stronger communities. We are Growing Places.

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