Senior Cross-Border Tax Accountant - Canada / US

BCCPA; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health and dental benefits

Hybrid model

On-site parking

Flexible hours

Profit-based bonus

Job summary

BCCPA in Vancouver is seeking a senior cross-border tax professional to join our boutique firm. You’ll review US and Canadian personal tax work, own technical quality, and mentor junior staff while managing client relationships.

The role offers hybrid work, flexible start date, and competitive compensation with profit-based bonuses; suitable for CPAs/EA with 5+ years across-border experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a cross-border tax environment.
• Expertise with US and Canadian personal returns (Form 1040, T1).
• Able to mentor junior staff and lead reviews.
• Strong written and verbal communication with clients and authorities.

Responsibilities

• Review and prepare Canadian (T1) and US (Form 1040) returns and FBARs.
• Serve as technical go-to for cross-border issues (residency, treaties, forms).
• Manage client relationships and interact with CRA/IRS.
• Mentor junior staff and develop internal standards.
• Own filing deadlines and extensions for your portfolio.

Skills

Excellent communication

Mentorship

Client relationship management

Analytical thinking

Education

CPA (Canada or US) or EA designation

Tools

TaxPrep

CCH ProSystem fx

Job description

Full-time / permanent Hybrid in-office + remote (after initial training period) Start date: Flexible

About us

We’re a boutique cross-border tax firm in Kitsilano, near Granville Island, specializing in US and Canadian personal tax for US citizens resident in Canada. If you’re doing excellent work at a larger firm but want more control of your time, more ownership of your files, and direct client relationships — without the bureaucracy — this role is built for you.

The role

Working alongside our senior staff, you’ll review the US and Canadian cross-border personal tax work prepared by our team, prepare the most complicated files we have, own the technical quality of what goes out the door, resolve the hard cross-border questions, and mentor our junior staff. You’ll manage your own portfolio of client relationships and help shape how the practice runs.

What you’ll do

• Review and prepare Canadian (T1), US (Form 1040), FBARs and state personal returns and supporting working papers for technical accuracy and completeness, and sign off on quality
• Act as the technical go-to on cross-border individual issues — residency and treaty positions, foreign information reporting (Forms 3520/3520-A, 8938, 5471, FBAR), PFICs, GILTI, cross-border pensions and registered accounts, and foreign tax credits
• Manage client relationships and lead correspondence with the CRA and IRS, including Notices of Assessment, review letters, and voluntary disclosures
• Mentor and train junior staff; write clear review notes and help build internal standards and processes
• Own filing deadlines and extensions across your portfolio

Required qualifications & skills

• You must have 5 or more years of experience working for a cross-border tax firm
• You need to know more about US and Canadian taxes than our less senior staff
• CPA (Canada or US) and/or EA designation
• Able to independently review both US (Form 1040 + state) and Canadian (T1) personal returns
• Excellent written and verbal communication — able to explain and defend positions to clients and tax authorities
• Sound judgment — able to use AI tools critically, applying their strengths without being led into errors

Nice to have

• Experience reviewing corporate, partnership, trust, estate, information returns and elections
• Working knowledge of TaxPrep and CCH ProSystem fx

Why you’ll want this role

• Control of your time — flexible, negotiable hours outside the busy season; you shape your own schedule
• Real ownership of your files and client relationships, without big firm layers of bureaucracy
• Expect to work 48–55 hours/week from March 1 – June 15.
• Competitive salary, plus a firm profit-based bonus and overtime pay for overtime work
• Extended health and dental benefits
• Hybrid model (minimum 2 days/week in office once established)
• On-site parking

We welcome applicants of all backgrounds.

You must be eligible to work in Canada.