Senior Tax Analyst Programmer

Wealthsimple; Canada; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking fintech company that is transforming the way Canadians manage their finances. As a Senior Tax Analyst Programmer, you will play a vital role in enhancing the tax filing experience for over a million users. Collaborate with a dynamic team to lead certification processes, implement tax changes, and develop innovative features. Enjoy a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, and a flexible remote-first work environment. This is your chance to make a significant impact in a fast-paced industry while helping shape the financial future of millions.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Top-tier health benefits

Retirement savings matching

20 vacation days

Unlimited sick and mental health days

$1,500 wellness budget

90 days away program

Employee Resource Groups

Company-wide wellness days off

Qualifications

• Experience with CRA and Revenu Québec certification.
• Deep understanding of federal personal taxation.
• Ability to simplify complex tax issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead NETFILE certification processes.
• Analyze tax changes for product implementation.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams.

Skills

CRA and Revenu Québec certification

Federal personal taxation

Preparing personal tax returns

Spreadsheet proficiency

JavaScript basics

Clear writing

Collaboration

Ownership

Job description

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Wealthsimple is on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom by reimagining what it means to manage your money. Using smart technology, we take financial services that are often confusing, opaque and expensive and make them transparent and low-cost for everyone. We’re the largest fintech company in Canada, with over 4 million users who trust us with more than $50 billion in assets.

Our teams ship often and make an impact with groundbreaking ideas. We're looking for talented people who keep it simple and value collaboration and humility as we continue to create inclusive and high-performing teams where people can be inspired to do their best work.

About The Team

Wealthsimple Tax is one of Canada’s largest and fastest growing tax platforms. Every year, we help more than one million Canadians file their taxes, and we’re just getting started. The Tax team is a nimble and highly collaborative group focused on making the Tax filing experience better for all Wealthsimple clients. We’re like a startup within a startup - we move quickly to bring innovative ideas to life and are never satisfied with the status quo. We’re looking for a new member of our team to help us deliver excellent client experiences and continue disrupting the Canadian tax filing industry.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Help lead the NETFILE and/or NetFile Québec certification processes
• Analyze annual tax changes and implement them into our Tax product
• Use tax knowledge in providing guidance to the broader team when developing new features
• Engage with Product and Engineering teams to bring ideas to life
• Learn new things, and look for opportunities to make things better

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience working on and leading teams to successfully achieve CRA and Revenu Québec certification
• Brings a deep understanding of federal personal taxation
• Has experience preparing personal tax returns in a professional context
• Is a spreadsheet whiz and excited about learning a little JavaScript
• Has the ability to take a complex tax issue and make it simple for people to understand
• Is a clear and concise writer
• Thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Takes pride in their work and has a strong sense of ownership

Nice to haves:

• Experience preparing Québec returns
• Bilingual or functionally fluent in French
• Coding experience

Application deadline: May 12th @ 12pm ET

Why Wealthsimple?

• Competitive salary with top-tier health benefits and life insurance
• Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple Work
• 20 vacation days per year and unlimited sick and mental health days
• Up to $1,500 per year towards wellness and professional development budgets respectively
• 90 days away program: Employees can work internationally in eligible countries for up to 90 days per calendar year
• A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resource Groups (ie. Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)
• Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year

We’re a remote-first team, with over 1,000 employees coast to coast in North America. Be a part of our Canadian success story and help shape the financial future of millions — join us!