Senior Tax Staff - Private Tax - Ottawa

EY; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services firm in Canada is seeking a Tax Staff member to join their Private Tax practice. You will advise high-net-worth individuals and businesses on complex tax planning and compliance. The ideal candidate possesses a relevant degree, a CPA or CA designation, and 1 - 2 years of tax experience. Join a dynamic team dedicated to providing high-quality tax advice and strategies.

Benefits

$5,000 per year for mental health support benefits

Wellbeing benefit of $1,200/year

Qualifications

• 1 - 2 years of relevant tax experience or equivalent experience in business or industry.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Recommend and implement tax strategies that align with the client's objectives.
• Correspond with legal counsel and tax authorities.
• Review personal, trust, and corporate tax returns.

Skills

Tax strategy recommendation

Client communication

Team collaboration

Research abilities

Education

Undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting

Canadian CPA or CA designation

Job description

The opportunity

As a Tax Staff, you will be a part of our Private Tax practice. You will be part of a team that are subject matter specialists who provide advice to high-net-worth business owners and individuals on domestic and cross-border tax planning, estate, wealth transfer and postmortem planning, asset protection strategies and philanthropic planning. Our Private Tax team works closely with our family office services practice acting as the tax advisor to family offices. This opportunity is ideal for someone who is a dynamic and entrepreneurially motivated individual who wishes to grow a long-term career in advising high net worth business owners and individuals.

Your key responsibilities

As a Tax Staff, you'll be responsible for recommending and implementing tax strategies that align with the client's objectives, corresponding with legal counsel and tax authorities on client issues, assisting with reorganizations, researching compliance and planning issues and reviewing personal, corporate and trust tax returns.

Skills and attributes for success

• Identify planning opportunities and prepare correspondence describing the income tax implications of implementing transactions
• Research client issues that arise from planning or compliance work using a variety of on-line sources
• Liaise with the client’s legal counsel
• Review personal, trust and corporate tax returns
• Liaise with Canada Revenue Agency and relevant provincial ministries on client issues
• Correspond with audit managers, staff and/or clients in answering clients’ specific personal, trust or corporate tax queries or about matters that arise from compliance or planning work
• Prepare tax election forms
• Assist and manage the administration of personal and trust tax compliance seasons

To qualify for the role, you must have

• An undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting and/or other appropriate academic major
• 1 – 2 years of relevant tax experience or equivalent experience in business or industry
• Possess a Canadian CPA or CA designation, or a reciprocal CA designation recognized with the CICA
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team
• Possess organization and time management skills

Ideally, you’ll also

• Proactive attitude, commitment, and a highly motivated and driven team player

What we look for

We’re interested in strong team players who support their colleagues in reaching their goals while also considering their own workload and development. We’re looking for people with a genuine passion for tax, and the future of tax, and are inspired to help the world’s leading multinational organizations meet complex tax obligations around the world. If you have the confidence to speak up and influence a team that affects big businesses worldwide, this role is for you.

What we offer you

When you thrive, we thrive. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being:

• $5,000 per year for mental health support benefits
• Wellbeing benefit of $1,200/year

Explore how a career at EY is yours to build at https://www.ey.com/en_ca/careers/personalized-career-development

Discover how, when and where you can work at https://www.ey.com/en_ca/careers/flexibility-mobility

Learn about our commitment to DE&I at https://www.ey.com/en_ca/about-us/corporate-responsibility/equity

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