Tax & Partner Finance Analyst — Hybrid Growth

Gowling WLG; Hamilton; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid health, dental, and

Job summary

Gowling WLG seeks a Financial Analyst, Tax & Partner Admin to support tax compliance, partner administration, and regulatory reporting across Canadian offices. You will work closely with Tax & Partner Admin teams to ensure accurate filings and timely regulatory responses.

The role offers flexibility in location across Canada, with strong collaboration across Finance, Payroll, and tax authorities. CPA progression and advanced Excel skills are highly valued.

Qualifications

• University degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• CPA designation or progression towards designation.
• Working knowledge of Canadian corporate income tax, GST/HST, provincial taxes, and tax accounting principles.
• 2 to 4 years of relevant experience in tax or financial analysis, preferably within a professional services environment.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the aptitude to meet the Firm’s needs in a professional manner.
• Demonstrates a solutions-oriented approach and the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Capacity to work independently and in a team environment.
• Bilingualism (English/French) would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Prepare indirect tax returns, including GST/HST, PST, and other applicable filings.
• Reconcile tax and partner balance sheet accounts and investigate discrepancies.
• Undertake income statement analysis to ensure proper tax classification and membership expense coding.
• Monitor filing and reporting deadlines and ensure compliance.
• Prepare annual law society membership and insurance payments.
• Assist with annual law society reporting and respond to questions.
• Assist with partner compensation and capital accounts.
• Assist with calculation of annual partner tax allocations and corporate tax provisions.
• Respond to sales tax questions for legal services and review sales tax on invoices.
• Support partner onboarding and offboarding financial processes.
• Support tax audits by gathering documentation and information requests.
• Develop and improve tax, partner administration and membership processes and controls.
• Collaborate with Finance, Payroll and tax authorities.

Skills

CPA designation

Advanced Excel

Strong communication

Independent & team player

Education

University degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Financial software

Job description

Gowling WLG seeks a Financial Analyst, Tax & Partner Admin to support tax compliance, partner administration, and regulatory reporting across Canadian offices. You will work closely with Tax & Partner Admin teams to ensure accurate filings and timely regulatory responses.

The role offers flexibility in location across Canada, with strong collaboration across Finance, Payroll, and tax authorities. CPA progression and advanced Excel skills are highly valued.