GCR - Canada Tax - Senior

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Your key responsibilities

• Develop brief understanding of the client’s activities and compliances related to Canadian tax and tax accounting matters and make sure they are properly addressed.
• FS Compilation and Review Engagement – Knowledge of CaseWare, Accounting adjustments, Tax adjustments, Finalization of accounts etc.
• Preparation of review and compilation financial statements and tax returns in accordance with Firm standards for clients in a variety of businesses
• Bookkeeping activities and assist clients with set-up and maintenance of corporate records.
• Global direct tax compliance – Assist in preparation of income tax returns such as T2, T1, T3 and T5013 along with other allied forms and workpapers for Canada jurisdictional income taxes with internal teams.
• Income Tax Provision – Prepare quarterly and annual tax provision for Canadian Compliance purposes. Work with EY country teams for sign-off and delivery to clients.
• Forecasting – Prepare, review and manage taxes forecast and report to client and consult with EY country teams, where necessary.
• Tax Payments – Prepare and review estimated the tax payments and manage tax payment process.
• Tax account reconciliation – Prepare and review Tax account reconciliation, collect supporting documents and work with clients on reconciling items. Prepare and book rectification journal entries, where needed.
• Other Tax functions – Prepare and review other taxes entry package, return to provision entries, etc., and submit for review for client’s approval.

Skills and attributes for success

• Ability to work and plan effectively with minimal direction in ambiguous situations
• Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on building high functioning teams
• Able to articulate complex/critical challenges, issues, etc.
• The ability to priorities when working on multiple complex projects
• Strong influencing skills, and the confidence to question existing processes
• Contributing to a positive team environment by demonstrating consistent commitment and optimism towards work challenges

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s / master’s degree in accounting / MBA Finance
• 3-5 years of experience in Canadian tax compliance, good knowledge and experience in income tax accounting, including a mixture of Big 4 and industry experience.
• Strong accounting skills with an interest to learn Canada and Non-Canada direct tax compliance.   
• Strong communication skills, Strong computer skills, including an intermediate knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Awareness of other taxes in the Canada
• Ability to read, interpret and apply tax legislation

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