Senior tax associate

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A senior tax associate role focused on Canadian tax planning and compliance for privately owned businesses. The position involves preparing tax strategies, completing filings, conducting technical research, and mentoring junior staff while working closely with partners on complex engagements.

What you will be doing

• Develop Canadian tax planning strategies for privately owned businesses, including trust and estate planning and CCPC compensation and distribution planning
• Review and prepare T1, T2, and T3 returns, tax provisions, financial statement support, and technical tax memoranda
• Compile client information and prepare comprehensive client files
• Conduct technical tax research and documentation
• Delegate work to junior team members and provide mentorship
• Manage multiple engagements while meeting deadlines

What the role requires

• CPA designation or actively working toward CPA completion
• Strong technical Canadian tax knowledge and research capabilities
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and work effectively under pressure
• Strong analytical skills, sound business judgment, and creative problem-solving ability

Designations

What your resume should make obvious

Screeners spend seconds on a first pass. For this role, these are the things worth putting where they will be seen.

• List specific Canadian tax return types you have prepared: T1, T2, T3, and volume handled
• Specify experience with CCPC tax matters, including compensation planning or reorganizations
• Show trust and estate planning exposure with examples of structures or filings completed
• Indicate CPA In-Depth Tax course completion status if applicable
• Quantify mentorship or delegation experience: number of junior staff supervised or coached
• Reference tax research tools or technical memoranda you have authored

Where people in this role usually come from

Candidates typically come from public accounting tax practices where they have progressed from preparing compliance filings to providing planning advice for owner-managed businesses.