Senior Accountant - US Corporate Tax

Job Description:

- Conduct U.S. corporate tax engagements involving advice on tax planning opportunities, tax minimization strategies, and compliance issues.

- Assist organizations in determining the most effective US corporate structure from a tax perspective, as well as assisting clients in choosing effective methods of capitalization and financing.

- Deliver industry and technical expertise relating to complex tax and assurance issues through client interactions, reports, technical work, management presentations and high-quality deliverables.

- Assist in performing due diligence or modeling with respect to potential acquisitions by Canadian entities of US subsidiaries, partnerships or business operations.

- Prepare domestic/international federal and multi-state corporate/partnership information returns.

- Research client issues that arise from compliance or planning work such as the effects of various tax treaty provisions on the taxpayer (capital gains, dividends, business profits, etc.).

- Think strategically about client needs by understanding their business, key risks and identifying ways to maximize client relationships and deliver added value.

- Collaborate with client engagement team prior to commencement of client work to discuss roles and responsibilities, risk areas, materiality and deadlines.

- Lead engagement teams, developing effective relationships with clients while coaching and mentoring junior team members.

- Contribute to the development of new ideas and approaches to improve work processes.

Requirements:

- Working knowledge of U.S. Corporate Tax.

- Familiarity with personal, partnership and trust within public practice is considered an asset.

- Experience working with accounting and tax software is preferred.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.