International Tax and Transaction Services - Data Intelligence Group - Senior Tax Staff

It has never been more crucial for financial and tax data to be managed efficiently allowing for tax practitioners to provide value to clients. EY's International Tax and Transaction Services, Data Intelligence Group - DIG - is looking for a Senior Tax Staff to join us in transforming tax services.

The opportunity

As a Senior Tax Staff, in ITTS - DIG you will be part of a small but growing team that is pioneering digital transformation across EY Canada's Tax Practice to help our professionals drive operational efficiencies through automation and go to market with competitive offerings. You will work across tax disciplines and closely with various Tax service line engagement teams to scope out their tax data problems and create data efficient solutions for their existing business processes.

Donning your entrepreneurial hat during the product discovery phase, you'll reimagine how critical business lines perform their work while reducing costs and increasing client satisfaction. You will experience the best of both worlds working on a small dynamic team with the resources and backing of large global organization while you embark on this transformational journey.

Location

This position may be based in any EY Canada office - Calgary, Dieppe, Edmonton, Halifax, London, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Saint John, Saskatoon, St. John's, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Waterloo or Winnipeg.

Key Responsibilities

A Senior Tax Staff is responsible for tax data gathering, validation, and organizing large volumes of financial statements, tax returns, and tax working papers as well as following up on missing information and discussing the overall data quality and completeness status with the tax engagement teams while assisting the DIG Managers in implementing tax data processing strategies that align with the engagement objectives.

Skills and attributes for success

• A strong accounting and or finance background with a preference for exposure to data analytics and or technology.
• The ability to read financial statements and understand the advanced concepts of reconciliations and how financial statements interact with tax reporting.
• A strong grasp of the principles of account groupings, equity accounting, consolidations and the computation of taxable income for tax reporting.
• The ability to take ownership of your responsibilities, with a willingness to help, learn, and go extra mile.
• A drive for improving process - always looking for ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of how financial and tax data is managed.
• The ability to manage multiple high-priority projects and navigate ambiguity in a deadline-driven, matrix work environment.
• A genuine enthusiasm towards learning, taking on new challenges, collaborating on new ideas and navigating new digital platforms.
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

To qualify, candidates must have

• An undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting or another relevant academic major.
• 3 or more years experience in accounting or tax.
• Understanding complex, multinational organizational structures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with the strong influencing abilities needed to achieve results
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent organizational, time and project management skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and an aptitude for learning new applications.
• The ability to maintain accurate and up to date information in the work planning system, D-Tox and client TEAMS Planners.

The Senior Tax Staff may be based in any EY Canada office location. The national scope of this position means business level fluency in English is required.

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 EY Offers

At EY, our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to creating a leading people culture - built on high-performance teaming - where everyone can achieve their potential and contribute to building a better working world for our people, our clients and our communities. It's one of the many reasons we repeatedly win awards for being a great place to work.

We offer a competitive compensation package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you to decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays, and paid personal days, based on province of residence, and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you
  

The salary range for this job in British Columbia is $60,000 to $97,000. Individual salaries within this range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and work location city.

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