Accounting and Tax Technician - Accounting and Compliance Reporting - Toronto

The opportunity

As an Accounting & Tax Technician, you'll be part of EY’s Global Compliance & Reporting practice. This position offers excellent opportunities for learning to the right candidate. We are seeking full-time candidates who can fulfill the following responsibilities and qualifications.

Your key responsibilities

As an Accounting & Tax Technician, you'll:

• Prepare journal entries, trial balance, financial statements and the supporting schedules
• Prepare personal, corporate, trust and partnership tax returns
• Collate and e-file submissions of tax returns
• Verify tax assessments
• Research general tax issues
• Interact with tax authorities
• Develop direct contacts with clients
• Provide clients with quality, timely and responsive services and work products

Skills and attributes for success

• The ability to effectively manage multiple tasks in a fast paced and high-volume environment with keen attention to client needs
• The ability to manage time spent against budget, and work alongside team members to ensure the timely completion of work deliverables
• The ability to be proactive, use own initiative, and work independently, as well as part of the team
• The ability to demonstrate sound judgment regarding confidential and sensitive matters
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail
• Good communication skills

To qualify for the role, you must have

• University degree or college diploma in accounting, finance or tax, or equivalent
• Previous related bookkeeping and accounting experience, including summarizing transactions from source documents, booking journal entries, reconciling general ledger accounts, and compiling financial information
• Experience with accounting for marketable securities transactions would be an asset.
• Experience using Caseware and Taxprep / iFirm is highly desirable
• Valid Canada Revenue Agency RepID
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
• The flexibility to work additional hours

Ideally, you’ll also have

• A commitment to learning and using our tax technology and processes
• Experience with tax slip and tax return preparation and filing (, T4, T5, T1, T2, T3, and T5013 returns)

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.

This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within our organization.

What we offer

When you thrive, we thrive. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being:

• $5,000 per year for mental health support benefits
• Wellbeing benefit of $1,200/year

EY reports salary ranges in accordance with applicable provincial pay transparency legislation. Individual salaries within the anticipated salary ranges noted below are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to internal equity, education, relevant experience, knowledge, and applicable skill sets.

• Toronto: $42,000 to $81,500

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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