Senior Associate – Tax Advisory

Company Description:

Grewal Guyatt LLP (“Grewal Guyatt”) is a prominent Professional Services firm based out of Richmond Hill, Ontario that specializes in Assurance, Accounting, Estate Planning, Tax Consulting, Forensics, Advisory, Business Valuations and Litigation Support Services.

Grewal Guyatt has experienced exponential growth over the past several years through organic expansion of service lines and strategic acquisitions. Our clients include high net worth families, real estate developers, fintech companies, medical, dental, and legal professionals, nationally recognized organizations, professional athletes, and various not-for-profit entities. The strength of our people has allowed us to provide quality service to our clients that is competitive with the most well-known accounting firms.

We recognize that the growth of our firm is attributable to our people, and we reward our team members by providing attractive compensation and supporting career development. As we continue our growth trajectory, we will continue to develop our team members into future leaders of the firm.

At Grewal Guyatt, we embrace individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and we cultivate inclusion through our commitment to a respectful, approachable, and open-door environment. Some of the perks of working for Grewal Guyatt include 3+ weeks vacation, hybrid work model, an annual performance bonus, and more.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Participate in tax consulting engagements including corporate reorganizations, estate freezes, estate litigation and other general tax planning.
• Research and analyze technical tax topics.
• Prepare tax models to illustrate the potential tax savings from proposed tax plan.
• Prepare and review tax compliance and election forms arising out of tax planning engagements.
• Assist in reviewing legal documents from tax perspective to implement proposed reorganization.
• Prepare special forms such as applications for the Voluntary Disclosure Program and request for a clearance certificate.
• Provide training and support service to the compliance department on tax related topics.
• Present research finding by either verbal or written communication in a professional manner.
• Liaise with Canada Revenue Agency and relevant provincial ministries on client issues.
• Assist in writing bi-weekly tax articles for internal and external use.
• Enter daily timesheet and expenses in CCH.
• UtilizeMonday.com and stay on top of assigned tasks.
• Meet billable target hours.
• Work closely with other departments to assist clients with varies professional services need.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Certified Public Accounting (CPA) designation.
• Completed or close to completion of CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Course.
• 3-5 years’ working experience in public accounting practice with a specialization in tax, preparing and reviewing personal, corporate and trust returns, estate tax planning, corporate reorganizations, and dispute resolution.
• Analytical skills for interpreting the Income Tax Act and case law.
• Strong technical background in Canadian income tax with experience in tax research and memo writing.
• Demonstrated understanding of increasingly complex tax concepts and effective application of tax knowledge to client situations.
• Proficient in the use of CCH (Tax Prep), CaseWare, MS Office Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated excellence in oral and written communication skills.
• Highly responsive to client needs, and able to develop and maintain effective client working relationships.
• Proven strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to stay organized and meet tight deadlines.

Why work for GG?

• Competitive compensation package
• Company-paid benefits package
• Career growth opportunities
• Education Assistant Program
• 3+ weeks vacation
• Hybrid work environment
• Annual performance bonus
• Divisional rewards plan
• Client Referral Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Social events
• Specialty division opportunities for career progression