Tax Partner

Tax Partner North York, Ontario
Compensation: Base salary $170K+ negotiable dependent on experience.

Tax Compliance

• Review and oversee T2 corporate income tax returns, personal tax returns, trust returns and partnership information returns.
• Review HST/GST and other indirect tax filings, elections and information reporting.
• Review tax returns and other compliance work prepared by team members.
• Conduct advanced tax research and provide practical solutions to complex tax matters.
• Ensure compliance with the Canadian Income Tax Act and related legislation.
• Identify tax risks and opportunities across the client portfolio.
• Advise clients on tax controversy matters, including CRA audits, assessments, objections and appeals.

Tax Advisory & Planning

• Develop tax-efficient corporate and personal strategies for clients.
• Advise owner-managed businesses and entrepreneurs on tax planning opportunities.
• Analyze corporate structures and recommend strategies to optimize tax outcomes.
• Provide advice relating to reorganizations, transactions and structural changes.
• Identify and develop high-value tax planning opportunities.
• Monitor changes to Canadian tax legislation and communicate their impact to clients.
• Provide practical, commercially focused solutions to complex tax issues.

Client & Practice Leadership

• Manage and strengthen relationships with an established portfolio of clients.
• Meet directly with business owners, management teams and senior decision-makers.
• Act as a trusted advisor and primary point of contact for key tax clients.
• Lead and oversee tax engagements from planning through completion.
• Mentor, coach and develop junior and intermediate tax professionals.
• Review work and provide technical guidance to team members.

Client & Practice Leadership (continued)

• Monitor engagement budgets, deadlines and profitability.
• Participate in billing and collection processes.
• Contribute to the continued development and growth of the firm's tax practice.
• Participate in networking, seminars, client events and other business development initiatives.
• Prepare technical-insight articles and blogs to be shared with clients through its website
• Identify opportunities to expand existing client relationships and generate new business.
• Represent the firm within the professional and business community.

Candidate Profile

• 15+ years of progressive public accounting experience, with a significant focus on Canadian taxation.
• CPA designation.
• Previous experience at the Manager, Senior Manager, Director or Partner level.
• Strong knowledge of Canadian corporate and personal taxation.
• Extensive experience working with owner-managed businesses and privately held companies.
• Strong technical knowledge of the Canadian Income Tax Act.
• Demonstrated experience across both tax compliance and tax planning/advisory.
• Experience reviewing T2s, T1 personal tax returns, trusts, HST/GST filings and other tax-related compliance.
• Strong tax research, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supervising, mentoring and developing tax professionals.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Strong project and time management capabilities.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Strong business acumen and a client-focused approach.
• Ability to work independently while contributing as a senior member of the team.
• Experience with CaseWare, TaxPrep and Microsoft Office.

Ideal Background

The firm is particularly interested in candidates who have developed a broad-based tax practice rather than being narrowly specialized in a single area of taxation.

Professionals from mid-sized public accounting firms, regional firms or Enterprise-type environments may be particularly well suited to the opportunity.

Candidates from larger firms may also be considered where they have significant experience working directly with privately held and owner-managed businesses.

The successful candidate should be comfortable operating as both a technical tax expert and trusted business advisor.

The successful would be open to overseeing the execution of compilation engagements that are primarily tax-focused client relationships.

This is more than a traditional tax management position. It represents an opportunity to:

• Step into an important succession and leadership role.
• Take over and develop an established client portfolio.
• Work directly with entrepreneurs and business owners.
• Combine hands-on tax compliance with meaningful advisory work.
• Build and grow a tax practice within an established boutique firm.
• Play a significant role in the firm's continued growth.
• Mentor and develop the next generation of tax professionals.
• Establish a long-term path toward partnership and practice leadership.
• Work within a collaborative, entrepreneurial and personable environment.

Compensation

Base salary $170K + negotiable depending on experience and qualifications, plus:

• Performance-based bonus
• Business development / new client incentives
• Long-term partnership opportunity

Fuze HR Solutions is committed to building a diverse, accessible, and equitable workforce. Our approach is twofold. Both internal, where we focus on creating a diverse and inclusive environment for our employees, and external, where we source and recruit from the most diverse candidate pools. Our teams are educated on current best practices at attracting, retaining, and working with the most talented and diverse candidates.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to accommodating every candidate and encourage those who identify as a member of a visible minority group, or a person with a disability and requiring specific accommodations, to apply.

For all questions, comments and feedback on our diversity and inclusion programs and policies or to request information relating to accommodation measures, please contact your local Fuze HR Solutions branch.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Fuze HR, we may use AI-powered tools to assist with some of the behind-the-scenes tasks in recruitment. These tools help us work more efficiently and stay organized, but all final hiring decisions are made by our team of real people.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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