Vancouver - Business Tax Incentives - Senior Tax Staff - Costing

at  EY

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.
EY’s multidisciplinary Business Tax Incentives – BTI - team, specializes in tax credits for Scientific Research and Experimental Development - SRED and Capital Asset Reviews - CAR. We are a dynamic, multidisciplinary group of tax, audit, and science and technology professionals who work with companies of all sizes in many different industries, helping them maximize their tax credits and achieve their business objectives. We’re looking for qualified accountants or tax professionals to join our team in Calgary.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

As a Senior Tax Staff, BTI Costing Specialist you will be part a team working with a variety of clients, from entrepreneurs to public corporations, to evaluate and prepare their SRED claims and find other incentives and cash tax savings to help their business. This involves meeting with CTOs, CFOs, engineers, scientists and tax professionals to assess the client’s eligibility to receive funding, establishing how much they can claim, and work with EY’s technical people to identify and prepare SRED claims, capital asset reviews and incentives applications. You will be responsible for managing relationships to provide value to clients and developing skills in project management, risk assessment and business development. If you want to be exposed to exciting research and development initiatives in a myriad of different industries, this role is for you.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A degree or diploma in Accounting or related discipline
• Two or more years’ experience in accounting or tax; knowledge of the SRED program is an asset
• Strong skills in Excel, SharePoint and familiarity with tax preparation software
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; the ability to interview and effectively probe for information
• The ability to think quickly and creatively to determine innovate solutions for client problems
• Proven ability to work well under pressure and meet strict deadlines
• Previous experience in a professional services firm in a tax or audit capacity is an asset

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.

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