Location: Toronto, ON

Pay Rate: $48-53/hour

Contract Length: 3-6 months

About the Role:

Our client, a rapidly expanding national service organization, seeks a proactive Tax Consultant for a 6-month contract. This role involves managing corporate tax processes, handling various tax filings related to acquisitions, and ensuring compliance. The initial focus will be clearing a backlog of tax returns and entity closures, transitioning to routine compliance work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage corporate income tax filings (T5s, T4s, EHT) across provinces.
• Handle various tax filings (EHT, WSIB, provincial health taxes).
• Oversee jurisdictional data, track filings and account cancellations.
• Manage acquisition control returns and coordinate with external firms.
• Manage cancellation of tax accounts and maintain compliance checklists.
• Prepare and submit final tax returns and work with legal to close entities.
• Coordinate with previous owners/accountants for prior tax years and stub year filings.
• Inform authorities (CRA, registrar) of entity closures.
• Perform legwork to ensure timely filings and closures.

Qualifications:

• Strong organizational and independent work skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong income and general tax knowledge.
• Broad understanding of multi-provincial tax regulations and forms.
• Proven experience in corporate income tax, EHT, WSIB, and provincial taxes.
• Experience with CRA, Quebec, and Alberta filings (T5s, T4s, NR4s, T2000, T2002).
• Experience managing acquisition control returns and tax account cancellations.
• Strong communication skills for liaising with stakeholders.
• Must have strong corporate tax and project experience.
• Familiarity with tax preparation software.

Next Steps:

We here at Clarity Recruitment would like to thank you for your application. Only those chosen for a phone interview will be contacted via email and text to set up a phone interview.

JOB ID #3157476