Staff Accountant – Tax

About the Opportunity

Welch LLP is currently looking for a Staff Accountant, starting to specialize in Tax Compliance and Advisory, to join our Ottawa team.

• Prepare complex and specialized partnership, corporate income, and personal tax returns
• Establish and maintain effective client relationships
• Assist in updating/developing internal corporate and personal tax compliance procedures and policies
• Prepare various tax elections
• Assist in responding to CRA pre- and post-assessment requests
• Provide assistance with CRA audits of personal tax clients
• Prepare voluntary disclosures for corporate and personal tax-related issues
• Conduct tax research
• Attend relevant workshops and conferences to remain up-to-date on corporate tax issues

• Minimum completion of a university degree or college diploma with a specialization in accounting
• 1-3 years experience in accounting
• Experience using Tax Prep (considered a robust asset)
• Working towards fulfilling the experience requirements for the CPA designation
• Strong knowledge of MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Canadian tax knowledge would be an asset
• Excellent communication skills in English; bilingualism (English and French) is a strong asset

Welch LLP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

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