Staff Accountant (Supervisor), Tax

Durward Jones Barkwell is one of the largest public accounting firms in the Niagara, Hamilton, and Halton regions with offices spanning from Burlington to Welland. The firm was founded in 1940 and features a dynamic group of professionals.

"Big enough to know, small enough to care." At DJB, these are the words we live by. We value our clients and taking care of their unique needs is what drives our business. As part of our team, you will realize that to us nothing is trivial. We have the experience to handle any situation from complex mergers and acquisitions to assisting new entrepreneurs through the many facets of starting a small business. We do all this while remaining personally involved with our clients and the communities where we work and live.

As one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers for 2024, we lead in offering our employees an exceptional place to work. We offer all of our employees:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Flexible work-life balance and summer hours
• Professional development, learning, and growth support
• A variety of community involvement opportunities

Our St. Catharines office has an immediate opening for a full-time Staff Accountant (Supervisor), Tax.

Reporting to Partners and Managers, you will be responsible for:

• Compliance review of tax returns for individuals, corporations, trusts, and partnerships, and the related foreign reporting requirements;
• Participate in tax planning engagements and the preparation of technical tax memos;
• Prepare instruction letters for the execution of corporate reorganizations, estate & post-mortem tax planning, business succession planning, and the purchase & sale of a business;
• Conducting tax research and interpreting tax legislation and proposed legislative changes;
• Providing technical expertise as an internal resource to staff who need tax support on their client files or on specific questions from their clients;
• Preparing client correspondence, including; reports & analysis, discussion of technical issues and recommendations, and attending client meetings where appropriate;
• Providing assistance to other offices of the Firm, as required, and collaborating with other service lines across the firm.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in Public Accounting
• 3-5 years of work experience with Canadian Income Taxation
• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Designation
• Willingness to enroll in or enrolled in the CICA In-Depth Tax Course, or completion of the MTax program
• Eagerness to be continuously learning and gaining experience in a broad range of tax concepts

If you are a confident, dedicated and hard-working professional who is motivated to achieve high standards of quality service and value to clients, we would love to meet you!

We appreciate all who express interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, DJB will provide accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.