Staff Accountant/Specialist, US Corporate Tax

Overview

You've got big plans. We have opportunities to match, and we're committed to empowering you to become a better you, no matter what you do.

When you join KPMG you'll be one of over 227,000 professionals providing audit, tax, advisory and business enablement services across 146 countries.

With the support to do things differently, grow personally and professionally and bring your whole self to work, there's no limit to the impact you can make. Let's do this.

The opportunity:

KPMG's U.S. Tax Services group is a team of professionals who assist Canadian businesses to manage and minimize U.S. taxes in a cross-border context. Our U.S Tax practice is growing, and we require strong professionals to join our dynamic U.S. Tax team in the GTA.

Our group provides U.S. tax compliance and advisory services which includes assisting clients with their U.S federal and state tax return filing requirements and a wide range of tax consulting services, such as assisting clients in determining their optimal U.S. tax structure and advising on internal restructurings to lower an organization's overall effective tax rate.

We're looking for someone that has a strong desire to excel in the Tax world to join our team and that can help us make our clients' businesses better!

*Please note that this is a virtual opportunity affiliated with either our downtown Toronto office or our Vaughan office*

What you will do

• Preparing and reviewing U.S. corporate and partnership tax returns for multinational clients
• Preparing and reviewing U.S. tax provisions for public and private companies
• Working closely with managers, senior managers and partners on tax planning and advisory engagements
• Research and analysis of a wide variety of U.S. tax issues
• Interacting with clients and other team members

What you bring to the role

• Post-secondary degree with a major or focus in Accounting/Tax
• Completed US CPA or willingness to complete US CPA or IRS Enrolled Agent requirements
• Prior experience in a public accounting firm is a considerable asset
• Experience with GoSystem is considered an asset
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and teamwork skills, with the ability to manage conflicting demands and priorities and to multitask
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills and to be able to communicate to clients
• Able to provide persuasive and self-assured responses to challenging questions

Keys to your success: Individuals who take deep personal accountability for their work, have a passion for excellence, driven to achieve their full potential and understand the value of building relationships with clients, future clients, their communities, the global firm and each other. A KPMG professional should have all the following characteristics:

• Strong work ethic
• Thrive on challenges
• Dedicated to providing outstanding client service

Learn more about where a career at KPMG can take you.

Our Values, The KPMG Way

Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters

KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice.

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