Mobility Tax - Senior Tax Staff - People Advisory Services
Top Benefits
About the role
Mobility Tax - Senior Tax Staff - People Advisory Services
Location: Waterloo
Salary: Competitive
Date: Aug 22, 2025
Job description
Requisition ID: 1637997
At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.
We’ll help you succeed in a globally... (full description omitted for brevity)
The opportunity
We are currently seeking a Senior Tax Staff to join our People Advisory Services – Mobility Tax practice. Our People Advisory Services practice provides high-quality compliance and advisory solutions to help our clients drive organizational success through human capital. Our practice is one of the world's largest and has talented and innovative professionals dedicated to teamwork and exceptional client service. People Advisory Services encompasses Mobility, Global Employment Tax Services, Total Rewards, HR Performance Improvement and Immigration services.
The Mobility Tax services include Canadian and US personal income tax, compliance and advisory services; mobility policy design; executive compensation advice; employer tax advice; and global coordination. You’ll be part of a team with a wide variety of experiences and a supportive environment.
Your key responsibilities
- Contribute to client satisfaction by providing clients with exceptional quality and timely work products
- Determine appropriate and optimal Canadian and US filing positions
- Prepare complex personal income tax returns
- Review personal income tax returns
- Advise clients on the tax implications of working in another tax jurisdiction
- Research on Tax technical matters to support both compliance and advisory deliverables
- Contribute to the national education program by preparing and/or delivering tax technical material
- Leverage technology to maximize productivity
Skills and attributes for success
- Effective communicator and confident team player who can not only collaborate with people from various teams but also prioritize shifting demands
- Willingness to contribute to a flexible, stable, and team‑oriented working culture that fosters personal development and a positive attitude
- Commitment to learning in a tax technology environment
- Ability to work in a high pressured and time sensitive environment
- Excellent managerial, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills
- The ability to manage time spent against budget and work alongside team members to ensure the timely completion of deliverables while providing exceptional client service
Ideally, you’ll also have
- A bachelor's degree, preferably with an emphasis in accounting, finance, or a related field
- 3 years of relevant tax experience; or equivalent experience in industry
- Excellent Knowledge of current automated tax processing systems and tax laws
- Exceptional PC proficiency including Microsoft Excel, Word, and Powerpoint
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.
What we offer
When you thrive, we thrive. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well‑being:
- $5,000 per year for mental health support benefits
- Wellbeing benefit of $1,200/year
Explore how a career at EY is yours to build at https://www.ey.com/en_ca/careers/personalized-career-development
Discover how, when and where you can work at https://www.ey.com/en_ca/careers/flexibility-mobility
Learn about our commitment to DE&I at https://www.ey.com/en_ca/about-us/corporate-responsibility/equity
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Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.
EY teams in more than 150 countries work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions, strengthened by sector experience and diverse ecosystem partners.
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Mobility Tax - Senior Tax Staff - People Advisory Services
Top Benefits
About the role
Mobility Tax - Senior Tax Staff - People Advisory Services
Location: Waterloo
Salary: Competitive
Date: Aug 22, 2025
Job description
Requisition ID: 1637997
At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.
We’ll help you succeed in a globally... (full description omitted for brevity)
The opportunity
We are currently seeking a Senior Tax Staff to join our People Advisory Services – Mobility Tax practice. Our People Advisory Services practice provides high-quality compliance and advisory solutions to help our clients drive organizational success through human capital. Our practice is one of the world's largest and has talented and innovative professionals dedicated to teamwork and exceptional client service. People Advisory Services encompasses Mobility, Global Employment Tax Services, Total Rewards, HR Performance Improvement and Immigration services.
The Mobility Tax services include Canadian and US personal income tax, compliance and advisory services; mobility policy design; executive compensation advice; employer tax advice; and global coordination. You’ll be part of a team with a wide variety of experiences and a supportive environment.
Your key responsibilities
- Contribute to client satisfaction by providing clients with exceptional quality and timely work products
- Determine appropriate and optimal Canadian and US filing positions
- Prepare complex personal income tax returns
- Review personal income tax returns
- Advise clients on the tax implications of working in another tax jurisdiction
- Research on Tax technical matters to support both compliance and advisory deliverables
- Contribute to the national education program by preparing and/or delivering tax technical material
- Leverage technology to maximize productivity
Skills and attributes for success
- Effective communicator and confident team player who can not only collaborate with people from various teams but also prioritize shifting demands
- Willingness to contribute to a flexible, stable, and team‑oriented working culture that fosters personal development and a positive attitude
- Commitment to learning in a tax technology environment
- Ability to work in a high pressured and time sensitive environment
- Excellent managerial, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills
- The ability to manage time spent against budget and work alongside team members to ensure the timely completion of deliverables while providing exceptional client service
Ideally, you’ll also have
- A bachelor's degree, preferably with an emphasis in accounting, finance, or a related field
- 3 years of relevant tax experience; or equivalent experience in industry
- Excellent Knowledge of current automated tax processing systems and tax laws
- Exceptional PC proficiency including Microsoft Excel, Word, and Powerpoint
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.
What we offer
When you thrive, we thrive. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well‑being:
- $5,000 per year for mental health support benefits
- Wellbeing benefit of $1,200/year
Explore how a career at EY is yours to build at https://www.ey.com/en_ca/careers/personalized-career-development
Discover how, when and where you can work at https://www.ey.com/en_ca/careers/flexibility-mobility
Learn about our commitment to DE&I at https://www.ey.com/en_ca/about-us/corporate-responsibility/equity
Diversity and Inclusion at EY
Diversity and inclusiveness are at the heart of who we are and how we work... (full text omitted for brevity)
EY | Building a better working world
EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets... (full text omitted for brevity)
About EY
EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society, the planet, while building trust in the capital markets.
Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.
EY teams in more than 150 countries work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions, strengthened by sector experience and diverse ecosystem partners.
Find out more about the EY global network: http://ey.com/en_gl/legal-statement