Senior Tax Staff - Private Tax

Senior Tax Staff - Private Tax - Toronto

Location:

Toronto

Other locations:
Primary Location Only

Date:
Feb 24, 2026

Requisition

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We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

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The opportunity
As a Tax Staff, you will be a part of our Private Tax practice. You will be part of a team that are subject matter specialists who provide advice to high-net-worth business owners and individuals on domestic and cross-border tax planning, estate, wealth transfer and postmortem planning, asset protection strategies and philanthropic planning. Our Private Tax team works closely with our family office services practice acting as the tax advisor to family offices.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who is a dynamic and entrepreneurially motivated individual who wishes to grow a long-term career in advising high net worth business owners and individuals.

Your key responsibilities
As a Tax Staff, you'll be responsible for recommending and implementing tax strategies that align with the client's objectives, corresponding with legal counsel and tax authorities on client issues, assisting with reorganizations, researching compliance and planning issues and reviewing personal, corporate and trust tax returns.

Skills and attributes for success

Identify planning opportunities and prepare correspondence describing the income tax implications of implementing transactions

Research client issues that arise from planning or compliance work using a variety of on-line sources

Liaise with the client’s legal counsel

Review personal, trust and corporate tax returns

Liaise with Canada Revenue Agency and relevant provincial ministries on client issues

Correspond with audit managers, staff and/or clients in answering clients’ specific personal, trust or corporate tax queries or about matters that arise from compliance or planning work

Prepare tax election forms

Assist and manage the administration of personal and trust tax compliance seasons

To qualify for the role, you must have

An undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting and/or other appropriate academic major

1 – 2 years of relevant tax experience or equivalent experience in business or industry

Possess a Canadian CPA or CA designation, or a reciprocal CA designation recognized with the CICA

Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team

Possess organization and time management skills

Ideally, you’ll also

Proactive attitude, commitment, and a highly motivated and driven team player

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.

This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within our organization.

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

EY reports salary ranges in accordance with applicable provincial pay transparency legislation. Individual salaries within the anticipated salary ranges noted below are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to internal equity, education, relevant experience, knowledge, and applicable skill sets.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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