Senior Staff Accountant, Tax
- Dartmouth, NS, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 1-2 years of experience in a professional services firm
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Be part of something bigger. Build with us today - Now, for tomorrow.
At Baker Tilly, we care about the impact you make. That’s why we’re invested in your growth from day one - because the steps you take today define your tomorrow.
We are looking for a Senior Staff Accountant, Tax to join our team - a role where your expertise will drive meaningful outcomes and your ambition will help shape what comes next. Here, you’ll collaborate with a dynamic team of professionals, united by a shared commitment to making a difference - for our clients, our communities, and one another.
Baker Tilly is a leading advisory and accounting firm dedicated to building better futures. With global reach and local roots, we combine the scale of a network with the trust of strong relationships. From audit and tax to consulting and specialist advisory services, we help clients navigate complexity and seize opportunity with clarity.
“There is no limit to the growth opportunities at Baker Tilly. We pride ourselves on promoting talent when we see it, and work with each professional to define what success means for them.”
Your role:
Dartmouth, NS
Job type:
Permanent, Full-time
Your schedule:
Monday to Friday
Salary range:
Will be communicated at a later stage in the hiring process
When you join Baker Tilly, you become part of something bigger - an ambitious, forward-thinking company that puts people first. Ideas matter, perspectives count, and every contribution builds a stronger future. If you’re ready to make an impact, we’re ready to meet you.
We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
#PeopleFirst
At Baker Tilly, we care about the impact you make. That’s why we’re invested in your growth from day one - because the steps you take today define your tomorrow.
We are looking for a Senior Staff Accountant, Tax to join our team - a role where your expertise will drive meaningful outcomes and your ambition will help shape what comes next. Here, you’ll collaborate with a dynamic team of professionals, united by a shared commitment to making a difference - for our clients, our communities, and one another.
Baker Tilly is a leading advisory and accounting firm dedicated to building better futures. With global reach and local roots, we combine the scale of a network with the trust of strong relationships. From audit and tax to consulting and specialist advisory services, we help clients navigate complexity and seize opportunity with clarity.
“There is no limit to the growth opportunities at Baker Tilly. We pride ourselves on promoting talent when we see it, and work with each professional to define what success means for them.”
Your role:
- Working closely with Tax Partners and other senior tax staff, to develop and implement tax planning assignments for clients
- Performing technical research and documenting tax plan recommendations
- Preparing individual and corporate tax returns
- Collaborate with peers and senior management on file planning and completion within time constraints
- Provide personal, attentive service to clients to encourage productive working relationships
- Identifying client service opportunities
- Successful completion of the Common Final Evaluation (CFE), at a minimum, writing the CFE Fall 2026
- 1-2 years of experience in a professional services firm
- Tax experience considered an asset
- Experience leading junior staff on client deliverables
- Self-motivation with an ability to work both independently and in a team environment
- Strong analytical skills and creativity to identify problems and potential solutions
- Strong proficiency in client-focused service
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Strong project management and organizational skills to handle multiple projects with conflicting time lines
- A passion for tax work!
- Competitive total rewards package, including salary and incentive program
- Robust benefits plan (health, dental, life, dependent life, AD&D, STD, LTD, etc.)
- RRSP matching
- Generous paid time off package (vacation, personal, sick, firm holidays, etc.)
- Health & Wellness Spending Accounts
- Cell phone allowance
- Complimentary on-site gym
- Free, plentiful parking
- Dress for your day, including casual
- Growth-focused coaching, mentoring, feedback, and growth plan reviews
- Learning and professional development opportunities as well as paid professional dues
- Work-life integration (professional flexibility, working remotely opportunities, compressed work weeks, EFAP, etc.)
- Fun at work year-round with firm-sponsored social events, yoga, lunch and learns, registered massage therapy visits, espresso happy hours, free snacks and meals, teambuilding events, therapy dog visit, off-site Staff Day, etc.
Dartmouth, NS
Job type:
Permanent, Full-time
Your schedule:
Monday to Friday
Salary range:
Will be communicated at a later stage in the hiring process
When you join Baker Tilly, you become part of something bigger - an ambitious, forward-thinking company that puts people first. Ideas matter, perspectives count, and every contribution builds a stronger future. If you’re ready to make an impact, we’re ready to meet you.
We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
#PeopleFirst
More about this job
Responsibilities
Work with tax partners and senior staff to develop and implement client tax plans, conduct technical research, and document recommendations. Prepare individual and corporate tax returns, coordinate file planning and completion, provide attentive client service, and identify opportunities to support clients.
Requirements
Candidates must have successfully completed the Common Final Evaluation (CFE), or be writing the Fall 2026 CFE, and have 1–2 years of professional services experience; tax experience is an asset. The role also calls for experience leading junior staff, strong analytical, communication, project management, and organizational skills, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Skills
- Tax Planning
- Tax Research
- Tax Return Preparation
- Individual Tax Returns
- Corporate Tax Returns
- Client Service
- File Planning
- Staff Leadership
- Analytical Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Written Communication
- Verbal Communication
- Project Management
- Organization
- Teamwork
Benefits
- Incentive Program
- Health Benefits
- Dental Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Dependent Life Insurance
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- RRSP Matching
- Paid Time Off
- Health and Wellness Spending Accounts
- Cell Phone Allowance
- On-Site Gym
- Free Parking
- Professional Development
- Paid Professional Dues
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Compressed Work Weeks
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Consulting
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Tax
- Tax Planning
- Tax Research
- Tax Recommendations
- Individual Tax Returns
- Corporate Tax Returns
- Client Service
- Client Relationships
- File Planning
- File Completion
- Common Final Evaluation
- CFE
- Professional Services
- Accounting
- Analytical Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Project Management
- Organizational Skills
- Staff Leadership
- Written Communication
- Verbal Communication