We’re looking for qualified accountants or tax professionals at the staff level to join our team in Vancouver.
EY’s multidisciplinary Business Tax Incentives (BTI) team, specializes in tax credits for Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED). We are a dynamic, multidisciplinary group of tax, audit and science & technology professionals who work with companies of all sizes in many different industries, helping them maximize their tax credits and achieve their business objectives. We’re looking for qualified accountants or tax professionals at the staff level to join our team in Vancouver.
Our team brings together the right people and resources to provide our clients with a wide spectrum of services, including:
Scoping sessions to determine if there are eligible SR&ED projects or expenditures
Preparation of technical project descriptions and qualifying expenditure summaries
Preparation of the tax submission
Negotiation of claim settlement with taxation authorities/Canada Customs and Revenue Agency science and audit staff
Implementation of systems to track BTI
Information educational seminars
be exposed to exciting, state-of-the-art SR&ED work in Canada
have a wide variety of challenging responsibilities
learn about a broad range of industries from both a business and engineering perspective
have an opportunity to play a key role in a specific and growing area in EY’s tax practice
develop skills and knowledge, including BTI tax law, presentation and educational seminar planning and delivery, facilitation, project management, risk judgment and business development.
The successful candidate will be part of a team responsible for assessing projects in client firms, to determine whether they qualify for tax credits or other incentives under federal and provincial BTI programs. Specific responsibilities include:
preparing BTI related claims, including costing summaries, linking to supporting documentation
collecting appropriate documentation for input to reports
working with a technical specialist in the preparation of the science portion and the submission of the tax claim
assisting in the defense of BTI claims with tax authorities
conducting follow-ups with clients to validate information
training client staff through presentations, seminars and coaching
Tax background, an asset
Strong skills in Excel
Ideally, at least two years experience in a similar position
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including ability to work in teams
Good interviewing skills, with the ability to probe for information
Organizational skills, analytical ability and detail focused Bilingual (spoken and written)
EY is committed to diversity and equity.