Tax Technician

Prasad & Company is looking for a Tax Technician & Administrator to join our Tax Department. The Tax Technician & Administrator is a member of the Tax Department, reports to the Tax Director and contributes to the overall success of the Taxation Department. The Tax Technician & Administrator collaborates with the Tax Team to ensure all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.

Prasad & Company LLP provides essential services to a varying array of businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and personal clients. Prasad & Company LLP thrives on a family-style boutique practice which allow partners, managers, and staff alike to work closely with clients in a full range of services including business advisory, assurance, tax preparation, and estate and business succession planning.

As a certified, Great Place to Work®, our firm has a culture based on trust, transparency, innovation, and team spirit. We offer an attractive compensation package including a Health Spending Account, Group Benefits, a Paid Time Off Program, various bonus programs, a commission program, a Pathway to Partnership Program, opportunities for growth and development and so much more.

**Responsibilities**:

- Manage assigned tax projects to ensure they are filed/completed by the due date. Projects may include T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T1134, T1135
- Provide administrative support to the Tax Department
- Compose and edit correspondence from the Tax Department to the CRA, clients, and internal team members
- Create proposals and engagement letter
- Generate various reports
- Manage monthly invoicing and WIP management
- Assemble tax packages for personal, corporate, and trust returns
- Validate amounts on all documentation by cross-referencing returns prior to issue
- Review working paper files for sign-off on specific forms and documentation completion including follow-up with Partners/Managers when not signed or completed
- Coordinate projects, such as tracking status, completion dates, updating status’ and follow up with partners/managers, and staff accountants to update projects
- Create tax projects within firm software
- Organize Tax Department meetings, including preparing agenda, reports, etc.
- Maintain organization of T1 files that are assigned to you and related client documents
- Scan documents, receipts, slips, etc., as required to complete client tax files
- Manage the return of documents to clients after taxes have been filed
- Build relationships directly with the clients to understand tax history and provide the most value for ongoing tax compliance needs
- Research general tax issues
- Provide clients with quality, and timely responses
- Calculate taxes owed and prepare tax returns ensuring compliance with government standards for various types of entities and engagements
- Manage client and contact information in firm database
- Scan documents
- Ensure tax files are up-to-date and organized
- Data entry and assist with client mail-outs and other general administrative duties as required
- Assist the tax team on various projects, such as Project Coordinator such as tracking tax project completion dates, updating status’, following up with partners/managers

Qualifications and Requirements:

- Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Microsoft Teams, CaseWare, and Tax Cycle
- Excellent keyboarding accuracy
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Must have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to liaise with clients, staff, and outside parties in a professional manner
- Must be organized and have the ability to multi-task
- A minimum of 2 years direct administrative experience within a public accounting firm, tax firm, bookkeeping firm
- Professional and clear communication skills; verbal and written
- Ability to exercise flexibility, initiative, good judgement/discretion, and strong attention to detail
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Must be able to work longer/extended hours between Feb - Mar, which may include some weekends- Thank you in advance for your interest._