Senior Cross-Border Tax Accountant - Canada / Us

Full-time / permanent Hybrid in-office + remote (after initial training period) Start date: Flexible
About usWe’re a boutique cross-border tax firm in Kitsilano, near Granville Island, specializing in US and Canadian personal tax for US citizens resident in Canada. If you’re doing excellent work at a larger firm but want more control of your time, more ownership of your files, and direct client relationships — without the bureaucracy — this role is built for you.
The roleWorking alongside our senior staff, you’ll review the US and Canadian cross-border personal tax work prepared by our team, prepare the most complicated files we have, own the technical quality of what goes out the door, resolve the hard cross-border questions, and mentor our junior staff. You’ll manage your own portfolio of client relationships and help shape how the practice runs.
What you’ll do
Review and prepare Canadian (T1), US (Form 1040), FBARs and state personal returns and supporting working papers for technical accuracy and completeness, and sign off on quality
Act as the technical go-to on cross-border individual issues — residency and treaty positions, foreign information reporting (Forms 3520/3520-A, 8938, 5471, FBAR), PFICs, GILTI, cross-border pensions and registered accounts, and foreign tax credits
Manage client relationships and lead correspondence with the CRA and IRS, including Notices of Assessment, review letters, and voluntary disclosures
Mentor and train junior staff;
write clear review notes and help build internal standards and processes
Own filing deadlines and extensions across your portfolio
Required qualifications & skills
You must have 5 or more years of experience working for a cross-border tax firm
You need to know more about US and Canadian taxes than our less senior staff
CPA (Canada or US) and/or EA designation
Able to independently review both US (Form 1040 + state) and Canadian (T1) personal returns
Excellent written and verbal communication — able to explain and defend positions to clients and tax authorities
Sound judgment — able to use AI tools critically, applying their strengths without being led into errors
Nice to have
Experience reviewing corporate, partnership, trust, estate, information returns and elections
Working knowledge of TaxPrep and CCH ProSystem fx
Why you’ll want this role
Control of your time — flexible, negotiable hours outside the busy season;
you shape your own schedule
Real ownership of your files and client relationships, without big firm layers of bureaucracy
Expect to work 48–55 hours/week from March 1 – June 15.
Competitive salary, plus a firm profit-based bonus and overtime pay for overtime work
Extended health and dental benefits
Hybrid model (minimum 2 days/week in office once established)
On-site parking
We welcome applicants of all backgrounds.
You must be eligible to work in Canada.
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