Staff Accountant

Job Description

Durward Jones Barkwell
is one of the largest public accounting firms in the Niagara, Hamilton, and Halton regions, with offices spanning from Burlington to St. Catharines. The firm was founded in 1940 and features a dynamic group of professionals.

"Big enough to know, small enough to care."
At DJB, these are the words we live by. We value our clients, and taking care of their unique needs is what drives our business. As part of our team, you will realize that to us, nothing is trivial. We have the experience to handle any situation, from complex mergers and acquisitions to assisting new entrepreneurs through the many facets of starting a small business. We do all this while remaining personally involved with our clients and the communities where we work and live.

As one of Hamilton-Niagara's Top Employers for 2025 and one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers for 2025,
we lead in offering our employees an exceptional place to work. We offer all our employees:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Flexible work-life balance and summer hours
• Professional development, learning, and growth support
• A dynamic team of employees who desire to see everyone succeed

Our Firm has an opening for a Staff Accountant (Supervisor), US Tax to join our team
. The position details are as follows
:

• Status: Full-Time, Permanent
• Office Location: Burlington
• Salary Range: $98,500 – $109,000
• Additional Compensation Info: target 5% bonus based on specific metrics
• Reason for Hire: New Position

Reporting to Partners and Managers, you will be responsible for:

• Providing exceptional planning and advice on cross-border structures and compliance
• Being a key contributor to the growth of a new US Tax group, and contributing to tax planning and client management initiatives
• Providing both technical and project management support on U.S. Personal and Corporate Tax projects
• Researching, interpreting tax legislation, formulating solutions, and providing suggestions
• Prompt identification of significant issues for discussion with the Manager and/or Tax Partner, along with recommendations. Discuss matters with the Assurance Partner, if required
• Preparing client correspondence, including reports, discussion of technical issues and recommendations
• Preparing all types of US tax returns
• Acting in the capacity of a coach to specific US tax staff, providing support and development, if deemed appropriate
• Assistance to other offices of the Firm as required
• Additional responsibilities as required to support Firm objectives

The ideal candidate will have:

• Graduate of a University Accounting Program, or equivalent
• US Certified Public Accountant and/or Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Designation
• 1-2 years post-designation experience in a public accounting Firm
• 3-5 years of work experience with US Taxation
• Strong knowledge of US tax legislation, including personal and corporate tax regulations
• Thorough understanding of the Internal Revenue Code
• Knowledge of CaseWare, CaseView, Taxprep and Microsoft Office programs, an asset

If you are a confident, dedicated, and hard-working professional motivated to achieve high standards of quality service and value for clients, we would love to hear from you

We appreciate all who express interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Additional Information:

Accessibility: In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, DJB will provide accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process. Please inform Human Resources of any accommodation(s) required, and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible recruitment experience.

Use of AI Tools: AI tools may be used to support parts of the recruitment process (such as screening resumes and scheduling or organizing candidate information). Final decisions on all hiring steps are always made by our HR and management teams.