Team Lead Canada Accounts & Tax

Work Mode: Work From Home (WFH)
Experience: 5+ Years
Qualification: Bachelors / Masters in Accounting
Preferred: CA / CA Inter / CPA

Position Overview

We are looking for an experienced Team Lead Canada Accounts & Tax to manage and oversee accounting and taxation operations for Canada-based clients. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in Canadian Accounting & Taxation, along with proven team management and client-handling skills.

Key Responsibilities

Technical & Accounting Operations

• Manage month-end and year-end closing activities.

• Perform bank and account reconciliations.

• Prepare and review monthly and annual financial statements.

• Handle payroll processing, payroll accounting and compliance.

• Manage multiple client engagements and ensure timely delivery of quality outputs.

• Prepare and manage GST / HST filings.

• Handle T1 and T2 tax forms and related compliance activities.

• Review bookkeeping, accounting and taxation work prepared by the team.

Client Management

• Communicate directly with Canadian CPA firms and end clients.

• Manage client relationships and resolve accounting/tax-related queries.

• Review monthly and annual bookkeeping/accounting projects.

• Review compliance and tax projects.

• Ensure timely completion of assignments and reprioritize tasks based on client requirements.

Team Leadership

• Lead, supervise and mentor the accounting and tax team.

• Monitor team performance, productivity and quality of deliverables.

• Allocate work and ensure timely completion of assignments.

• Motivate team members and maintain a positive, collaborative work environment.

• Support employee development and help control attrition.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Canadian Accounting & Taxation.

• Strong hands-on knowledge of Canadian accounting, taxation and payroll.

• Prior experience in team handling / team leadership.

• Strong client-facing and communication skills.

• Experience working with Canadian CPA firms or Canada-based clients is highly preferred.

• Good understanding of accrual and cash-basis accounting.

• Experience in financial statement preparation, reconciliations and year-end engagements.

Technical Skills

Accounting Software:
QBO, QBD, Xero, Dext, Hubdoc, Wagepoint, Payworks, Caseware Profile, CCH, Taxprep

Advanced Excel:
VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, Pivot Tables

Accounting & Reporting:

• Monthly & Year-End Financial Statements

• Bank & Account Reconciliations

• Accrual & Cash Basis Accounting

• Year-End Compilation Engagements

• Review Engagements

• Audit Engagements

Canadian Tax & Payroll:

• GST / QST / HST

• T1 / T2 / T3

• T5013 / T3010

• PD7A

• T4 / T4A / T5

• Payroll Processing & Remittances

Industry Exposure

Experience handling accounting and taxation requirements across multiple industries will be preferred.

Ideal Candidate

A candidate with 5+ years of Canadian Accounting & Tax experience, current/recent Team Lead experience, strong knowledge of T1/T2, GST/HST and Canadian payroll, and direct experience handling Canadian clients/CPA firms.