Senior Associate - Tax Technology Consulting

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We are looking for a recent graduate with a robust educational foundation in technology, encompassing areas such as requirements analysis, design, development, architecture, cloud technologies, implementations, and operations. Having specific experience in the Microsoft Power Platform would be advantageous, as would experience in finance, accounting, or related professional services.

In the role of Tax Technologist, you will collaborate with tax teams to grasp their objectives and devise solutions to drive value. Your responsibilities will include supporting the practice by designing, developing, and configuring solutions for client-facing tax technology consulting engagements.

Responsibilities include:

• Evaluates available technologies for potential fit to meet the identified tax needs. 
• Support project teams understand the needs of the stakeholders and users to gather requirements and user stories for engagement.
• Create design and architecture plans of solution, including user interface design, technical and functional designs, data models, and integration points.
• Develop solutions according to the design specifications.
• Coordinates delivery plans, testing, training, and support for delivery of new applications and solution sets
• Participates in team demos and retrospectives to validate quality, provide team feedback, and improve team processes.   
• Facilitates vetting proposed designs with the product manager and Client, as needed.
• Support business as usual to keep platforms and applications operational by implementing dashboards and alerts for services health check, license management, and charge back for resource utilization.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM field
• 1-2 years of experience (including research and internship roles) in engineering, computer science or other related STEM fields.
• Working knowledge of scripting languages (e.g. Python, JS, R, Office Scripts, etc)
• Commitment to obtaining Microsoft development certifications and engaging in continuous professional development. 
• Able to translate customer needs into business solution designs using creative problem solving.
• Able to depict complex ideas, issues and designs to varied audiences.
• Natural curiosity to learn and get into the details.
• Well organized and disciplined in following process.
• Ability to work in a virtual team environment.
• Ability to complete work in an acceptable timeframe and manage a variety of detailed tasks and responsibilities.

Preferred

• Experience with Microsoft Power Platform
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric
• Experience Alteryx or other ETL platforms
• Experience with Power BI or other data visualization platforms
• Demonstrable experience (educational or professional) in application development

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmcanada.com/careers/life-at-rsm/rewards-and-benefits.html.

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Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at [email protected].

At RSM, an employee’s pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

Compensation Range: $65,500 - $105,000