Manager, Personal Debt Solutions - Tax

Overview

BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award‑winning environment that fosters a people‑first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

We are seeking a Manager, Tax to join our Personal Debt Solutions team anywhere in Canada. This replacement role is a key leadership position responsible for overseeing the Tax team and ensuring the consistent delivery of high‑quality, compliant, and client‑focused insolvency tax services. The successful candidate will bring strong leadership, organizational capability, and deep knowledge of insolvency legislation to guide team performance.

The role also requires a hands‑on approach, contributing directly to tax work, file management, and client deliverables alongside leadership responsibilities.

• Maintain a hands‑on role in day‑to‑day tax operations, including completing tax work, managing files, and supporting client deliverables while leading the team.
• Coordinate and distribute workload across the teams, monitoring progress and ensuring timely completion of assigned tasks.
• Partner with Team Leaders to ensure compliance with the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, organizational standards, and industry best practices.
• Provide guidance and support in resolving complex client and creditor concerns in a professional and timely manner.
• Clearly communicate performance expectations, priorities, and operational objectives to team members.
• Monitor team productivity and performance to ensure established service levels, quality standards, and individual performance metrics are consistently achieved.
• Identify performance gaps and collaborate with Team Leaders to develop and implement effective resolution and improvement plans.
• Ensure work is completed accurately, efficiently, and in accordance with quality assurance standards.
• Coach, mentor, and support team members in their professional growth, skill development, and subject matter expertise.

Demonstrate BDO's core values through all aspects of your work:
Integrity, Respect, and Collaboration. Understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; be described by clients as positive, professional, and delivering high‑quality work. Identify, recommend, and focus on effective service delivery to your clients. Share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains, and attracts talent. Actively participate in adopting digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace.

Grow your expertise through learning and professional development.

• Experience leading, mentoring, and coaching staff, with the ability to support development and drive individual and team performance.
• Strong knowledge of insolvency legislation, rules, procedures, and industry best practices, with a minimum of five years of related experience preferred.
• 5 or more years of tax preparation experience, including self‑employed tax returns and CRA processes relating to T1s, tax refunds, tax offsets, GST/HST returns. Knowledge of bankruptcy specific tax returns (pre, post, in‑bankruptcy, provisional) is an asset.
• Working knowledge of iFirm is an asset.
• Proven ability to effectively prioritize and manage competing demands in a fast‑paced environment while handling multiple tasks with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Flexible and adaptable with the ability to accommodate varying work schedules, including occasional evening hours as required.
• Demonstrated commitment to teamwork, exceptional client service, and producing high‑quality, detail‑oriented work.
• Proficiency in English is essential for this role.

Range: $70,000–$118,000 annually.

• We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.
• We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.
• We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.