Senior Manager - Tax - Global Compliance and Reporting Job Calgary area,Alberta Canada,Finance & Banking

The opportunity

As a Senior Tax Manager, you will be a part of our Private Tax practice. You will be part of a team that are subject matter specialists who provide advice to high-net-worth business owners and individuals on domestic and cross-border tax planning, estate, wealth transfer and postmortem planning, asset protection strategies and philanthropic planning. Our Private Tax team works closely with our family office services practice acting as the tax advisor to family offices.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who is a dynamic and entrepreneurially motivated individual who wishes to grow a long-term career in advising high net worth business owners and individuals.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Tax Manager, you will be responsible for recommending and implementing tax strategies that align with the client's objectives, corresponding with legal counsel and tax authorities on client issues, assisting with reorganizations, researching compliance and planning issues and reviewing personal, corporate and trust tax returns.

Skills and attributes for success

Identify planning opportunities and prepare correspondence describing the income tax implications of implementing transactions

Research client issues that arise from planning or compliance work using a variety of on-line sources

Coaching and mentoring more junior staff to execute assignments with accuracy and completeness

Liaise with the client’s legal counsel

Review personal, trust and corporate tax returns

Liaise with Canada Revenue Agency and relevant provincial ministries on client issues

Correspond with audit managers, staff and/or clients in answering clients’ specific personal, trust or corporate tax queries or about matters that arise from compliance or planning work

Prepare tax election forms

Assist and manage the administration of personal and trust tax compliance seasons

Demonstrate professionalism through a positive and cooperative attitude and by maintaining the confidential and proprietary nature of client relationships and related work products.

To qualify for the role, you must have

An undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting and/or other appropriate academic major

7 years of relevant tax experience or equivalent experience in business or industry

Possess a Canadian CPA

Completed the In-Depth Tax Course (or equivalent)

Ability to lead small, medium and large sized client engagements and interact effectively with clients and internal team members

The successful candidate must lead by example and have proven leadership and people management skills

Ability to research and write utilizing electronic tax tools

Strong project management and organizational skills

Ability to work with tight deadlines

Process oriented with excellent documentation skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ideally, you’ll also

Proactive attitude, commitment, and a highly motivated and driven team player

What we look for

We’re interested in strong team players who support their colleagues in reaching their goals while also considering their own workload and development. We’re looking for people with a genuine passion for tax, and the future of tax, and are inspired to help the world’s leading multinational organizations meet complex tax obligations around the world. If you have the confidence to speak up and influence a team that affects big businesses worldwide, this role is for you.

What we offer

When you thrive, we thrive. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being:

$5,000 per year for mental health support benefits

Wellbeing benefit of $1,200/year

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