Associate Vice President, Income Tax

Company: CGL
Department:
Taxation

Employment Type:

Regular Full-Time
Work Model:
Hybrid (2 days in office)
Language:
This role operates in English.

We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That’s why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.

Our national Finance team aspires to create, enhance, and protect value for our organization and its stakeholders. Our knowledgeable team educates and influences the organization to make well-informed, risk-based decisions. We think innovatively and strategically to solve business problems and strive to move our business forward with practical, integrated processes and tools that ensure organizational success. As the Associate Vice President of Income Tax you will lead the corporate income tax, planning and advisory services for the organization.

You will foster strong partnerships across the business to strategically manage corporate tax initiatives, including presenting findings and providing recommendations to minimize any tax burden or risk.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing corporate income tax team.
• Lead the income tax team in significant projects, including M&A and emerging business initiatives, collaborating with the AVP, Indirect Tax, to provide support to the VP Taxation in proactively ensuring that the income tax implications and optimal tax treatment of mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, reorganization, emerging income tax legislation, and other initiatives, are appropriately assessed and communicated to all stakeholders, recommending optimal tax solutions and strategies
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external partners (e.g. Finance, Legal, IT, government authorities, etc.) to understand current and emerging business issues and advise on income tax implications, domestic and foreign
• Lead the delivery of income tax compliance services, managing income tax risk and team resource allocation
• Provide technical leadership across income tax compliance, tax accounting, Pillar2, EIFEL, M&A, complex transactions, and audit support.
• Advance the ongoing modernization of income tax compliance and tax accounting processes through technology, automation, and practical process design, continuing to develop the vision in collaboration with the team.
• Proactively monitor the consolidated entity structure and emerging business models to manage the consolidated effective income tax rate and income tax risk.

• You prioritize collaboration across teams and functions, leveraging diverse perspectives to drive innovative solutions and achieve superior results.
• You cultivate a client centric culture, drive organizational change and champion innovative thinking.
• You foster sustainable relationships with stakeholders to identify strategies, explore broader solutions and collaboratively resolve contentious issues.
• You build trust with employees and business partners and inspire your team through compelling communication.
• You role model the co-operative values, encourage the development of your leaders and build high performing teams to meet the evolving needs of the organization.
• You are integral in identifying and implementing the long-term vision for the organization and apply a strategic mindset to adjust business priorities based on emerging trends.

• You have an university degree in Business or Economics
• You have a CA or CPA designation, CICA In-depth certification and/or Master of Taxation
• You have 10-15 years of experience working in corporate tax, with progressive people leadership experience
• You have strong excel skills & ability to easily work on various technology platforms including Microsoft
  365, Oracle TRCS or Longview and Co-pilot
• You have experience in managing priorities, workflows and…