Senior Manager - Tax - Global Compliance and Reporting - Toronto

EY•Toronto, ON

76d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within our organization.

Requirements

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
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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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
Reviewing personal, corporate and trust tax returns
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
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.