Senior Tax Manager, Asset Management

KPMG•Toronto, ON

About The Position

At KPMG in Canada, our people bring their unique perspectives to Canada’s most important challenges. Here, you can build momentum that reaches beyond our business, develop skills for the future, and take ownership of your career with support at every stage. Join a firm where your career can make a difference.

Requirements

Minimum of seven years’ experience in a public accounting tax firm and/or fund industry or related
An understanding and/or interest in tax in the asset management industry
Knowledge and ability to implement processes and procedures to help create efficiencies
Proven leadership skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to manage conflicting demands and priorities
Ability to forecast and avoid future challenges and conflict from repeating, while keeping in mind practicalities and costs
Effective negotiation skills by identifying common ground and potential solutions that are beneficial to all parties
Excellent client service skills with the ability to understand the clients' businesses
Dedication and motivation to achieve high standards of client service and professionalism in the performance of duties

Nice To Haves

Completion of the CICA In-Depth Tax Course is an asset
CPA/CA designation is an asset

Responsibilities

Lead large sized client engagements
Reviewing work for junior staff and managers to ensure accuracy and completeness
Providing ongoing technical support, coaching, and mentoring for the professional development of junior staff
Work with technology enabled proprietary platforms enabling operational and regulatory tax reporting tax processing for various clients related to distributions for Canadian investment funds, annual Canadian tax compliance and US reporting for Canadian investments funds (PFIC reporting)
Interact with clients directly and form part of their extended team as you work closely with them
Involved with engagement planning, organizing teams to deliver on investment fund tax engagement mandates which span the investment fund’s tax life cycle