CPA – Senior Tax Advisor

TEEMA; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 119,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Vancouver is seeking a CPA – Senior Tax Advisor to optimize corporate tax results and manage compliance costs. The role involves leading tax audits, providing advisory services, and ensuring accurate tax reporting. Ideal candidates will have a CPA designation and significant experience in corporate tax compliance. Join a dynamic team and contribute to strategic tax planning and problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 seasons of corporate tax compliance and/or provision experience.
• Experience with large publicly traded business enterprises is preferred.
• Proven track record of working independently and contributing to team objectives.

Responsibilities

• Minimizes tax compliance costs by ensuring completion of corporate tax returns.
• Leads all aspects of government tax audits and reassessments.
• Develops and maintains models for tax provisions and forecasting.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Analytical Capabilities

Attention to Detail

Self-Motivation

Interpersonal Skills

Multitasking

Education

Canadian CPA designation

CPA Canada In-depth Tax Course Level III

Tools

MS Excel

SAP

D365

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Job Title:CPA – Senior Tax Advisor
Job ID:79723
Location:Vancouver, British Columbia

What you will be doing:

• Minimizes tax compliance costs by ensuring the completion of corporate tax, mining tax and information returns, including special tax elections; ensures tax payments and installments are made on a timely basis; evaluates and makes recommendations on tax alternatives, including discretionary deduction claims and tax incentives, to optimize corporate tax results.

• Contributes to lower tax costs by managing the timeliness and completeness of reporting of required information by various earning centers and head office departments to satisfy the accountabilities described in the item above and by being adaptable to those centers and departments when tax advice is requested.

• Completes quarterly legal entity current and deferred tax provisions and reconciles balance sheet tax accounts accurately and on a timely basis; contributes to the completion of the quarterly consolidated current and deferred tax provisions and other tax-related information for financial reporting.

• Develops, maintains, and continuously improves models for tax provisions, tax returns and forecasting purposes with emphasis on automation.

• Identifies tax planning and problem-solving opportunities through the ongoing review and research of tax positions and recommends effective courses of action.

• Leads all aspects of government tax audits, reassessments, and objections.

• Provides effective cash management of tax balances with government authorities, tax refunds, and payments to minimize interest costs.

• Provides direct and indirect tax advisory (e.g. Sales Tax, SRED, Transfer Pricing, Global Mobility, Employee benefits, etc.) to other head office departments.

• Monitors changes in Canadian tax laws, judicial interpretations, government administrative policies and accounting standards and evaluates their impact on corporate tax filings and tax provisions.

• Supervises and reviews the work of other Tax staff members as assigned.

• Performs special assignments, including analysis and presentation of findings in a concise manner, as requested from time to time.

• Provides limited temporary vacation/leave coverage for other members of the Tax group.

What you must have:

• Canadian CPA designation.

• CPA Canada In-depth Tax Course Level III completed.

• Solid understanding of IFRS and financial statement tax provisions for external reporting.

• Minimum 5 seasons of corporate tax compliance and/or provision experience.

• Experience with large publicly traded business enterprises is preferred.

• Experience with electronic tax research tools and return preparation software.

• Proven track record of working independently and contributing to team objectives.

• Self-motivated with critical attention to detail.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Strong organizational, analytical capabilities and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to multitask and work under pressure in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.

• Advanced MS Excel skills.

• A solid understanding of large ERP systems (SAP, D365, and/or JDE) and consolidation platforms (OneStream or HFM) and/or sophisticated data analytical and visualization tools (Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau) is a definite asset.

Salary/Rate Range: $119,000 – $147,000

For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website atwww.teemagroup.com