International Tax - Manager

Colonial Group; Mount Royal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PSB BOISJOLI in Montreal, QC, is seeking an experienced International Tax Manager to lead cross-border tax engagements for Canadian entities operating abroad. You’ll guide structuring, planning, and compliance, with a focus on FAPI, offshore issues, and acquisitions. Strong communication with clients and staff is essential.

Ideal candidates hold a CPA or Master’s Taxation; minimum 5 years in public practice with solid knowledge of international tax rules and treaty provisions.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation;
• Possess a Master’s Degree in Taxation, or Member of the Bar;
• A minimum of 5 years’ work experience in Public Practice;
• Solid experience preparing and reviewing international tax compliance and tax reorganizations;
• Strong planning and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage international corporate tax engagements involving planning, minimization, and compliance for Canadian entities operating abroad.
• Assist clients in determining which corporate structure would be most effective in different countries – subsidiary, branch, or joint-venture.
• Assist clients in determining effective methods of capitalization and financing.
• Possesses technical expertise relating to offshore tax and assurance issues.
• Perform due diligence or modeling with respect to potential acquisitions by Canadian entities of international subsidiaries, partnerships or business operations.
• Computation of surplus accounts and foreign accrual property income (FAPI).
• Review domestic/international federal and multi-state corporate/partnership information returns.
• Communicate with staff members as well as clients with regard to corporate tax queries.
• Review discrepancies and irregularities in financial entries and reports.
• Research client issues that arise from compliance or planning work such as the effects of various tax treaty provisions on the taxpayer (capital gains, dividends, business profits, etc.).
• Review Canadian tax returns for accuracy and completeness from other team members.

Skills

Bilingual (Fr & En)

Tax research

Education

CPA designation

Master’s Degree in Taxation

Tools

Tax research databases

Excel

Word

Job description

As a result of continued growth in our practice, PSB BOISJOLI’s tax group is seeking an experienced International Tax Manager to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for international corporate tax engagements involving tax planning opportunities, tax minimization strategies, and compliance issues for Canadian entities carrying on business in foreign countries;
• Assist clients in determining which corporate structure would be the most effective in different countries – subsidiary, branch, or joint-venture partnership;
• Assist clients in determining effective methods of efficient capitalization and financing;
• Possesses technical expertise relating to complex off-shore tax and assurance issues;
• Perform due diligence or modeling with respect to potential acquisitions by Canadian entities of international subsidiaries, partnerships or business operations;
• Computation of surplus accounts and foreign accrual property income (“FAPI”);
• Review domestic/international federal and multi-state corporate/partnership information returns;
• Communicate with staff members as well as clients with regard to corporate tax queries;
• Review discrepancies and irregularities in financial entries and reports;
• Research client issues that arise from compliance or planning work such as the effects of various tax treaty provisions on the taxpayer (capital gains, dividends, business profits, etc.);
• Review Canadian tax returns for accuracy and completeness from other team members.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation;
• Possess a Master’s Degree in Taxation, or Member of the Bar;
• A minimum of 5 years’ work experience in Public Practice;
• Solid experience preparing and reviewing international tax compliance and tax reorganizations;
• Strong planning and organizational skills.

Aptitudes

• Bilingual (French and English);
• Proficient interpreting and applying tax legislations;
• Proficient with tax research methods and databases;
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite; particularly in Excel and Word;
• Excellent written and verbal skills;
• Comfortable with financial data.