Manager/Senior Manager, Tax Services

Invictus Accounting Group LLP; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Health and life insurance

Paid vacation and sick time

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Invictus Accounting Group LLP, located in downtown Vancouver, is seeking a Manager/Senior Manager, Tax Services to lead tax engagements and advisory projects for a diverse client base. The role focuses on Canadian income tax, GST, and information returns, with opportunities to contribute to tax research while mentoring the team.

The position requires a CPA designation and at least four years of progressive tax experience in public practice or industry, with strong project and client-management

Qualifications

• Minimum four years of progressively responsible experience in tax accounting.
• A professional accounting designation (CPA); in-depth tax program preferred.
• Expertise in tax and accounting principles with strong deadline awareness.
• English communication skills; French is an asset.
• Outstanding project management and people management experience; team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee tax compliance engagements for a diverse client base.
• Oversee preparation of Canadian income tax, GST, and information returns.
• Provide advisory services and contribute to tax research projects as needed.
• Mentor and develop Invictus team members; uphold quality and client service standards.

Skills

Leadership

Tax advisory

Client relationship

Project management

Education

CPA designation

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION - MANAGER / SENIOR MANAGER, TAX SERVICES

Reports to: Director, Principal and/or Partner

About Invictus Accounting Group LLP

We are not your typical CPA firm.

Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, our 90 plus team members provide consulting, accounting and tax advisory for publicly listed and privately held companies. We are creative problem solvers, strategic thinkers, and love what we do. Our team members provide industry-like services (such as Controller, Director of Finance, Director of Internal Audit, CFO) while benefitting from client variety, camaraderie, and professional atmosphere of public practice. We focus on providing top-tier advisory services, and we have built strong relationships with our clients and both national and mid-tier audit firms.

Committed to balance, Invictus' work environment ensures flexibility and family are as important as professionalism and premier service. To accomplish this, we developed a proprietary "Great Eight" methodology and training system which teaches our team members to consistently have highly effective and balanced eight-hour workdays (and it works!). Our diverse and challenging work, as well as fun, team-oriented atmosphere are just a couple of the reasons we have very low employee turnover, and a rapidly growing team.

Job Overview

As part of Invictus' Tax team, this is an exciting opportunity to provide advisory services for a diverse client base and oversee the preparation recurring tax compliance and gain exposure to a variety of direct and indirect taxes. The Manager/Senior Manager, Tax Services (the "Manager / Senior Manager") is a senior leader who helps create value by proactively tending to client needs and foreseeing issues and opportunities before they arise. The Manager will be responsible for leading and overseeing Invictus team members in the preparations of Canadian income tax, GST and information returns and contributing on an ad hoc basis to tax research projects.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Management Responsibility: As one of the leaders of the Tax team, leads and oversees tax compliance engagements, execution and development of tax planning projects, mentorship, and leading communications with client CEOs, CFOs, controllers, and auditors. Exercises exceptional project management skills to ensure all projects are completed on/before the deadline.
• Service Orientation: Establishes professional relationships with client personnel, building trust in our advisory capacity with them. Is a firm leader in service orientation, ensuring open and effective communication with clients. As part of client engagements, provides value-added, practical and pragmatic recommendations and improvement strategies.
• Quality Assurance: Uses analytical skills and high attention to detail to ongoing quality review when team members complete tax compliance and advisory projects. Provides feedback to team members to support and encourage high quality standards on all tax engagements.
• Team Management & Development: Manages work related to tax services at Invictus. Supports all team members with coaching and mentoring in the areas of work quality, judgement and leadership, championing good to better to best practices. The Manager will also facilitate and guide the team-based office culture, promoting open and transparent communication with all team members.

Education and Professional Skillset Requirements

• Experience: Minimum four years of progressively responsible experience in tax accounting, in public practice or with a publicly traded company.
• Education: A professional accounting designation (CPA). In the process of completing the in-depth tax program is preferred. All other finance/accounting designations considered an asset.
• Technical Expertise: Expertise in tax and accounting principles, and a thorough understanding of filing deadlines. High attention to detail and exceptional analytical skills are required.
• Language: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, in English. Fluency in French is considered an asset.
• Project Management: Outstanding project management and people management experience including ability to supervise team members.
• Style: Enjoys tax consulting. Happy "diving into the Act" to find solutions. Collaborative, team-oriented, high-energy, self-motivated, smart, performance-driven, multi-tasker, confident. A strong commitment to professional and client service excellence. Contributes to a fun, social and successful work environment.

Compensation

Invictus offers industry-competitive salaries, annual bonus opportunities, paid vacation and sick time, health and life insurance benefits, and professional development opportunities. Invictus is dedicated to helping all employees achieve work-life balance, valuing family and flexibility equally with professionalism and premier service.