Manager, Tax (Contract) (Vancouver, BC)

Anthem Properties; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthem Properties seeks a Manager, Tax to join the Finance team. You will prepare, maintain, and manage tax working papers for multiple entities and handle corporate and partnership returns. The role requires at least 5 years in tax, strong Excel/Word skills, and a professional accounting designation. Real estate tax experience is an asset.

Contract is 12 months with potential extension; Vancouver area. The team emphasizes collaboration, accuracy, and timely tax deliverables.

Qualifications

• Qualified to work in a fast paced real estate tax environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage tax work papers and filings.
• Strong communication with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, maintain, update, and manage tax working papers for multiple entities.
• Research and resolve discrepancies between tax balances and accounting balances.
• Prepare corporate and partnership tax returns, elections, forms and regulatory filings.
• Prepare responses to inquiries from tax authorities.
• Assist in designing and implementing tax working papers and improving processes.
• Support ad hoc tax or accounting projects.

Skills

Tax knowledge

Attention to detail

Excel advanced

Communication skills

Real estate tax experience

Public practice tax experience

Education

Professional accounting designation

Tools

Excel

Word

Tax software

Tax Prep

Job description

At Anthem, the days are high octane, and the work is never the same. We're looking for a Manager, Tax to join our Finance team - someone who is genuinely curious about tax, excited by the complexity of real estate, and energized by the idea of continuously improving the way we work. You'll roll up your sleeves alongside a collaborative group of professionals who hold each other accountable, share knowledge freely, and get things done together. If you're passionate about numbers, hungry to grow your expertise, and ready to leave it all on the field, we want to hear from you.

You are

• Highly organized with a passion for numbers
• Fascinated by taxation and have a strong desire to learn more about tax and real estate
• Motivated, work well in collaborative team environments
• Detail oriented, tech-savvy and a fast learner
• Naturally curious about the work you do
• Excited to be part of, and contribute to, continuously improving the tax function.

You will

• Prepare,maintain, update, and manage tax working papers for multiple entities, including preparation of continuity and reconciliation schedules
• Research and resolve discrepancies between tax balances and accounting balances
• Prepare corporate and partnership tax returns, elections,formsand regulatory filings
• Prepare responses to inquiries and requests of tax authorities
• Be responsible forpreparation of tax provision working paper and tax estimate calculations
• Assistinperforming and documentingtax planning,researchand analysis
• Assistin corresponding with investors for tax related questions
• Assistin designing and implementing tax working papersand improving tax processes
• Assistwith ad hoc tax or accounting projects

You have

• A desire to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent organizational skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• The ability to build andmaintainrelationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent communication and people skills
• The experience to work well under pressure with tight deadlines
• The ability to work independently and understand when to ask for help
• The ability to prioritize competing objectives
• The initiativeto continuously build your understanding the organization and the real estate industry
• Experience working with large corporate groups, as an external advisor or inhouse staff

You also have

• A professional accounting designation
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a tax-related role
• Familiarity with Tax Prep(preferred), or similar tax software
• Advanced Excel and Word skills
• Strong written and verbal English skills
• Real estate tax experience (an asset)
• Public practice tax experience (an asset)

Pay range:

$125,000 - $150,000, per annum, depending on experience.

This is a 12-month contract with the opportunity to extend up to 16 months.

We work hard. We worksmart. We work in teams. We challenge the status quo and have fun doing it. We believe in developing our people to maximize their potential. Conversations are candid, conflict is swiftlyresolvedand coaching is continuous.

Anthem is a real estate development, investment and management company that strives,solvesand evolves to create better spaces and stronger communities.Founded in 1991, Anthem is a team of 850+ people driven by creativity,passionand direct communication. Anthem has invested in, developed or managed – alone or in partnership – more than 400 residential and commercial projects across North America. Our growing residential portfolio includes 44,000 homes that are complete, in design or under construction, from mixed-use residential totownhome, rental and single-family homes.

We are Growing Places.

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