Manager - Tax - Private Client Services - Calgary

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in assurance and advisory services is seeking a Tax Manager for its Private Client Services practice. You will provide tax strategies and advice to high net worth individuals and private organizations. This role requires strong communication skills, a CPA designation, and several years of tax experience. You'll thrive in a team-focused, inclusive culture dedicated to creating a better working world.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Defined contribution pension plan

Flexible vacation policy

Learning opportunities to develop new skills

Coaching from experienced colleagues

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant tax experience or equivalent experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Recommend and implement tax strategies that align with client objectives.
• Research client issues using online sources.
• Review personal, trust, and corporate tax returns.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Organization

Time Management

Education

Undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting

Canadian CPA designation

CPA In-Depth Tax Courses

Job description

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At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

In EY Tax, you’ll have the opportunity to help the world’s leading multinational organizations meet complex tax obligations around the world. You’ll get a unique glimpse deep inside a company’s business and become a trusted advisor, working collaboratively on a team that influences major business decisions. Demand has made this a rapidly growing area, and the relationships we build here translate into big business in other areas, making this a true priority.

The opportunity

As a Tax Manager, you will be a part of our Private Client Services (PCS) practice. You will be part of a team that are subject matter specialists who provide advice to private organizations and high net worth business owners and individuals on domestic and cross-border tax planning, estate, wealth transfer and post mortem planning, asset protection strategies and philanthropic planning. Our PCS practice works closely with other tax teams including our transaction tax and international tax group.

Your key responsibilities

• As a manager, you will be responsible for recommending and implementing tax strategies that align with the client's objectives, corresponding with legal counsel and tax authorities on client issues, assisting with reorganizations, researching compliance and planning issues and reviewing personal, corporate and trust tax returns.
• Skills and attributes for success
• Identify planning opportunities and prepare correspondence describing the income tax implications of implementing transactions
• Research client issues that arise from planning or compliance work using a variety of on-line sources
• Liaise with the client’s legal counsel
• Review personal, trustand corporate tax returns and related compliance responsibilities
• Liaise with Canada Revenue Agency and relevant provincial ministries on client issues
• Correspond with audit managers, staff and/or clients in answering clients’ specific personal, trust or corporate tax queries or about matters that arise from compliance or planning work
• Prepare tax election forms
• Assist and manage the administration of personal and trust tax compliance seasons

To qualify for the role you must have

• An undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting and/or other appropriate academic major
• 5+ years of relevant tax experience or equivalent experience in business or industry
• Possess a Canadian CPA designation
• Completed the CPA In-Depth Tax Courses (or equivalent) (Good to have)
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team
• Possess organization and time management skills

Ideally, you’ll also have

• the ability to thrive within a fast-paced, professional services environment
  

What we look for

We’re interested in strong team players who support their colleagues in reaching their goals while also considering their own workload and development. We’re looking for people with a genuine passion for tax, and the future of tax, and are inspired to help the world’s leading multinational organizations meet complex tax obligations around the world. If you have the confidence to speak up and influence a team that affects big businesses worldwide, this role is for you.

What we offer

At EY, our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to creating a leading people culture - built on high-performance teaming - where everyone can achieve their potential and contribute to building a better working world for our people, our clients and our communities. It's one of the many reasons we repeatedly win awards for being a great place to work.

We offeracompetitivecompensationpackage where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

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