Senior Manager - Tax - Global Compliance and Reporting - Ottawa

EY; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Tax Manager to join their Business Tax Services practice in Ottawa. This role involves managing tax compliance for clients, leading a team, and developing tax strategies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in corporate taxation and a strong ability to build client relationships, contributing to EY's mission of building a better working world.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage

Defined contribution pension plan

Vacation policy with firm paid days

Learning opportunities to develop new skills

Support and coaching from engaging colleagues

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years’ relevant experience in tax.
• Relevant experience as a Senior manager.
• Broad exposure to corporate income taxation.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate tax compliance and provision work for clients.
• Lead a team of professionals dedicated to client service.
• Prepare tax correspondence and assist clients with audits.

Skills

Tax accounting

Tax planning

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

CICA In-depth tax course or Master of Tax degree

Professional accounting designation

Job description

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 Senior Tax Manager, you will be a part of our Business Tax Services practice: Global Compliance & Reporting (GCR) group.In this role, you will develop the technical proficiency and connectivity to address client issues as well as develop as a well-rounded, quality-focused tax professional. As a member of E&Y's Business Tax Service's practice, you will develop the combination of deep tax knowledge and a sophisticated understanding of business drivers to serve your clients to the best of your ability.

The work arrangement for this position is hybrid.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Tax Manager, you will be responsible for managing and coordinating tax compliance and provision work for clients. You will lead and team with talented and innovative professionals dedicated to client service.

Skills and attributes for success

• Provide Canadian corporate tax services including tax accounting, tax accrual reviews and corporate income tax returns.
• Prepare tax correspondence.
• Assist our clients with their income tax audits by the various taxation authorities
• Establish relationships with clients and gain a solid understanding of their business.
• Develop technical skills by remaining up to date on trends, new developments and tax authority decisions, and apply them to moderately complex situations.
• Identify opportunities for providing tax planning and other special services.
• Plan, organize and deliver tax planning engagements for Canadian corporations.
• Support the development and coaching of tax professionals and other junior tax staff members.
• Participate in and contribute to the attainment of team objectives.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• CICA In-depth tax course completed or ongoing, or Master of Tax degree
• Minimum of 7 years’ relevant experience in tax
• Relevant experience as a Senior manager
• Professional accounting designation
• Broad exposure to corporate income taxation
• Solid management, organizational and English/French written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional ability to establish and maintain strong business relationships
  

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Maturity, proactive attitude, commitment, and a highly motivated and driven team player
  

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.

Diversity and Inclusion at EY

Diversity and inclusiveness are at the heart of who we are and how we work. We’re committed to fostering an environment where differences are valued, policies and practices are equitable, and our people feel a sense of belonging. We embrace diversity and are committed to combating systemic racism, advancing gender equity and women in leadership, advocating for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, promoting ourneuroinclusionand accessibility initiatives, and are dedicated to amplifying the voices of Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) nationally as we strive towards reconciliation. Our diverse experiences, abilities, backgrounds, and perspectives make our people unique and help guide us. Because when people feel free to be their authentic selves at work, they bring their best and are empowered to build a better working world.

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