Senior Manager - Tax - Private Client Services - Winnipeg

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Winnipeg seeks a Senior Tax Manager to advise clients on tax planning and compliance. The ideal candidate has an accounting degree, 7 years of tax experience, and a CPA designation. You will lead client engagements, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with legal counsel to optimize tax strategies. The position offers a supportive culture with opportunities for advancement.

Benefits

Support from engaging colleagues

Opportunities for career development

Work flexibility

Qualifications

• 7 years of relevant tax experience or equivalent.
• Ability to lead various sized client engagements.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Recommend and implement tax strategies for clients.
• Correspond with legal counsel and tax authorities.
• Assist with tax compliance seasons.

Skills

Planning opportunities identification

Client issue research

Coaching and mentoring

Professionalism and attitude

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting

Canadian CPA

In-Depth Tax Course (or equivalent)

Job description

Location: Winnipeg

Date: Sep 19, 2025

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.

The Opportunity

As a Senior 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 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.

Your Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Tax 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
• Coaching and mentoring more junior staff to execute assignments with accuracy and completeness
• Liaise with the client’s legal counsel
• Review personal, trust and corporate tax returns
• 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
• Demonstrate professionalism through a positive and cooperative attitude and by maintaining the confidential and proprietary nature of client relationships and related work products.

To Qualify for the Role You Must Have

• An undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting and/or other appropriate academic major
• 7 years of relevant tax experience or equivalent experience in business or industry
• Possess a Canadian CPA
• Completed the In-Depth Tax Course (or equivalent)
• Ability to lead small, medium and large sized client engagements and interact effectively with clients and internal team members
• The successful candidate must lead by example and have proven leadership and people management skills
• Ability to research and write utilizing electronic tax tools
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Ability to work with tight deadlines
• Process oriented with excellent documentation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ideally, You’ll Also Have

• Proactive attitude, commitment, and a highly motivated and driven team player

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.

• 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

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.