Senior Tax Manager

Baker Tilly GMA LLP; Riverview; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flex time

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Baker Tilly is seeking a Senior Tax Manager to join our growing team in Canada. This role reports directly to the Tax Partner and supports the tax team across personal and corporate work, tax planning, and client advisory services.

The successful candidate will lead engagements, review complex returns, mentor staff, manage budgets, and build senior client relationships. CPA designation and 7–10+ years in public accounting are required.

Qualifications

• CPA designation is required in Canada.
• Completion of the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Course or Master of Tax Program.
• 7–10+ years of public accounting experience with tax focus.
• High proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams) and tax software.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong project management.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.
• Experience with owner-managed businesses is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Review personal and corporate tax engagements to ensure accuracy before filing.
• Review complex Canadian returns and other tax work prepared by staff.
• Approve tax planning recommendations for private companies.
• Deliver high-quality tax planning, services, and advice to clients.
• Collaborate with Partners and senior staff on tax compliance and advisory engagements.
• Lead special tax engagements and manage engagement finances.

Skills

CPA designation

Tax planning

Client relationship management

Project management

MS Office

Education

Canadian CPA designation

CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Course or Master of Tax Program

Tools

CaseWare

TaxPrep

Excel

Job description

We at Baker Tilly are seeking a Senior Tax Manager to join our growing team. This position would report directly to our Tax Partner and provide support to all members of the tax team.

Baker Tilly is an independent member of Baker Tilly Canada. With member firms from coast to coast, we are one of the country’s largest associations of Chartered Professional Accounting firms. With an international network, we have a longstanding reputation for value-added accounting, tax, and advisory solutions. We embrace a model of client-focused, partner-led service and believe that quality of life for our high-performance team is important. We have strong community roots and believe in providing our clients with high-quality personalized services.

At Baker Tilly, we take pride in our client service and work-life balance for our team staff. We offer a competitive salary, flex time, and a comprehensive benefit package.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Review of a wide range of personal tax, review, and compilation engagements, and ensure all tax-related matters have been adequately addressed before filing.
• Review complex Canadian individual and corporate tax returns and other tax work prepared by staff.
• Review and approve technical research and tax planning recommendations for private companies.
• Deliver high-quality tax planning, services, and advice.
• Work closely with Partners and other senior staff on business tax compliance, tax provision, and tax advisory engagements.
• Lead special tax engagements.
• Build and manage client relationships at a senior level and identify client service opportunities.
• Provide support, coaching, and development of firm staff concerning tax knowledge and matters on an ongoing basis
• Preparation and presentation of technical sessions to firm staff.
• Managing engagement financials, including budgets, work-in-progress variances, and billing.

A successful candidate will have:

• Canadian Professional Accounting Designation (CPA) or equivalent.
• Successful completion of the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Course or Master of Tax Program.
• 7-10+ years of public accounting experience with experience in a tax-specific environment.
• High proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams), CaseWare, and TaxPrep is considered an asset.
• Excellent attention to detail and project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work both independently and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively as part of a team.
• Understanding of a client-focused, fast-paced work environment and the ability to effectively pivot between tasks, prioritize, and manage deliverables to meet conflicting deadlines.
• Experience working with owner-managed businesses is considered an asset.