Senior Tax Manager, Global Private Markets (12–18m Contract)

Northleaf Capital Partners; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Northleaf Capital Partners, a global private markets investment firm, is seeking a Senior Manager, Tax to support tax structuring, asset management, and reporting for funds and managed accounts. The role collaborates with investment, operations, and investor relations to ensure compliant tax reporting across jurisdictions.

The successful candidate will guide tax entries in financial statements, stay current on tax developments, and provide client-focused service.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in Canadian tax, including tax compliance and tax advisory.
• Prior experience in private equity or asset management preferred but not required.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Strong Excel skills including pivot tables and advanced functions such as VLOOKUP.
• Extremely organized and process-oriented, with an ability to handle a variety of tasks, work under pressure, and meet multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Investment Reporting (75%): SME on tax; coordinate with Operations teams, TPAs and external advisors.
• Prepare Canadian, US, and international tax and information reporting (partnerships, T1134/T1135) to revenue authorities and investors.
• Organize tax information flow from underlying investments to external advisors.
• Provide real-time tax guidance for transactions and entries in financial statements.
• Investment Monitoring (15%): Collaborate with operations and asset management to optimize tax-efficient returns and manage withholding taxes.
• Execute restructuring and other value-added transactions across investment strategies.
• Ad hoc projects (10%): Corporate tax support, tax audits and other requests.

Skills

Tax strategy

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

CPA designation

Masters of Taxation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Northleaf Capital Partners, a global private markets investment firm, is seeking a Senior Manager, Tax to support tax structuring, asset management, and reporting for funds and managed accounts. The role collaborates with investment, operations, and investor relations to ensure compliant tax reporting across jurisdictions.

The successful candidate will guide tax entries in financial statements, stay current on tax developments, and provide client-focused service.