Senior Tax Manager - Private Tax - Ottawa

EY; Ottawa; Remote; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Tax Manager to join our Private Tax practice in Ontario. You will advise private organizations, high net worth owners and individuals on domestic and cross-border tax planning, estate and wealth transfer, and postmortem planning.

As part of a team of tax specialists, you will work with other tax groups and provide practical planning solutions, liaising with counsel and tax authorities as needed.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting.
• 7+ years of relevant tax experience.

Responsibilities

• Recommend and implement tax strategies aligned with the client's objectives.
• Correspond with legal counsel and tax authorities on client issues.
• Assist with reorganizations and planning issues and review related documents.
• Review personal, corporate and trust tax returns.
• Research compliance and planning issues as needed.

Skills

Tax planning

Cross-border tax

Client communication

Research skills

Teamwork

Education

Accounting degree

Job description

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Date: Oct 29, 2026

Requisition ID: 1713898

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The opportunity

As a Senior Tax Manager, you will be a part of our Private Tax 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 postmortem planning, asset protection strategies and philanthropic planning. Our Private Tax practice works closely with other tax teams including our transaction tax and international tax group.

This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within our organization.

Candidates residing outside of Ontario are welcome to apply. Remote work arrangements are available.

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
• 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
• 7+ years of relevant tax experience or equivalent experience in business or industry