Tax Manager

Distinct | North America; St. Catharines; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working with strong flexibility

Client-facing leadership role

Opportunity to mentor and develop a team

Job summary

Distinct | North America is seeking a Tax Manager in St. Catharines, offering a salary range of $110,000 to $140,000. The role is hybrid and involves leading compliance and advisory work while mentoring junior accountants. This position emphasizes genuine client relationships and commercial thinking, allowing for visible impact within the firm. Candidates should have CPA designation and strong public accounting tax experience.

Qualifications

• Strong public accounting tax experience required.
• Experience in managing and reviewing work for client relationships.
• Comfortable mentoring and developing junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance and advisory work for clients.
• Work closely with various entrepreneurial businesses.
• Mentor and develop junior accountants in the team.

Skills

Managing client relationships

Mentoring junior accountants

Problem solving

Education

CPA designation

Job description

Tax Manager | $110,000 – $140,000 | St. Catharines (Hybrid)

A lot of firms talk about “client relationships.”

What they usually mean is replying to emails quickly.

This role is different.

You’d be joining a firm where clients genuinely lean on their accountants for advice, structure, and long‑term thinking, not just tax filings.

You’ll work closely with entrepreneurial businesses across a broad client base including agriculture, manufacturing, hospitality, and private companies, leading both compliance and advisory work while helping develop junior staff around you.

The interesting part?

Because the firm is large enough to have quality clients, but small enough that hierarchy doesn’t slow everything down, your impact is actually visible.

Why this role is worth considering:

• $110,000 – $140,000 depending on experience.
• Hybrid working with strong flexibility.
• A client‑facing leadership role with genuine autonomy.
• Broad exposure across private company and owner‑managed clients.
• The opportunity to mentor, develop, and influence a growing team.
• A firm that values commercial thinking, not just technical ability.

What they’re looking for:

• CPA designated.
• Strong public accounting tax experience.
• Experience managing client relationships and reviewing work.
• Comfortable mentoring and developing junior accountants.
• Someone who enjoys solving problems, not just processing returns.

Most people leave firms because they feel invisible.

The better firms make you feel influential.

If you’d like to know more, hit apply and I’ll be in touch. If you haven’t updated your resume yet, that’s fine too, you can find me on LinkedIn (Jamie Egglenton at Distinct North America) for an informal chat first.

Even if you don’t tick every box, we still encourage you to apply. We work with CPA firms committed to building diverse, inclusive, and equitable teams, and if this role isn’t quite right, it’s likely we’ll have another that is.