Tax Manager

Distinct | North America; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Job summary

Distinct in Etobicoke is looking for a Tax Manager to lead a client-focused tax practice within a CPA firm. You will manage client files, deadlines and people while staying involved in tax planning and the more technical side of the work.

The client base includes privately held businesses, owners, individuals and trusts, offering breadth across corporate, personal and trust taxation. This role provides direct partner interaction and leadership opportunities in a hybrid, Etobicoke setting.

Qualifications

• CPA designation required or CPA in progress.
• 5+ years of Canadian public accounting experience.
• Strong corporate tax background with personal and trust taxation experience.
• Experience reviewing tax returns (T2, T1, T3).
• Tax planning and research experience; ability to identify planning opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Review T2 corporate tax returns.
• Review T1 personal and T3 trust returns.
• Prepare complex returns where necessary.
• Manage a portfolio of tax clients.
• Identify tax planning opportunities throughout the year.
• Work with Partners on client planning strategies.
• Research technical Canadian tax matters.
• Resolve complex tax issues.
• Manage engagement timelines and client expectations.
• Review junior and intermediate staff work.
• Provide technical guidance and coaching and develop staff.

Skills

Strong corporate tax background

Client relationship management

Mentoring staff

Tax planning and research

Reviewing tax returns

Time/deadline management

Education

CPA designation

Job description

Tax Manager | $110,000–$135,000 | Etobicoke (Hybrid)

The easiest way to make a Tax Manager miserable is to give them responsibility for everything and authority over nothing.

This role is rather different.

You’ll join a CPA firm in Etobicoke where Managers are expected to actually manage clients, files, deadlines and people, while remaining involved in tax planning and the more technical side of the work.

The client base includes privately held businesses, business owners, individuals and trusts, so there’s enough variety to stop the role becoming a twelve-month exercise in reviewing the same return.

Why consider it:

• $110,000–$135,000 salary
• Hybrid working
• Etobicoke location
• Corporate, personal and trust tax exposure
• Tax planning and advisory work
• Direct client responsibility
• Close involvement with Partners
• Opportunity to lead and mentor staff
• Technical tax research
• Broad privately held client base
• Longer-term career progression

What you’ll be doing:

• Review T2 corporate tax returns
• Review T1 personal and T3 trust returns
• Prepare complex returns where necessary
• Manage a portfolio of tax clients
• Identify tax planning opportunities throughout the year
• Work with Partners on client planning strategies
• Research technical Canadian tax matters
• Resolve more complex tax issues
• Manage engagement timelines and client expectations
• Review junior and intermediate staff work
• Provide technical guidance and coaching
• Develop less experienced members of the tax team
• Communicate directly with clients on tax matters
• Support CRA reviews and other tax-related correspondence
• Help maintain strong technical and quality standards across the team

What they’re looking for:

• CPA designation
• 5+ years of Canadian public accounting experience
• Strong corporate tax background
• Experience with personal and trust taxation
• Previous experience reviewing tax returns
• Tax planning and research experience
• Strong Canadian income tax knowledge
• Comfortable managing client relationships independently
• Experience supervising and mentoring staff
• Ability to manage competing deadlines during busy periods
• CPA In-Depth Tax Program would be useful

If you’re unsure about applying because you don’t meet every requirement, I’d still encourage you to get in touch. We support the CPA firms we partner with in building diverse, inclusive and equitable workplaces, and even if this role isn’t the right fit, there may be another one that is.