Tax Manger

PKF Antares; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & dental benefits

Training & development

Career progression

Job summary

PKF Antares, Calgary, seeks an experienced Tax Manager to lead Canadian corporate and owner-managed tax engagements. You will provide practical planning advice on cross-border and reorganization matters, while guiding the tax practice in delivering high-quality service.

You will work closely with partners and clients, overseeing engagements, budgets, and timelines, and mentoring team members to drive continuous improvement and excellence in tax workflows.

Qualifications

• CPA designation required or as asset; CPA In-Depth Tax Program asset.
• Strong tax knowledge in Canadian corporate and personal income tax.
• Experience supervising staff and managing engagements across multiple clients.

Responsibilities

• Manage Canadian corporate and owner-managed tax engagements from planning through completion.
• Review complex returns and supporting schedules; provide practical recommendations.
• Lead tax planning involving reorganizations, cross-border matters and estate planning.
• Research complex tax issues and prepare memoranda and client recommendations.
• Represent clients in CRA reviews, audits and notices.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Verbal communication

Client advisory

Leadership

Project management

Education

Canadian CPA designation

CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Program

Tools

Profile

CaseWare

QuickBooks

Job description

Pay: CA$90,000.00 - CA$110,000.00 per year

Job Summary

PKF Antares is seeking an experienced Tax Manager to join our Calgary tax practice. In this client-facing leadership role, you will manage Canadian corporate and private enterprise tax engagements, provide practical planning advice on cross-border and reorganization engagements, and help develop the firm's growing tax team. You will work closely with partners and clients across a range of industries, balancing technical excellence with commercial judgment and responsive service.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of Canadian corporate and owner-managed clients, overseeing engagements from planning through completion.
• Review complex T2, T1, T3, partnership and information returns, supporting schedules, elections and tax provisions.
• Lead tax planning and advisory assignments involving corporate reorganizations, remuneration strategies, succession and estate planning, acquisitions, dispositions and cross-border considerations.
• Research complex tax matters and prepare or review technical memoranda and clear, practical recommendations.
• Represent and support clients in CRA reviews, audits, notices of objection, voluntary disclosures and other correspondence.
• Manage engagement scope, staffing, budgets, timelines, billing and realization while identifying and mitigating technical and commercial risks.
• Build trusted client relationships, identify additional service opportunities and contribute to proposals and practice-development initiatives.
• Coach and develop team members through technical guidance, timely feedback, performance support and quality review.
• Improve tax workflows through effective use of technology, standardized documentation and continuous process improvement.

Qualifications

• Canadian CPA designation.
• Completion of, or substantial progress toward, the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Program will be an asset.
• Five to seven years of progressive Canadian tax experience, including significant experience in a public accounting firm.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing tax work and supervising, coaching or mentoring professional staff.
• Strong technical knowledge of Canadian corporate and personal income tax; experience with private enterprises, trusts, reorganizations, estate planning or cross-border matters is an asset.
• Proven ability to manage multiple engagements, competing deadlines, budgets and client expectations.
• Excellent research, analytical, written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to advise clients and present recommendations.
• Strong professional judgment, ethics, confidentiality and commitment to high-quality client service.
• Legal eligibility to work in Canada.
• Experience with Profile, CaseWare, QuickBooks or comparable tax and accounting platforms.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Comfort adopting automation, analytics and AI-enabled tools responsibly while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality and professional review.

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus opportunities, subject to firm policy.
• Health, dental and extended benefits.
• Ongoing technical training, leadership development and support for continuous professional learning.
• Exposure to diverse clients, industries and complex Canadian and cross-border tax matters.
• A collaborative environment with access to the global PKF network and meaningful opportunities for career progression.