Senior Manager - Canadian Tax

PSB Boisjoli is currently seeking a Senior Manager to join its Canadian Tax team. This position mainly entails working with senior members of the Canadian tax practice and partners in a variety of client mandates, both ongoing and transactional, and includes research, planning and compliance functions.

Responsibilities

• Provides required support to partner in the engagement process (i.e. providing insights based on knowledge of client's needs. challenging the partner's assumptions, if necessary).
• Review complex personal, corporate, trust and partnership tax returns, tax slips and other information returns. 
• Review various tax elections.
• Prepare, review and provide guidance on complex tac reorganization plans. 
• Review legal documentation relating to tax transactions plans. 
• Review legal documentation relating to tax transactions and assess tax implications. 
• Secure and arrange provision of any tax related services to clients. 
• Develop well-supported tax opinion or position and makes recommendations to partners. 
• Initiate practical, value-added recommendations for client tax planning and business transactions. 
• Initiate billing analysis and prepares client invoice. 
• Takes initiative and strives to add value throughout the tax department while mitigating practice risk. 

Qualifications

• Undergraduate university degree in accounting or law degree;
• CPA designation (Asset);
• Completion of the In-Depth Tax Course or Master’s degree in taxation;
• A minimum of 5-years work experience in a similar role in public practice;
• Knowledge and experience working in Canadian tax;
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite – specifically in Excel and Word.

Skill Set

• Very comfortable interpreting and applying tax legislations;
• Very comfortable with tax research methods and databases;
• Strong computer skills;
• Excellent written and verbal skills;
• Strong financial data analysis capability
• Fluently bilingual (French and English);
• Strong planning and organizational skills;
• Excellent presentation skills through professional, client or public presentations
• Excellent writing skills through high quality client memorandums and correspondence