Senior Tax Manager - Richmond Hill

**About this Job:**

**Role and Responsibilities:**

• Lead tax consulting engagements including corporate reorganizations, estate freezes, estate litigation and other general tax planning.

• Research and analyze technical tax topics.

• Review tax models to illustrate the potential tax savings from proposed tax plan.

• Review tax compliance and election forms arising out of tax planning engagements.

• Assist in reviewing legal documents from tax perspective to implement proposed reorganization.

• Review special forms such as applications for the Voluntary Disclosure Program and request for a clearance certificate.

• Provide training and support service to the compliance department on tax related topics.

• Present research finding by either verbal or written communication in a professional manner.

• Assist in writing bi-weekly tax articles for internal and external use.

• Work closely with other departments to assist clients with varies professional services need.

• Tax lead on small and medium sized tax consulting engagements.

• Provide daily guidance and coaching and develop the tax knowledge of more junior tax team members.

• Provide timely, high quality, exceptional service to our clients.

• Develop a professional and productive relationship with existing and potential clients, auditors, and GG staff.

• Ensure all procedures are, without exception, followed accurately and consistently, and proper backups are included.

• Create and implement division Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

• Deliver KPI results to Managing Partners and Executive team.

• Enter time and expenses daily in CCH.

• Utilize monday.com and stay on top of assigned tasks.

• Meet target billable hours and engage in business development activities.

**Requirements:**

• Certified Public Accounting (CPA) designation.

• Certification of CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Course.

• 8+ years experience in public accounting practice with a specialization in tax, preparing and reviewing personal, corporate and trust returns, estate tax planning, corporate reorganizations, and dispute resolution.

• Strong technical background in Canadian income tax with experience in tax research and memo writing.

• Demonstrated understanding of increasingly complex tax concepts and effective application of tax knowledge to client situations.

• Proficient in the use of CCH (Tax Prep), CaseWare, MS Office Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Demonstrated excellence in oral and written communication skills.

• Highly responsive to client needs, and able to develop and maintain effective client working relationships.

• Proven strong project management and organizational skills.

• Ability to stay organized and meet tight deadlines