Senior Tax Manager

Yates Whitaker LLP Chartered Professional Accountants is a small boutique firm filled with a team of enthusiastic and entrepreneurial individuals. We are located in the heart of Old Strathcona, have been in business for over 30 years and we continuously strive to grow the firm through expansion of departments/niches. We are dedicated to and knowledgeable in our specialty areas and we pride ourselves on being focused on our clients and our staff.

We are a firm with 60 team members. We value our team and the work they do, while giving them opportunities for career growth along the way. All of this, while we continue to ensure that the best needs of our clients are being met through the Individual, Business and Not for Profit services we offer.

We are currently looking for a Senior Tax Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will work with our Tax team and will assist in growing the department. We are looking for someone who would like to lead/coach staff, while working on their own professional development. The successful candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit with business savvy. They will be able to create, maintain and build internal and external client relationships.

If you are a motivated, enthusiastic, friendly and driven individual, then this might just be the opportunity you are looking for.

Your Responsibilities will include:

  • Working with a variety of clients from various industries and providing tax planning advice

  • Explaining, preparing, and reviewing personal, corporate and trust tax returns

  • Assisting with the execution of deliverables and the completion of technical work

  • Coaching and mentoring staff

  • Researching and staying current on any new tax legislation or changes to it

  • Understanding and explaining GST to internal and external clients

  • Recruiting tax staff in conjunction with the Tax Partner and Human Resources

  • Creating correspondence to the CRA, writing proposals and other documentation as needed

  • Supporting partners in mergers and acquisitions (particularly health care), including purifying companies or sale and reviewing tax and accounting aspects of purchase and sale documents

  • Monitoring and managing various deadlines

  • Other tasks as they arise

The Skills you should have:

  • A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) who has completed the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax program.

  • At least 3 to 5 years of experience in taxation (personal, corporate and trust tax returns)

  • Experience with statutory tax analysis and research

  • Proficient with tax research databases (Knotia, Tax Net Pro, CTF Tax Find, etc.)

  • Experience writing technical planning letters

  • Exceptional communication, time management, leadership and relationship building skills

  • Excellent attention to detail

  • Proficient in MS Excel, TaxPrep and CaseWare

At Yates Whitaker LLP, we offer competitive salaries, professional development opportunities, benefits, matching RRSP contributions and more.

If you are interested in joining our fast paced, energetic environment, please submit your cover letter (stating your salary expectations) and resume (as one document) to joinyw@yateswhitaker.ca. We ask that you do not phone us at this time, but please feel free to check us out at www.yateswhitaker.ca. We will continue to recruit for this position until we find a suitable candidate.

Thank you for your interest in Yates Whitaker LLP Chartered Professional Accountants. We hope to meet you soon!