Job Description
Our high profile publicly traded client is looking for a Tax Manager to join their dynamic team. The Tax Manager is responsible for managing Canadian corporate and mining-related tax compliance, provisioning, and strategic planning across federal and provincial jurisdictions. It includes oversight of income tax filings, specialized mining tax schedules, and regulatory requirements such as Regulation 105 and CRA audits.
Responsibilities of the Tax Manager include, but not limited to:
- Manage and review Canadian federal and provincial corporate income tax filings (T2s), including resource-specific schedules (e.g., resource allowance, Canadian exploration and development expenses).
- Coordinate preparation of mining-related tax filings such as mining taxes (e.g., Ontario).
- Maintain compliance with all CRA and provincial tax requirements, including audit support.
- Coordinate with external advisors and CRA auditors on tax filings.
- Manages the CRA audit process as well as preparing/reviewing responses to audit queries.
- Manages certain tax filings for Canadian income tax purposes including Regulation 105 withholding, T4A-NR, and T5 .
- Compiles and reconciles data for various information returns such as T106, NR4, T1134 and country-by-country report.
- Liaises with corporate departments to gather information for intra-group service fees and prepares calculations.
- Supports tax planning initiatives and implementation of internal reorganizations and step plans.
- Partner closely with Treasury, Legal, Corporate Finance, and international tax teams to implement tax plans and strategies which align with operational objectives.
- Assist with quarterly and annual tax provision process in accordance with IFRS, including current and deferred tax calculations, tax footnote disclosures, and tax continuity schedules.
- Reconcile and maintain tax accounts and ensure SOX/internal control compliance over tax reporting.
- Assists with tax audit queries and tax related queries from the Company’s external financial statement auditors.
- Prepare/Review the annual tax provisions for Canadian entities.
- Prepare the consolidated year-end tax provision model.
- Assist with qualitative reporting at the quarter end and year-end process.
Requirements
- University degree.
- CPA designation with In-depth Tax Course (CPA Canada) completed.
- Minimum 6–8+ years of Canadian corporate tax experience, within a public company or an accounting firm.
- Experience with tax provisioning under IFRS with an understanding of accounting for deferred taxes. Experience with cross-border taxation or U.S. tax is a plus.
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills; ability to exercise judgement and implement solutions with minimal direction.
- Strong organization skills with a commitment to accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively, both in a dynamic team environment and individually as a self-starter.
- Excellent time and project management skills, with the ability to organize, prioritize and meet both known and ad-hoc deadlines.
- Proficiency in related technologies including, spreadsheet modeling, word processing, tax return preparation (e.g., TaxPrep, Cantax), and tax research. Familiarity with tax technology solutions (e.g., OneStream/OneSource) is a plus.
- Experience with the development of strong process controls in a SOX environment is a plus.
If you are already registered with The Mason Group, please contact your Recruiting Consultant directly with reference to job #20307.
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