Senior Manager - Tax Global Compliance Reporting Calgary jobs at Ey in Canada, Calgary

Running a business is all about making intelligent decisions, powered by accurate information. As a Valuation Senior you’ll help make that happen. You will be an important part of our diversely talented, highly experienced team and work at the forefront for high-profile companies. When you join our industry-leading team, you’ll be right at the heart of that challenge, working with leading business tools and methodologies to provide to some of the most sophisticated clients around.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior, you will be an important part of our diversely talented, highly experienced Valuation team, and you will gain experience from working on a wide variety of assignments across our many clients. You will be responsible for participating and assisting in valuation and financial analyses and applying valuation theories and approaches, including: researching and gathering relevant information; analyzing information; participating in the formulation of valuation approaches; developing valuation and other business models; and assisting in the preparation of valuation reports for a variety of purposes such as financial reporting, transactions, tax, and litigation.

We support clients with their evolving business strategy with the following services:

• Serve as a member of multiple client engagement teams
• Identify issues and propose solutions
• Perform research and business modelling
• Prepare quantitative and qualitative valuation analyses
• Actively contribute to report writing
• Demonstrate ability to listen to clients and to address clients' needs
• Maintain and develop positive, productive, and professional relationships with colleagues and clients
• Demonstrate teamwork and responsibility towards team members
• Stay abreast of current business and economic developments relevant to the client's business
• Use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of services provided

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Business, Finance or Accounting with demonstrated aptitude in quantitative and qualitative analysis
• CPA designation
• A commitment to pursuing the Chartered Business Valuator (CBV) professional qualification
• Strong business modelling and analysis skills
• Working knowledge of Canadian and International Finance and Accounting concepts and principles
• Ability to analyze client's information and understand key business drivers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to manage time spent against budget, and work alongside team members to ensure the timely completion of work deliverables
• MS Office proficiency including MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

What we look for

We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, analytical, logical thinkers with a passion for valuations and high attention to detail. Being a strong team player is critical with the ability to adapt to changing requirements or deadlines in support of our clients’ goals.

Your key responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the people components of large-scale transformation. Work with a wide variety of clients to deliver professional services, in particular in change and organizational design.
• Deliver quality services. Value and model excellent client service by establishing goals and implementation plans to achieve a high-quality deliverables and within expected timeframes, working mostly indepently. Monitor progress, manage risk and confirm key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with client management. Focus on deliverables and client business priorities. Manage expectations of service. Understand the client's industry and recognize key performance drivers and business trends.
• Develop people. Provide constructive on-the-job feedback/training. Foster an innovative and team-oriented work environment.
• Demonstrate high levels of technical and professional knowledge and quickly assimilate new knowledge. Keep up-to-date with current developments and trends in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge.
• Generate new business opportunities. Understand Ernst & Young and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to serve clients. Develop long-term client relationships and networks. Develop relationships with other Ernst & Young team members across all practices to serve client needs.
• Flexibility and ability to travel; willingness to travel on short notice to meet client needs; travel is estimated at 30%

Skills and attributes for success:

• Work collaboratively in a team environment (knows when to lead and when to follow)
• Experience supporting people components of transformation, such as: Change Management, Culture change, operating model and organizational design, strategic workforce planning, learning design and/or talent management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to think outside of the box, thrive on new challenges
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to adapt messaging and style to suit the needs of different audiences. Strong facilitation skills, including the ability to design meeting agendas or workshop activities to design creative solutions, build commitment to outcomes and drive decision making.
• High level of motivation and a self-starting attitude
• Strong work ethic
• Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A related bachelor's degree
• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in providing relevant advisory services
• PROSCI or other industry standard Change Management Certification considered an asset
• Experience in delivering change solutions for all portions of project lifecycles, including Assessment, Design and Implementation
• Project management experience

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

As a Transfer Pricing Senior Manager, you will join our International Tax and Transaction Services group. We provide extensive experience through a global network of dedicated transfer pricing professionals, offering excellent opportunities for learning and career advancement. We also offer immigration support services for international candidates.

Your key responsibilities

In this role, you will lead and engage in various challenging transfer pricing projects, contributing to the delivery of high-quality transfer pricing services for our diverse clientele.

Core aspects of this role include

• Planning and organizing teams for the execution of a variety of transfer pricing projects.
• Assisting in the delivery of top-notch transfer pricing services and strategic advice.
• Meeting with clients to discuss transfer pricing issues and managing teams to produce client deliverables.
• Providing planning assistance, defending clients’ transfer pricing in audits, participating in advanced pricing agreements (APAs), and preparing documentation.
• Coaching and mentoring junior staff to ensure assignments are executed with accuracy and completeness.
• Enhancing technical skills by staying current on transfer pricing trends, new legislative developments, and tax authority decisions, and applying this knowledge to complex client situations.
• Identifying opportunities to provide transfer pricing and other specialized services, as well as contributing to thought leadership materials.

To qualify for the role you must have

• 9 or more years of transfer pricing experience.
• A degree in business, economics, accounting, finance, statistics, law, or a related field.
• Advanced quantitative and analytical skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills along with strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proven leadership and team management experience.
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, professional services environment.
• A high level of drive and self-motivation, coupled with a mature, proactive approach to work.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office tools—Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

What we offer

When you thrive, we thrive. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being:

• $5,000 per year for mental health support benefits
• Wellbeing benefit of $1,200/year

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Your key responsibilities

As a Manager focused on Cost Accounting and Inventory Management within our Finance Optimization competency, you will be an active contributor to teams focused on the growth and development of our Finance Optimization service pillar including business development, client relationship management, opportunity management, and client-facing engagement delivery. You will help finance leaders meet challenges that their teams are currently facing. You will offer them innovative advice for optimizing financial and operational / cost accounting and reporting processes leveraging process optimization and technology enablement. You will serve as a Cost Accounting and Inventory Management specialist on our finance optimization projects, advising clients on leading practices, systems configuration, and optimization strategies, ensuring alignment with client business objectives and operational requirements. This will typically involve working with clients to assess the current state of existing systems and processes, identify pain points, and define requirements to achieve the client’s target operating model. You will manage the full lifecycle of our Costing/Inventory engagements, from initial scoping and requirements gathering through to implementation, training, and preparation of deliverables tailored to client needs. You will develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, effectively communicating and proposing innovating business process improvements. As part of your practice development responsibilities, you will provide thought leadership and contribute to the growth of the FO practice through business development and knowledge sharing, mentoring and developing team members, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and teamwork.

Skills and attributes for success

• Ability to evaluate and optimize client’s cost accounting and inventory management frameworks tailored to their structure and reporting requirements. Ability to design and implement programs to improve productivity, increase efficiencies, and reduce costs, execution of cost reviews, and identification of opportunities for savings across operations, procurement, and logistics.
• Identification and assessment of business and operational needs, development of solutions tailored to client needs, assessment of Finance function processes and technology environments, performance of operations diagnostics, optimization of financial processes and controls, provision of tailored training, and other process improvements for the key financial processes of:
  • Cost Accounting, including the development of standard costs, tracking and reporting of costs, and understanding the components of variance analysis between actual and budgeted/standard costs.
  • Inventory Management, including inventory tracking, costing, controls, and reporting to ensure accurate and efficient inventory control.
  • Record to Report (R2R) under General Accounting covering general ledger, journal entries processing, and cost allocation.
  • Budgeting and Forecasting, with an emphasis on the development of operational / plant budgets and forecasts, including variance analysis.
• Based on engagement requirements knowledge of associated financial processes and controls may also be required including:
  • Order to Cash (O2C) covering from order management through to Accounts Receivable and Collections.
  • Procure to Pay (P2P) from procurement through Accounts Payable and Payment management
  • Acquire to Retire (A2R) process from purchase to asset life cycle management.
  • Optimization of the monthly financial statement close process (FSCP), including consolidation of multiple subsidiaries and foreign currency revaluation under Global Business Management.
• Report building and automation to streamline internal and external reporting and reduce the need for manual templates where possible.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with client management and maintain cooperative relationships and foster mutual support with other EY service line teams

What we look for

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles; CPA or equivalent designation is required.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in a cost accounting / controllership in a manufacturing, processing, or related environment.
• Deep knowledge of cost accounting / cost allocation principles and approaches, such as Activity-based Costing. Strong understanding of GAAP and cost accounting principles
• Familiarity with costing / budgeting / planning solutions would be an asset
• Proficiency in project management, with an ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously. PMP Designation an asset but not required
• Experience in process optimization or business analysis, including business process documentation
• Experience with inventory management processes, including inventory tracking, costing, and reporting.
• Excellent communication skills including verbal, written, and presentation Strong spoken and written English skills; French language skills is an asset
• Leading and driving high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget
• Highly adaptable and open to change
• A high level of motivation and a self-starting attitude
• Excellent project management and leadership skills
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and meet deadlines
• A willingness to travel on short notice to meet client needs. Ability to travel 10-30%.

Ideally, you’ll also

• The ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic team-oriented environment
• The ability to develop relationships and rapidly build credibility and trust
• Demonstrated record of driving revenue within existing accounts and in developing new prospects within client organizations

What we offer

The salary range for this job in British Columbia is $70,000 to $136,000. Individual salaries within this range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and work location city.

As a Tax Services Staff, you will be a part of US Consulting Practice. We help our clients identify and solve complex US and international tax issues and assist them in successfully aligning all of the different areas of taxation into a benefit-driven strategy. You will be offered excellent opportunities for learning and career advancement.

Your key responsibilities

As our Tax Services Staff for our US Tax practice, you will help our clients identify and solve complex US and international tax issues and assist them in successfully aligning all of the different areas of taxation into a benefit-driven strategy. This position offers excellent opportunities for learning and career advancement.

Skills and attributes for success

• Demonstrate an understanding of tax concepts and effectively apply tax knowledge to client situations.
• Develop and deliver innovative tax planning ideas with timely and responsive services and work product that meet and/or exceed client expectations.
• Thoroughly and accurately analyze information.
• Prepare practical and creative solutions to the client's tax situation and arrive at appropriate conclusions.
• Make informed decisions in complex and judgmental areas.
• Establish/maintain long-term working relationships with clients.
• Pursue/share knowledge to develop professionally and enhance service delivery. Identify and sell opportunities for tax planning and other special services.
• Leverage technology to continually maximize productivity.
• Participate in national initiatives.
• Encourage communication and effectively supervise team members.
  Participate in recruiting efforts when necessary.
  

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree, preferably in accounting
• An accounting designation
• Minimum of 1 years U.S. Tax experience
• Excellent supervisory, analytical, and leadership ability
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills
• A commitment to learning in a tax technology environment

Ideally, you’ll also

• An advanced degree in tax is highly desirable

What we offer

When you thrive, we thrive. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being:

• $5,000 per year for mental health support benefits
• Wellbeing benefit of $1,200/year

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Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Tax Manager, you will be responsible for recommending and implementing tax strategies that align with the client's objectives, corresponding with legal counsel and tax authorities on client issues, assisting with reorganizations, researching compliance and planning issues and reviewing personal, corporate and trust tax returns.

Skills and attributes for success

• Identify planning opportunities and prepare correspondence describing the income tax implications of implementing transactions
• Research client issues that arise from planning or compliance work using a variety of on-line sources
• Coaching and mentoring more junior staff to execute assignments with accuracy and completeness
• Liaise with the client’s legal counsel
• Review personal, trust and corporate tax returns
• Liaise with Canada Revenue Agency and relevant provincial ministries on client issues
• Correspond with audit managers, staff and/or clients in answering clients’ specific personal, trust or corporate tax queries or about matters that arise from compliance or planning work
• Prepare tax election forms
• Assist and manage the administration of personal and trust tax compliance seasons
• Demonstrate professionalism through a positive and cooperative attitude and by maintaining the confidential and proprietary nature of client relationships and related work products.

To qualify for the role you must have

• An undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting and/or other appropriate academic major
• 7 years of relevant tax experience or equivalent experience in business or industry
• Possess a Canadian CPA
• Completed the In-Depth Tax Course (or equivalent)
• Ability to lead small, medium and large sized client engagements and interact effectively with clients and internal team members
• The successful candidate must lead by example and have proven leadership and people management skills
• Ability to research and write utilizing electronic tax tools
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Ability to work with tight deadlines
• Process oriented with excellent documentation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Proactive attitude, commitment, and a highly motivated and driven team player
  

What we look for

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you
  

Running a business is all about making intelligent decisions, powered by accurate information. As a Mergers & Acquisitions (“M&A”) Analyst/Associate, you’ll help make that happen. You will be an important part of our talented and highly experienced team and work at the forefront of high-profile transactions.

Your key responsibilities:

As an Analyst/Associate, you will have the opportunity to be involved in the execution of the M&A process, from deal sourcing to closure. The role of an Analyst/Associate within EY’s M&A group is challenging and fast paced, that requires dedication and a strong work ethic. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Perform market research and analysis, including analysis of key business drivers and market, competition and industry risk and opportunity analysis
• Synthesize research information such as comparable company and precedent transactions to be used in modeling, competitive analysis, industry analysis, potential buyers, negotiation support and various other applications.
• Prepare detailed financial models, including scenario analysis
• Prepare valuation analysis using a range of valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis, comparable market multiples and precedent transaction analysis
• Prepare quality first drafts of pitches, marketing materials, management presentations and client presentations.
• Oversee an electronic data room and manage a due diligence process for buy and sell side engagements, working closely with client and target personnel
• Provide strategic advice to clients across a range of industries and transactions
• Support the VPs and SVPs in identifying and exploring potential new business

Skills and attributes for success

We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, analytical, logical thinkers with a passion for transactions and have a very strong attention to detail. Being a strong team player is critical with the ability to adapt to changing requirements or deadlines in support of our clients’ goals.

To be successful in this role, you should have the following attributes:

• Working knowledge of the Canadian and International Finance and Accounting concepts and understanding of key business drivers, principally as they relate to M&A transactions.
• Dedicated and motivated individual with high career aspirations and a strong work ethic.
• Ability to work independently to complete tasks.
• An ability to work well under pressure with multiple competing deadlines, while maintaining attention to detail.
• Ability to develop relationships and liaison with EY colleagues and team members to achieve premium outcomes for our clients.
• A “roll up the sleeves” attitude.
• A passion for working with entrepreneurs and private business owners and management teams.
• Strong Word, Excel, PowerPoint and financial modeling skills.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or another similar program.
• Analyst: 2 - 4 years of work experience in a related field.
• Associate: Minimum 4+ years of relevant work experience (eg. Investment banking, M&A, financing, corporate development, financial analysis, etc.).

Ideally, you’ll also have

A professional designation, such as the:

• CPA designation;
• CBV designation or progress towards the completion of the CBV program of studies; or
• CFA designation or progress towards the completion of the CFA program of studies