Manager - Tax Private Client Services Edmonton jobs at Ey in Canada, Edmonton

Your key responsibilities:

Project Delivery to External Clients:

• Accountable for leading small to large/complex programs, delivering the defined scope of work within quality standards, timelines, and budget, and for achieving overall project/client success
• Delivers solutions across EY’s People Consulting offerings, which include operating model design, organization design, change management, culture transformation, strategic workforce planning, talent strategies
• Has advanced subject matter expertise in one of the above People consulting offerings and advises client and team effectively. Preferably change management related to large scale system implementations
• Brings broad experience and perspective to solve complex problems, and seen as a trusted advisor to our clients
• Demonstrates growth mindset – consistently challenging the team/self to innovate and achieve the highest standard for delivery
• Has a comprehensive understanding of project financials and can lead project set up and can manage project budget
• Works to develop a broad set of client relationships between EY and client organization
• Leverages thought leadership and leading practice to deepen client relationships/trust and the value we bring to our clients
• Engaging, credible and comfortable presenting to senior leadership/executives, with ability to read the room, adjust as required for the discussion, and manage conflicting agendas/priorities

Business Development:

• Experience with proposal writing for large multi-national organizations , (incl. oversight on end-to-end content development, QA, solution/deal reviews, orals prep, etc.)
• Builds deep relationships and client understanding to proactively drive on-sell and expansion opportunities for People Consulting and/or across service lines
• Demonstrates commitment to service quality and partnership, resulting in client’s trust/desire to engage for follow-on work
• Demonstrates BD accountability/mindset-actively developing own business networks and identifying key relationships (at all levels) to nurture to bring on new opportunities/clients
• Scans opportunities within and outside the firm to identify new trends and opportunities
• Contributes to People Consulting sales with either new or on-sell opportunities
• Builds and maintains an internal EY network, strengthening our relationships across consulting and further serving as a source of business development

Practice Development

• Displays a sense of ownership and accountability in managing and developing our People Consulting practice
• Has deep expertise in one or two technical competencies and invests time into growing and maturing that practice area, and serving as a go-to/SME for Partners and practitioners to rely on for expertise and solutioning
• Plays an active role in service offering initiatives, bringing new, progressive ideas and ways of working to the practice
• Assesses and identifies areas of our practice or service offerings that may require improvement and takes initiative to bring ideas to leadership team
• Strengthens the People Consulting brand through client events, conferences, webcasts, LinkedIn, articles, etc.
• Plays an active role in recruitment efforts, incl. referrals, events, interviews, etc. to bring the best talent to the team.

People Leadership and Teaming

• Acts and shows up as an extension of the leadership team – invested in the practice, our people, and their experience
• Accountable for timely and honest feedback to team members, effectively identifying and leveraging skills, escalating performance issues as appropriate and investing time in coaching / development
• Shows up with influence and impact, respected by junior team members, and proactively seeks to understand and address upwards feedback
• Amplifies others, rewarding and recognizing teams and building a safe, inclusive and engaging team environment
• Visibly supports EY values and culture, and sets the highest example of professionalism for team members and clients
• Demonstrates emotional intelligence through awareness of, control, and expression of one's emotions; handles interpersonal relationships judiciously
• Viewed as a mentor on the team (both project team and extended practice team)
  

General

• Has already achieved outstanding professional success and are a seasoned senior consulting professional with experience
• Flexibility and ability to travel
• Project management experience
• Experience managing staff on multiple projects and providing direction to team members
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills
• High level of motivation and a self-starting attitude
• Ability to think outside of the box, thrive on new challenges
• Strong work ethic
• Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines
• Has the ability to manage time and multi-task across our 4 quadrants of project delivery, business development, practice development and leadership/team management
• Enjoys working in a dynamic and fast paced work environment that changes often
• This role involves interaction with clients operating nationally and globally where fluency in English is required.
  

To qualify for the role you must have :

• A degree and/or Master's degree with an emphasis in Business, Human Resources, Psychology
• Approximately 8-10 years of related professional services /  external consulting work experience
• Experience in the following areas: Change Management, Stakeholder Management, Communications, Organizational Design, Training, Organizational/Operating model design, Culture change, workforce planning
  

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

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Your key responsibilities:

Project Delivery to External Clients:

• Accountable for leading small to large/complex programs, delivering the defined scope of work within quality standards, timelines, and budget, and for achieving overall project/client success
• Delivers solutions across EY’s People Consulting offerings, which include operating model design, organization design, change management, culture transformation, strategic workforce planning, talent strategies
• Has advanced subject matter expertise in one of the above People consulting offerings and advises client and team effectively. Preferably change management related to large scale system implementations
• Brings broad experience and perspective to solve complex problems, and seen as a trusted advisor to our clients
• Demonstrates growth mindset – consistently challenging the team/self to innovate and achieve the highest standard for delivery
• Has a comprehensive understanding of project financials and can lead project set up and can manage project budget
• Works to develop a broad set of client relationships between EY and client organization
• Leverages thought leadership and leading practice to deepen client relationships/trust and the value we bring to our clients
• Engaging, credible and comfortable presenting to senior leadership/executives, with ability to read the room, adjust as required for the discussion, and manage conflicting agendas/priorities

Business Development:

• Experience with proposal writing for large multi-national organizations , (incl. oversight on end-to-end content development, QA, solution/deal reviews, orals prep, etc.)
• Builds deep relationships and client understanding to proactively drive on-sell and expansion opportunities for People Consulting and/or across service lines
• Demonstrates commitment to service quality and partnership, resulting in client’s trust/desire to engage for follow-on work
• Demonstrates BD accountability/mindset-actively developing own business networks and identifying key relationships (at all levels) to nurture to bring on new opportunities/clients
• Scans opportunities within and outside the firm to identify new trends and opportunities
• Contributes to People Consulting sales with either new or on-sell opportunities
• Builds and maintains an internal EY network, strengthening our relationships across consulting and further serving as a source of business development

Practice Development

• Displays a sense of ownership and accountability in managing and developing our People Consulting practice
• Has deep expertise in one or two technical competencies and invests time into growing and maturing that practice area, and serving as a go-to/SME for Partners and practitioners to rely on for expertise and solutioning
• Plays an active role in service offering initiatives, bringing new, progressive ideas and ways of working to the practice
• Assesses and identifies areas of our practice or service offerings that may require improvement and takes initiative to bring ideas to leadership team
• Strengthens the People Consulting brand through client events, conferences, webcasts, LinkedIn, articles, etc.
• Plays an active role in recruitment efforts, incl. referrals, events, interviews, etc. to bring the best talent to the team.

People Leadership and Teaming

• Acts and shows up as an extension of the leadership team – invested in the practice, our people, and their experience
• Accountable for timely and honest feedback to team members, effectively identifying and leveraging skills, escalating performance issues as appropriate and investing time in coaching / development
• Shows up with influence and impact, respected by junior team members, and proactively seeks to understand and address upwards feedback
• Amplifies others, rewarding and recognizing teams and building a safe, inclusive and engaging team environment
• Visibly supports EY values and culture, and sets the highest example of professionalism for team members and clients
• Demonstrates emotional intelligence through awareness of, control, and expression of one's emotions; handles interpersonal relationships judiciously
• Viewed as a mentor on the team (both project team and extended practice team)
  

General

• Has already achieved outstanding professional success and are a seasoned senior consulting professional with experience
• Flexibility and ability to travel
• Project management experience
• Experience managing staff on multiple projects and providing direction to team members
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills
• High level of motivation and a self-starting attitude
• Ability to think outside of the box, thrive on new challenges
• Strong work ethic
• Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines
• Has the ability to manage time and multi-task across our 4 quadrants of project delivery, business development, practice development and leadership/team management
• Enjoys working in a dynamic and fast paced work environment that changes often
• This role involves interaction with clients operating nationally and globally where fluency in English is required.
  

To qualify for the role you must have :

• A degree and/or Master's degree with an emphasis in Business, Human Resources, Psychology
• Approximately 8-10 years of related professional services /  external consulting work experience
• Experience in the following areas: Change Management, Stakeholder Management, Communications, Organizational Design, Training, Organizational/Operating model design, Culture change, workforce planning
  

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

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

As a Tax Services Manager, you will be a part of our Global Compliance & Reporting group which has talented and dedicated professionals who provide quality compliance and provision services in many industries, such as: consumer products; energy; financial services; manufacturing; technology; entertainment; communications; and health sciences.

Your key responsibilities as a Tax Manager you will be responsible for managing and coordinating tax compliance and provision work for clients. You'll also lead and team with talented and innovative professionals dedicated to client service.

Skills and attributes for success

• Execution of a variety of corporate, personal, trust and partnership assignments including planning, compliance, provision and controversy matters.
• Provide timely and high-quality services and work products that exceed client expectations.
• Coaching and mentoring more junior staff to execute assignments with accuracy and completeness
• Enhance technical skills by remaining up-to-date on trends, new legislative developments and tax authority decisions, and apply them to complex situations relevant to the client
• Identify opportunities for providing tax planning and other special services and contribute to thought leadership materials
• 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 degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years of Canadian Corporate tax experience
• An accounting designation or other related experience or certification relevant to an area of specialization
• Completion of CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Course
• excellent supervisory, analytical, and leadership ability
• strong written and verbal communication skills
• a commitment to learning in a tax technology environment
• 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

• Maturity, 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

As a Tax Manager, you will be a part of our Private Client Services (PCS) practice. You will be part of a team that are subject matter specialists who provide advice to private organizations and high net worth business owners and individuals on domestic and cross-border tax planning, estate, wealth transfer and post mortem planning, asset protection strategies and philanthropic planning. Our PCS practice works closely with other tax teams including our transaction tax and international tax group.

Your key responsibilities

As a 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
• Liaise with the client’s legal counsel
• Review personal, trust and corporate tax returns and related compliance responsibilities
• 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

To qualify for the role you must have

• An undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting and/or other appropriate academic major
• 5+ years of relevant tax experience or equivalent experience in business or industry
• Possess a Canadian CPA designation
• Completed the CPA In-Depth Tax Courses (or equivalent) (Good to have)
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team
• Possess organization and time management skills

Ideally, you’ll also have

• the ability to thrive within a fast-paced, professional services environment

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

Skills and attributes for success

• Contribute to client satisfaction by providing clients with quality, timely and responsive services and work products.
• Demonstrate an understanding of increasingly complex tax concepts.
• Discuss moderately complex tax issues with the engagement team and client management.
• Keep informed of current tax developments and effectively apply tax knowledge to client situations. Thoroughly and accurately analyze information.
• Prepare practical and effective approaches to the client's tax situation and arrive at appropriate conclusions.
• Preparing corporate tax returns
• Auditing tax provisions
• Share tax planning ideas with others.
• Participate in and contribute to achieving team goals.
• Assist in the development of recommendations and implementation plans and assist in making quality decisions in complex areas.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Either:
  • A bachelor's degree, preferably with an emphasis in accounting, finance, or a related field; or
  • a diploma in accounting with a minimum of 2 years of relevant tax/ accounting experience; or
  • equivalent experience in business or industry
• A passionate interest in developing their Canadian income tax knowledge
• Exceptional PC proficiency including Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Excellent managerial, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills
• The ability to manage time spent against budget and work alongside team members to ensure the timely completion of exceptional client service

Ideally, you’ll also have

• A desire to work in an environment with learning opportunities on a daily basis

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

Your key responsibilities

Your role as a Senior Tax Staff will give you the opportunity to combine corporate tax work with structured and virtual learning. You will have the opportunity to combine tax engagements with structured learning. You’ll get experience in tax compliance, tax accrual review, calculating income tax provision and tax planning. Our people focus on the main issues affecting our clients, paying particular attention to the implementation of tax strategies aligned with their business objectives.

Skills and attributes for success

• Contribute to client satisfaction by providing clients with quality, timely and responsive services and work products.
• Demonstrate an understanding of increasingly complex tax concepts.
• Discuss moderately complex tax issues with the engagement team and client management.
• Keep informed of current tax developments and effectively apply tax knowledge to client situations.
• Thoroughly and accurately analyze information.
• Prepare practical and effective approaches to the client's tax situation and arrive at appropriate conclusions.
• Share tax planning ideas with others.
• Participate in and contribute to achieving team goals.
• Assist in the development of recommendations and implementation plans and assist in making quality decisions in complex areas.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor's degree, preferably with an emphasis in accounting, finance, or a related field
• Accounting designation or Masters’ degree
• Experienced Senior- Minimum of 3 years of relevant CDN Corporate tax experience or equivalent experience in business or industry.
• Broad exposure to corporate income taxation
• Ability to research and write utilizing electronic tax tools
• Excellent managerial, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Mature mindset, proactive and committed, highly motivated driven team player

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