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Your key responsibilities

The successful candidate will be involved with all aspects of tax advisory and tax controversy. Responsibilities include:

• Assisting clients in responding to federal and provincial audits; advising clients on the tax dispute resolution process; preparing notices of objection and written representations to the federal and provincial tax appeals divisions; and assisting with the litigation of tax appeals before various courts.
• This role also includes assisting with the preparation of legal opinions with respect to the tax consequences of transactions and performing post-transaction audits for tax efficacy and litigation risk.

Skills and attributes for success

• The ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, collegial, dynamic team-oriented environment
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Sound professional judgement and a high level of professionalism

To qualify for the role you must have

• 1 to 5 years of tax litigation and controversy experience gained at a leading law firm
• Superior academic credentials and strong tax technical skills and a genuine interest in tax and tax policy
• The candidate must also be a member in good standing of a Canadian Bar

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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The RM Senior provides functional support to the Sub-Service Line (SSL) RM Lead. This role will provide coverage and support to our
GCR Tax Group.

The Resource Management (RM) Senior is a member of the Tax Canada Resource Management team, contributing to the goals of maximum deployment of our practitioners and comprehensive project staffing for delivery of our engagements. The Senior Associate will develop and facilitate timely resource deployment solutions for their local client base; develop expertise and knowledge of professional staff skill sets and project requirements; analyse utilization data and deployment information and participate in developing and facilitating resource deployment strategies.

Your key responsibilitiesAs an RM Senior, you will be responsible for the deployment; development; and capacity management of the client-serving professionals of your local group. You will support the Resource Management strategy to effectively deploy Tax client-serving professionals and provide them with meaningful career experiences. You will be working regularly with Partners, senior leadership, and theLead to support the client serving professionals.

• Responsible for staffing of all level resources as well, maintaining Retain with client bookings and resource projections
• Maintain databases regarding client data, staff preferences, skills and restrictions as required
• Produce weekly communications including general forecasting, availability and capacity management reporting as required
• Monitor unassigned resources, act as point of contact for unassigned staff, identify assignments for same
• Audit Retain regularly for accuracy
• Build strong relationships with Partners and senior leadership to ensure staffing demands are being met. Provide regular reporting and updates to leaders in the practice to help solve staffing challenges
• Assist with annual planning process - incl. data input to planning tool as directed by RM team leaders
• Communicate regularly with RM and practice managers on status of staffing requirements and issues
• Identify over/under utilized individuals and bring to attention of RMS as required.
• Identify conflicts and resolve or escalate
• Support SSL RM Lead in addressing complex scheduling assignments.
• Confirm resource independence prior to client bookings where applicable
• Assist with the creation/maintenance of accurate personnel and client project schedules.
• Communicate regularly with Resource Management team on the status of staffing requirements
• Demonstrate effective teaming with Tax and cross service line RM team(s) by proactively/creatively responding to requests.
• Participate in the orientation of new hires by providing an overview of the Resource Management function and operating model
• Partner with the Tax Talent Team (i.e. HR) on Head Count and Performance Management initiatives
• Work with peers across the Canadian Tax RM team to share resources and leading practices
• Involved in ad hoc projects as required

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong analytical skills, with meticulous attention to detail
• Very strong written and verbal communication
• Proven client service focus, with an ability to resolve issues quickly, with a sense of urgency
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Outstanding teamwork and interpersonal skills
• 1-3 years of relevant work experience
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience

What we offer you

The salary range for this job in British Columbia is $65,600to $98400. 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.

Your key responsibilities

• Advise and assist clients in federal and provincial tax audits and propose strategies for resolving disputes.
• Prepare notices of objection, written representations and submissions to the tax authorities.
• Represent clients in disputes (court appeals, judicial reviews, voluntary disclosures, requests for relief, etc.).
• Draft legal opinions on tax consequences and perform post-deal audits.
• Supervise junior lawyers and help with business development.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across EY’s national and global networks.

Skills and attributes for success

• 1 to 2 years of experience in tax litigation, including representations before the courts.
• Member in good standing of the Barreau du Québec.
• Completion of the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Program or a Master of Taxation (an asset).
• Outstanding academic and professional credentials.
• Bilingual (French and English), with excellent writing and speaking skills.
• Strong social skills for working with and integrating into groups.
• Ability to work under pressure and within tight deadlines.
• Analytically minded, able to work independently and client-oriented.

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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As a Senior or Manager you’ll work with many of the world’s largest organisations, fastest-growing companies and private equity firms on some of the most complex deals in both Canada and global market, across a broad variety of industries.

Your key responsibilities

• Manage and participate in SPA advisory engagements for acquisitions or disposals by private equity investors, funds, or strategic corporate clients. This includes working closely with clients, their bankers, and legal advisers, and performing tasks such as cash, debt, and working capital analysis, pricing schedule preparation, and financial reviews of the SPA and Completion Accounts.
• Advise clients on transaction mechanisms and financial analysis by providing insights on the most suitable purchase price mechanisms, analysing financial results through diligence findings and interviews, and supporting negotiations with clients to agree on detailed and compelling outputs.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal contacts and external clients to develop a portfolio of high-value projects, and collaborate with other EY service teams to deliver an integrated approach to clients.

Skills and attributes for success

Ideally, you’ll have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.

• Possess a bachelor or master degree in accounting, business, finance, or economics, and be a CPA or CA, CFA, CBV, or an international equivalent.
• Senior
  • have at least 3 years of experience in a professional services or chartered accounting environment, or in a financial performance and analysis or mergers & acquisitions role at a corporate organisation.
• Manager
  • have at least 5 years of experience in a professional services or chartered accounting environment, or in a financial performance and analysis or mergers & acquisitions role at a corporate organisation.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly develop, build, and manage relationships with multiple clients and teams, both external and internal. Experience working with senior stakeholders on multiple engagements in a Transaction Diligence role or mergers and acquisitions environment.
• A keen interest in understanding businesses, transactions, and deal value drivers. Passion for client service excellence, attention to detail, and the ability to grasp complex issues and explain them clearly to non-accountants.
• The successful candidate must be willing and able to travel within Canada and US.
• This role involves interaction with clients operating nationally and globally. Bilingualism in both French and English is therefore a requirement of this role.

Skills and attributes for success

You are:

• Seeking a dynamic role with a mix of strategy, policy, commercial and financial advisory
• An analytical and creative thinker, who is self-motivated and intellectually curious
• Enthusiastic, personable, and collaborative with a strong work ethic
• Highly motivated to contribute to projects that shape critical national infrastructure with lasting societal impact
• Comfortable with ambiguity and flexibility in navigating and solving new problems and addressing diverse stakeholder needs
• Self-motivated and trusted to manage and deliver multiple assignments, with strong organizational and team coordination skills
• Able to think ahead, anticipate the required next steps, and report to senior management to ‘manage upwards’
• Able to competently undertake thoughtful quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Lead in the development of clearly written, quality drafts of reports and presentations for client submissions and meetings, owning and leading on the content for deliverables and lead in executing on EY’s high standards of quality review
• Interested and capable of growing sales and business development initiatives, contributing to executing EY’s “go-to-market” client development strategy, and bringing a point of view on key trends and challenges in infrastructure, to benefit our clients
• Capable of providing hands-on day-to-day leadership of project teams, building trusted relationships with clients and playing an active role in the development and mentoring of junior staff

To qualify for the role you must have

• Undergraduate degree in business, commerce, economics, law or engineering
• Associate: 4+ years of relevant work experience and Senior Associate: 6+ years of relevant work experience in infrastructure related fields with relevant experiences across one or more of:
  
  • Major capital projects, including strategy and policy, feasibility studies and business cases
  • Commercial advisory and/or consideration of alternative procurement models
  • Financial analysis and modeling, and/or consideration of economic costs and benefits
  • Contract management, disputes and/or asset management
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail in producing high quality deliverables
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, adaptable to executive audiences
• Demonstrated interest in supporting the development and delivery of critical infrastructure projects

Some or all of the following are considered desirable, but not mandatory:

• MBA/Master’s degree/CFA/CBV
• Experience managing and mentoring junior staff
• Experience from either:
  
  • a professional services environment with relevant infrastructure related project experience and strategic, commercial or financial advisory experience
  • an infrastructure developer in a project development capacity
  • a governmental (municipal, provincial or federal) infrastructure department/agency
• Financial or economic modelling experience with major capital projects, with the capacity to develop such models independently with minimal guidance
• Experience with project option development and analysis in early planning stages to support government decision-making in strategic infrastructure investment
• Working knowledge of accounting concepts and principles (CPA not required)
• Working knowledge of debt financing and capital markets and/or project financing markets, including reflection of these in a financial modelling and commercial document context
• Working knowledge of capital project procurement models (DBB, DB, CMAR, IPD, PDB, P3, Alliance, etc.)