Senior Manager, Tax

Job summary

The Senior Manager will lead client-facing engagement teams to deliver customized tax strategies and ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks. They are also responsible for managing client portfolios, overseeing project financials, and mentoring team members to foster professional development.

Job details

Inspirational, innovative and entrepreneurial - this is how we describe our empowered teams. Combine your passion with purpose and join a culture that is thriving in the face of change. Make an impact with our Tax team as a Senior Manager in our Stratford or Summerside, PEI office. This diverse team of professionals delivers customized tax strategies within a complex and dynamic regulatory framework. As a trusted advisor, you’ll design solutions for clients that meet compliance and reporting requirements, minimize risk, drive efficiencies and maximize returns. MNP is proudly Canadian. Providing business strategies and solutions, we are a leading national accounting, tax and business advisory firm in Canada. Entrepreneurial to our core, our talented team members transcend obstacles into opportunities and are successfully transforming mid-market business practices. Responsibilities * Lead multiple client facing engagement teams responsible for the completion of tax engagements and the preparation of tax returns (and other compliance slips) * Deliver industry and technical expertise relating to taxation and assurance through client interactions, reports, technical work, management presentations and high-quality deliverables * Evaluate existing business processes and policies and advise on policy and tax changes; developing proactive tax strategies that make effective use of business opportunities and ensure businesses are run effectively * Liaise with Canada Revenue Agency and relevant provincial ministries on client issues * Prepare election forms required in corporate reorganizations * Assist in the management of the administration of personal and trust tax compliance seasons * Manage a portfolio of clients while understanding their business, key risks and ways to deliver added value; ensuring their needs are met and that relationships and accounts grow and develop * Accountable for engagement planning and scheduling as well as project financials (i.e. budgets, WIPS, timely billing, collection and variance recognition) * Maintain high quality control and apply specialized knowledge to anticipate, identify and address issues relevant to the client’s business, financial entries and reports * Network in the local business community, consider business development opportunities and contribute to the preparation and delivery of competitive proposals to meet client needs * Contribute to strategic and operational planning related to client and practice management, as well as the development of new ideas and approaches to improve work processes * Mentor, motivate and coach team members towards professional and personal development by setting clear expectations, providing feedback and conducting performance reviews * Maintain flexibility to travel, as necessary Skills and Experience * CPA designation * Completion of the In-depth Tax Program and other specialist development courses * 7 to 8 years of relevant public accounting or tax consulting experience * Extensive working knowledge of Canadian Tax * Strong understanding of business, accounting, management and practice development principles * Proven people management, relationship and leadership skills * Strong strategic planning and conceptual thinking skills MyRewards@MNP With a focus on high-potential earnings, MNP is proud to offer customized rewards that support our unique culture and a balanced lifestyle to thrive at work and outside of the office. You will be rewarded with generous base pay, vacation time, 4 paid personal days, a group pension plan with 4% matching, voluntary savings products, bonus programs, flexible benefits, mental health resources, exclusive access to perks and discounts, professional development assistance, MNP University, a flexible ‘Dress For Your Day’ environment, firm sponsored social events and more! The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $145,000 plus bonus eligibility. Salary will be determined based on the skills, experience and qualifications of the candidate. Diversity@MNP We embrace diversity as a core value and celebrate our differences. We believe each team member contributes unique gifts and amplifying their potential makes our business stronger. We encourage people with disabilities to apply!

What you’ll do

The Senior Manager will lead client-facing engagement teams to deliver customized tax strategies and ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks. They are also responsible for managing client portfolios, overseeing project financials, and mentoring team members to foster professional development.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a CPA designation and have completed the In-depth Tax Program. A minimum of 7 to 8 years of relevant public accounting or tax consulting experience is required, along with extensive knowledge of Canadian tax laws.

Benefits

• Generous base pay
• Vacation time
• 4 paid personal days
• Group pension plan with 4% matching
• Voluntary savings products
• Bonus programs
• Flexible benefits
• Mental health resources
• Exclusive access to perks and discounts
• Professional development assistance
• MNP University
• Flexible dress code
• Firm sponsored social events

Listed skills

• Compliance · Preferred
• Reporting · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Assurance · Preferred
• Client Relationship Management · Preferred
• Business development · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Tax strategy
• Compliance
• Reporting
• Risk management
• Engagement management
• Technical taxation expertise
• Assurance
• Business process evaluation
• Corporate reorganizations
• Client relationship management
• Project financials
• Strategic planning
• Business development
• Mentoring
• Leadership
• Conceptual thinking
• Public Accounting
• Tax Compliance
• People Management
• Planning
• Business Advisory
• Accounting
• Accounting Management
• Mental Health
• Billing
• Business Development
• Management
• Business Process
• Strategic Planning
• Development Aid
• Disabilities
• Discounts And Allowances
• Innovation
• Operational Planning
• Performance Review
• Practice Management
• Presentations
• Business Strategies
• Tax Consulting
• Tax Returns
• Wireless Intrusion Prevention Systems
• Scheduling
• Collections
• Quality Control

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Consulting
• Tax Manager
• Tax Manager (General)
• Accountants
• Financial Managers

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