US Tax Manager

• Responsible for international corporate tax engagements involving tax planning opportunities, tax minimization strategies, and compliance issues for Canadian entities carrying on business in foreign countries;
• Assist clients in determining which corporate structure would be the most effective in different countries – subsidiary, branch, or joint-venture partnership;
• Assist clients in determining effective methods of efficient capitalization and financing;
• Possesses technical expertise relating to complex off-shore tax and assurance issues;
• Perform due diligence or modeling with respect to potential acquisitions by Canadian entities of international subsidiaries, partnerships or business operations;
• Computation of surplus accounts and foreign accrual property income (“FAPI”);
• Review domestic/international federal and multi-state corporate/partnership information returns;
• Communicate with staff members as well as clients with regard to corporate tax queries;
• Review discrepancies and irregularities in financial entries and reports;
• Research client issues that arise from compliance or planning work such as the effects of various tax treaty provisions on the taxpayer (capital gains, dividends, business profits, etc.);
• Review Canadian tax returns for accuracy and completeness from other team members.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation;
• Possess a Master’s Degree in Taxation, or Member of the Bar;
• A minimum of 5 years’ work experience in Public Practice;
• Solid experience preparing and reviewing international tax compliance and tax reorganizations;
• Strong planning and organizational skills.

Aptitudes

• Bilingual (French and English);
• Proficient interpreting and applying tax legislations;
• Proficient with tax research methods and databases;
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite; particularly in Excel and Word;
• Excellent written and verbal skills;
• Comfortable with financial data.