Senior Director, Core Tax

Description Senior Director, Core Tax About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands‑on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

The A&M Tax Canada Team offers comprehensive tax advisory services to clients in various sectors and industries. With a deep understanding of the Canadian tax landscape, the team helps clients navigate the complex and evolving tax issues that affect their business transactions, investments, and operations.

As a member of the A&M Core Tax team, you will:

• Lead the preparation, review, and filing of corporate tax returns, ensuring compliance with federal, provincial, and international tax laws. Manage the global income tax compliance cycle, coordinating with internal teams and external advisors to meet deadlines and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct in-depth research on current tax laws and provide strategic advice to senior management on the tax implications of business activities, transactions, and expansions. Identify opportunities to minimize tax liabilities while ensuring compliance with applicable laws.
• Represent the organization during tax audits conducted by regulatory agencies, ensuring accurate documentation and effective communication. Develop and implement strategies to mitigate tax risks and address legislative changes impacting the organization.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to the tax compliance team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. Streamline tax compliance processes and implement best practices to enhance efficiency and accuracy in tax reporting.
• Establish long‑term consultative relationships with clients by understanding their business, their unique circumstances, offering proactive support, and timely execution of projects.
• Build, manage, direct and monitor multiple client engagement teams while maintaining active communication with clients in an effort to manage expectations and help ensure client satisfaction.
• Manage risk, staffing and financial performance for multiple engagements at once including billing, collections, profitability and project budgets.
• Provide supportive leadership by providing development and career guidance through mentoring and performance feedback to your team. You will drive your team to stay up‑to‑date on changes to tax law and apply the most current and innovative tax practices in order to create and sustain a respected reputation in the market.
• Champion diversity, equity and inclusion across all aspects of the practice.
• Build relationships across Tax and the rest of A&M. Develop a deep understanding of the areas of expertise across the firm in order to present clients with opportunities for additional support.
• Actively pursue business development opportunities and prioritize where and how to source new relationships.
• Regularly meet with contacts to discuss broad business issues and provide insight regarding how Tax and A&M can help address their critical business issues.

• Undergraduate degree required, with a Master’s degree in taxation or accounting, or completion of CPA Canada’s In-Depth Tax Program.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in an accounting firm or managing the tax function at a large organization.

• Strong writing, analytical, research, excel, and organizational skills.
• Strong communication, presentation, project management, and business development skills.
• Strong sense of personal motivation as well as the ability to work with a team.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, time-sensitive environment.

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