Royal Bank of Canada

Manager, Tax Audits

Royal Bank of Canada$90K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in tax documentation and reporting (QI, FATCA, CRS)
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Exceptional reconciliation skills and meticulous attention to detail
  • High level of professional maturity and emotional intelligence
  • Proven negotiation skills with ability to influence outcomes
  • Ability to think critically and address broader contextual issues

Responsibilities

  • Represent RBC in interactions with CRA, IRS, and auditors
  • Act as subject matter expert on QI, FATCA, and CRS regulations
  • Develop industry networks to assess best practices in global tax compliance
  • Collaborate with auditors and legal teams to understand tax compliance requirements
  • Lead responses to regulatory and audit requests across business lines
  • Simplify complex tax concepts for senior leaders and stakeholders
  • Coordinate mock audits and health checks for compliance preparedness

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
  • Development support from leaders including coaching opportunities
  • Ability to create a lasting impact in the organization
  • Dynamic and collaborative team environment
  • World-class financial services training program
  • Flexible work/life balance options
  • Opportunities to engage in challenging work
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The Manager, Tax Audits role supports Global Tax Operations in RBC Wealth Management Canada Operations. This role works in close partnership with all RBC Wealth Management Canada business lines and Capital Markets, as well as colleagues across the organization to support global tax compliance and audits.

This role serves to represent RBC and act as the point of contact for Qualified Intermediary (QI), Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and Common Reporting Standard (CRS) audits and reviews with internal stakeholders, external parties, and regulators. They are responsible for coordinating, planning, and executing on compliance requirements, while also continuing to transform how we work to ensure ongoing adherence to global tax regulations. The ideal candidate will combine strong strategic thinking with operational excellence, driving best practices to develop a culture of Operations collaboration and business accountability.

What will you do?

This role is critical to QI, FATCA, and CRS functions with responsibilities including but not limited to:

Regulatory Oversight
  • Communicate effectively to the CRA, IRS, and auditors on behalf of the business lines we support.
  • Act as a subject matter expert on QI, FATCA, and CRS regulations and policies.
  • Develop a network of industry partners to assess best practices and provide expert direction on global tax compliance, including industry trends and strategies to adopt upcoming changes.
  • Liaise with auditors, Tax Advisory Groups, Compliance, Legal, and accounting firms to deeply understand QI, FATCA, and CRS requirements.
  • Review regulator and audit requests, and lead collaboration across impacted business lines, Operations teams, and related stakeholders to respond promptly, accurately, and clearly.
  • Recommend actions to enhance the effectiveness of our QI, FATCA, and CRS compliance frameworks.


Business Management
  • Simplify complex QI, FATCA, and CRS concepts and present updates to senior leaders, business stakeholders, and Operations teams.
  • Clearly articulate regulatory and audit deliverables to a wide audience, with the ability to speak in-depth on QI, FATCA, and CRS to properly assess detailed business impact (e.g. systems, policies, procedures, etc.).
  • Perform ongoing reviews of current state processes to ensure compliance with evolving QI, FATCA, and CRS requirements.
  • Coordinate responses and actions across multiple teams across Wealth Management Canada, Capital Markets, and Enterprise to ensure adherence to internal and external audit and compliance requirements.
  • Organize and execute health checks and preparedness exercises, including controls testing and mock audits.


What do you need to succeed?

Must-have
  • Demonstrated experience in QI/FATCA/CRS documentation and reporting
  • Excellent written and oral presentation skills, and excellent interpersonal skills
  • Strong reconciliation skills and attention to detail
  • High professional maturity and emotional intelligence
  • Ability to actively listen, respectfully challenge, negotiate, and influences outcomes
  • Ability to think outside the box and grasp broader issues quickly


What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
  • A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
  • Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
  • A world-class training program in financial services
  • Flexible work/life balance options
  • Opportunities to do challenging work


Job Skills
Customer Service, Customer Service Management, Decision Making, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Investment Performance Measurement, Operational Delivery, Process Improvements, Risk Management, Time Management, Treasury Management

Additional Job Details

Address:

180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-06-04

Application Deadline:

2026-06-18
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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