Full Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Manager or Director, Indirect Tax to join our growing Tax practice in Toronto or Vancouver. This is a leadership role focused on indirect tax advisory, compliance, controversy, and practice development. The successful candidate will work closely with partners and clients to navigate increasingly complex GST/HST, PST, QST, sales and use tax, and indirect tax matters across a broad range of industries.
This role offers the opportunity to build and shape an emerging area of specialization while serving as a trusted advisor to clients and a technical resource to colleagues across the firm.
Your Impact:
- Lead complex indirect tax advisory engagements involving GST/HST, provincial sales taxes, QST, customs, and other indirect tax matters.
- Advise clients on transactional planning, corporate reorganizations, M&A transactions, due diligence reviews, supply chain structuring, and tax optimization opportunities.
- Identify indirect tax risks, exposures, and opportunities across a wide range of industries and business structures.
- Review and oversee indirect tax compliance engagements and support clients through audits, assessments, objections, and appeals.
- Act as the firm's internal subject matter expert on indirect tax matters and collaborate with Canadian, cross border, US, and advisory teams.
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships while serving as a trusted business advisor.
- Lead engagement teams, manage project budgets, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality client service.
- Mentor, coach, and develop managers, senior staff, and other team members.
- Contribute to practice growth through business development, networking, proposal development, and identification of new service opportunities.
- Monitor legislative developments and emerging trends to ensure clients receive proactive and relevant advice.
- Support thought leadership initiatives, client seminars, technical publications, and internal training programs.
What you bring to the table
- CPA designation required.
- Completion of the CPA In-Depth Tax Program or equivalent advanced tax education is considered an asset.
- 8+ years of progressive Canadian indirect tax experience in public practice, industry, government, or a combination thereof.
- Deep technical knowledge of GST/HST, PST, QST, and related indirect tax legislation.
- Experience managing complex advisory and compliance engagements.
- Strong understanding of indirect tax implications in mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and cross border transactions.
- Proven ability to build and manage senior-level client relationships.
- Demonstrated leadership, coaching, and team development experience.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and communication skills.
- Proven ability to identify opportunities and contribute to practice growth.
What Success Looks Like
In this role, you will:
- Be recognized internally and externally as a trusted indirect tax advisor.
- Drive growth of the firm's indirect tax service line.
- Deliver practical, commercially focused advice that creates value for clients.
- Develop future leaders within the practice.
- Strengthen collaboration across tax, audit, advisory, and wealth service lines.
- Contribute meaningfully to the strategic growth of the firm's tax practice.
Preferred Experience
- Experience at a Big 4, national, or mid market public accounting firm.
- Exposure to indirect tax due diligence and transaction services engagements.
- Experience managing CRA, Revenu Québec, and provincial tax authority audits.
- Familiarity with US sales tax and cross border consumption tax issues would be considered an asset.
- Existing network of professional contacts and referral sources.
What's in it for you?
Career & Growth Opportunities
- Clear career progression and advancement opportunities
- Ongoing professional development, including paid courses, certification and membership dues
Compensation & Total Rewards
- Competitive total compensation package including extended health care, dental and group life benefits
- Annual bonus program
- Matching RRSP plan
Family & Flexibility
- Hybrid workdays
- Parental leave top-up program to support growing families
- Generous vacation (4 weeks annually)
- Personal days
Health & Wellness
- Health and wellness spending account
- Convenient access to virtual healthcare, including online physician consultations when you need it
Work Environment & Perks
- A collaborative, open-door culture with direct access to leadership
- Fully stocked kitchen with snacks, coffee and seasonal treats
- Smart casual dress code (client/day specific)
- Regular team events and social activities throughout the year
Everyday Support
- Monthly transit or parking reimbursement
- Monthly reimbursement for your smart phone fees
- Overtime meal & and parking reimbursements
Additional Incentives
- Client referral, employee referral
- Vehicle purchase incentives
Where you'll work: Vancouver, BC
Job type: Permanent, Full-time
Your schedule: Monday to Friday
Salary range: $130,000 - $180,000 per annum