Senior Manager - Tax

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team as a Senior Tax Manager responsible for delivering high quality and effective tax advice for entities within the AtkinsRéalis Group. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical expertise in international tax with a background in tax advisory, M&A, process improvement and the ability to leverage technology for efficiency and accuracy.

Tax Advisory & Risk Management:

• Provide strategic tax support on client proposals, business decisions, cross border structuring.
• Assess and mitigate tax risks including PE, WHT, VAT risks of a bid. 
• Lead and support international projects including M&A activity, internal reorganizations, country start-ups and legal entity rationalization, if required.  This may involve due diligence, project management, preparation and implementation of step plans, documentation of tax consequences, integration actions etc.
• Support with ad hoc queries, if required.

Compliance & Oversight:

• Identify and address developments in international tax law eg Pillar 2.
• Maintain oversight over the local compliance processes prepared by local finance teams or their outsourced providers.
• Management and mitigation of WHT costs and requirements on cross border transactions.
• Assess uncertain tax reporting positions to support the financial reporting process.
• Support tax audit management, if required.

Process Improvement and Standardization:

• Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities and process and/or systems and tools standardization.
• Assess and improve the quality, consistency, and integrity of tax-related data.

Stakeholder Management and Collaboration:

• Drive and maintain strong working relationships with multiple internal teams and external advisors to ensure timely completion of actions.
• Support the Global Tax Team on ad-hoc initiatives and analysis.

Project Management:

• Follow up on all projects/initiatives, identify risks and obstacles to meet deadlines, propose solutions, and provide updates and progress reports.

• Fully qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA/CPA  
• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in tax with specific experience of process improvement. 
• Bilingualism (French & English) *
• Demonstrates curiosity, strong commercial acumen, good judgement and strategic thinking to evaluate and develop strategies to mitigate tax risks.
• Knowledge of GST/VAT on services and goods preferable.
• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to collaborate and build relationships in a multi-cultural environment, interacting with multiple stakeholders with teams across multiple locations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.   
• Collaborative, proactive, and innovative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Experience of project management to able to articulate complex tax issues confidently to a broad range of stakeholders and manage implementation of step plans.
• Demonstrates agility, resilience and senior leadership influence.

*  More than 80% of the workload is for outside Québec: This position requires knowledge of a language other than French, namely English, as more than 80% of the workload is intended for clients, partners, or projects located outside Québec.

Expected compensation for this role is (between Pay Range $125,000- $171,900 annually) (Only Ontario). Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.

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