Responsibilities

• Lead multiple client facing engagement teams responsible for the completion of U.S. corporate tax engagements involving advice on tax planning opportunities, tax minimization strategies, and compliance issues
• Deliver industry and technical expertise relating to complex tax and assurance issues through client interactions, reports, technical work, management presentations, and high-quality deliverables
• Assist organizations in determining the most effective US corporate structure from a tax perspective; as well as assisting clients in choosing effective methods of capitalization and financing
• Perform due diligence or modeling with respect to potential acquisitions by Canadian entities of US subsidiaries, partnerships or business operation
• Review domestic/international federal and multi-state corporate/partnership information return
• Manage a portfolio of clients while understanding their business, key risks and ways to deliver added value; ensuring their needs are met and that relationships and accounts grow and develop
• Accountable for engagement planning and scheduling as well as project financials (i.e. budgets, WIPS, timely billing, collection and variance recognition)
• Maintain high quality control and apply specialized knowledge to anticipate, identify and address issues relevant to the client's business, financial entries and reports
• Network in the local business community, consider business development opportunities and contribute to the preparation and delivery of competitive proposals to meet client needs
• Contribute to the development of new ideas and approaches in order to improve work processes
• Mentor, motivate and coach team members towards professional and personal development by setting clear expectations, providing feedback and conducting performance reviews
• Maintain flexibility to travel, as necessary

Skills and Experience

• CPA designation
• Completion of, or working towards, a master's degree in U.S. taxation or law or Member of the Bar is considered an asset
• 4 to 5 years of relevant public accounting or tax consulting experience
• Extensive working knowledge of U.S. Corporate Tax
• Experience preparing and reviewing U.S. tax compliance and implementing of tax reorganizations
• Strong understanding of business, accounting, management and practice development principles
• Working knowledge of transfer pricing tax concepts
• Proven people management, relationship building and leadership skills