Senior Manager Taxation - **Remote**

Join our team

The TELUS Tax team provides critical expertise, consultation and counsel to the various entities and business groups, domestic and international, within TELUS. As trusted advisors, we help support complex business transactions with insights and recommendations that influence decisions made by stakeholders and senior leaders. We are practical and creative, providing innovative solutions in our quest to be the leading in-house global Tax team. Our team takes pride in driving operational excellence, best practices, and optimum results which contribute to business growth and exceptional customer and team member experiences.

Here's the impact you'll make and what we'll accomplish together

As the Senior Manager Taxation, you will participate in the development of Canadian international and non-US income tax ("International Tax") operating strategies to improve operational efficiencies, ensure compliance with tax laws, and manage International Tax audits. You will monitor International Tax developments and implement changes to ensure timely compliance with the legislation.

Reporting to the Director Taxation, the Senior Manager Taxation, will support all aspects of International Tax planning and compliance as well as provide income tax provision support and monitoring for the wholly owned entities within the TELUS group.

Here's how

• Assist in managing TELUS' International Tax risk while complying with our Tax Strategy EN, the tax laws and working with internal and external stakeholders
• Research and pro-actively support a broad range of internal initiatives as they relate to International Tax including mergers and acquisitions, integration, divestitures, corporate reorganizations, process and efficiency initiatives, treasury financing activities, and employee benefits
• Reviewing and analyzing corporate financial records, researching and determining proper tax treatment for a wide variety of transactions, preparing and/or reviewing International Tax returns, and reviewing assessments and tax payments
• Preparing and/or reviewing business unit quarterly and year-end income tax provisions, forecasts/budgets for tax expense and payments
• Tax planning and compliance for Canadian outbound foreign affiliate investments including preparation or review of surplus calculations, maintaining data on tax attributes, monitoring intercompany transactions (e.g. loans, cash repatriation, etc.), and supporting withholding tax compliance
• Support the management of audits conducted by tax authorities with respect to International Tax including proactively liaising with government authorities in relation to audit or other issues or queries, reviewing reassessment proposals, researching legislation, preparing position papers, filing objections, negotiating resolutions and supporting litigation
• Review and provide guidance on cross-border customer and procurement agreements to drive ideal income tax outcomes for TELUS
• Actively supporting systems implementation and other projects with a view to optimizing tax outcomes

You're the missing piece of the puzzle

• Valued for your minimum 7 years of International Tax experience, in-depth income tax knowledge and strong technical competence
• Ability to analyze complex issues and transactions including reviewing and researching technical tax materials and legislation, identifying various alternatives, assessing their strengths and weaknesses and making practical recommendations aligned with corporate goals and initiatives while managing tax risk
• Engaging communicator with strong verbal and written communications skills and excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact confidently with senior management, business stakeholders, tax authorities, peers and service providers
• Proactive planner with the ability to scope out difficult tasks, set objectives and goals, develop schedules, prioritize multiple activities, anticipate roadblocks and manage multiple deliverables to meet deadlines and goals in a fast-paced, complex and ever-changing environment
• Collaborative team member able to lead moderately complex projects, work well in a cross-functional team environment, creating and maintaining strong working relationships across the TELUS team members from different functional areas and willingness to work toward required outcomes even when circumstances are challenging (e.g. tight deadlines, limited information or resources, etc.)
• Unquestionable professionalism, integrity and ethics with a desire to learn and become a value- add team member, hands-on approach to problem solving in a proactive and collaborative manner

Great-to-haves

• University degree and CPA designation
• In-depth knowledge of the Canadian income tax rules and filing requirements with respect to foreign affiliates to ensure compliance with the Income Tax Act (Canada)
• Completion of CPA Canada's In-depth Tax program
• Completion of CPA Canada's In-depth International Tax course
• Strong financial accounting knowledge
• Skilled in income tax preparation and research software, SAP, Excel, PowerPoint and other common software applications

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