Tax Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

PKF Antares is seeking an experienced Tax Manager to join our Calgary tax practice. In this client-facing leadership role, you will manage Canadian corporate and private enterprise tax engagements, provide practical planning advice on cross-border and reorganization engagements, and help develop the firm's growing tax team. You will work closely with partners and clients across a range of industries, balancing technical excellence with commercial judgment and responsive service.

Responsibilities

· Manage a portfolio of Canadian corporate and owner-managed clients, overseeing engagements from planning through completion.

· Review complex T2, T1, T3, partnership and information returns, supporting schedules, elections and tax provisions.

· Lead tax planning and advisory assignments involving corporate reorganizations, remuneration strategies, succession and estate planning, acquisitions, dispositions and cross-border considerations.

· Research complex tax matters and prepare or review technical memoranda and clear, practical recommendations.

· Represent and support clients in CRA reviews, audits, notices of objection, voluntary disclosures and other correspondence.

· Manage engagement scope, staffing, budgets, timelines, billing and realization while identifying and mitigating technical and commercial risks.

· Build trusted client relationships, identify additional service opportunities and contribute to proposals and practice-development initiatives.

· Coach and develop team members through technical guidance, timely feedback, performance support and quality review.

· Improve tax workflows through effective use of technology, standardized documentation and continuous process improvement.

Qualifications

· Canadian CPA designation.

· Completion of, or substantial progress toward, the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Program will be an asset.

· Five to seven years of progressive Canadian tax experience, including significant experience in a public accounting firm.

· Demonstrated experience reviewing tax work and supervising, coaching or mentoring professional staff.

· Strong technical knowledge of Canadian corporate and personal income tax; experience with private enterprises, trusts, reorganizations, estate planning or cross-border matters is an asset.

· Proven ability to manage multiple engagements, competing deadlines, budgets and client expectations.

· Excellent research, analytical, written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to advise clients and present recommendations.

· Strong professional judgment, ethics, confidentiality and commitment to high-quality client service.

· Legal eligibility to work in Canada.

Technology & Tools

· Experience with Profile, CaseWare, QuickBooks or comparable tax and accounting platforms.

· Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.

· Comfort adopting automation, analytics and AI-enabled tools responsibly while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality and professional review.

What We Offer

· Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus opportunities, subject to firm policy.

· Health, dental and extended benefits.

· Ongoing technical training, leadership development and support for continuous professional learning.

· Exposure to diverse clients, industries and complex Canadian and cross-border tax matters.

· A collaborative environment with access to the global PKF network and meaningful opportunities for career progression.

We thank all applicants for their interest; only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

PKF Antares is seeking an experienced Tax Manager to join our Calgary tax practice. In this client-facing leadership role, you will manage Canadian corporate and private enterprise tax engagements, provide practical planning advice on cross-border and reorganization engagements, and help develop the firm's growing tax team. You will work closely with partners and clients across a range of industries, balancing technical excellence with commercial judgment and responsive service.

Company Description

PKF Antares is seeking an experienced Tax Manager to join our Calgary tax practice. In this client-facing leadership role, you will manage Canadian corporate and private enterprise tax engagements, provide practical planning advice on cross-border and reorganization engagements, and help develop the firm's growing tax team. You will work closely with partners and clients across a range of industries, balancing technical excellence with commercial judgment and responsive service.