• Job Description

  Req#: 9480

  Who we are
  You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

  As we continue to grow our International Tax practice, we have an exciting career opportunity for an experienced and dynamic a Manager International Tax [Inbound] and M&A in Toronto. This position offers the opportunity for a leadership role in expanding the International Tax practice.

  As Manager in International Tax, you will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated team of tax specialists around the globe. The role will include advising multinational organizations in respect of a variety of cross-border tax issues, developing tax planning strategies, and delivering a tailored solution to our clients’ businesses needs. We strive to provide practical cross border tax advisory and consulting services that are unique to the client’s business, while helping organizations navigate through the complexities of Corporate Canadian Inbound and Outbound strategic investments.

  As a Manager International Tax [Inbound] your responsibilities will include:
  • Assisting with designing cross-border acquisition and financing structures including planning for interest deductibility, thin capitalization limitations, EIFEL, withholding tax and the interplay with Canadian transfer pricing rules for a diverse group of investors including private equity, family offices and other multinational corporations
  • Advising on inbound investments including both branch and treaty protected structures addressing various matters including the application of Canadian domestic law and double tax treaties with regard to the liability to tax, existence of a permanent establishment, application of Regulation 105 and 102, the hybrid entity provisions, and the application of the MLI as well as the other corresponding tax obligations that follow through (including coordinating and partnering with other tax service lines such as indirect tax and Global Mobility Services)
  • Assistance with tax diligence reviews, drafting tax diligence reports and related acquisition and post acquisition structuring for a diverse buyer group including strategic and private equity investors
  • Assisting our outbound international tax colleagues on tax implications of cross-border activities and investments, with particular focus on advising non-resident investors with Canadian foreign affiliate structures including but not limited the application of FAPI, foreign affiliate dumping and upstream loans
  • Assisting the team to review foreign affiliate surplus computations, FAPI calculations and T1134 information for various foreign affiliate groups
  • Modelling various international structures
  • Expanding on your familiarity with Canadian domestic reorganization provisions including amalgamations, windups, partnerships among others
  • Oversee compliance and tax-planning responsibilities for clients, prepare and review complex tax research and analysis on a wide range of tax issues related to business transactions for a variety of entities and their affiliates
  • Working with our colleagues around the globe to develop strategies that allow multinational organizations to manage their worldwide effective tax rate
  • Project planning and management of engagement teams
  • Developing and maintaining client relationships
  • Actively participate in business development efforts to include working collaboratively with senior leadership, partners and marketing professionals to target and build relationships with client prospects
  • Coaching staff and plan an active role in their professional development
  
  Be Grant Thornton
  If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens!

  Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca
  
  Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Manager International Tax [Inbound]? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:
  

  Experience:
  • 5+ years of experience working in Tax, with a minimum 1 years of International Corporate Tax experience with a professional services firm or multinational corporation with significant foreign affiliates or a combination of tax authority and professional services experience
  • Significant tax planning and compliance experience including an in-depth understanding of Canadian Corporate taxation matters including outbound international tax services
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Canadian corporate income tax with strong working knowledge of Canadian international tax rules

  Education:
  Completion of a Masters of Taxation or In-Depth Tax courses required and either have a professional accounting designation (CPA) or are a Member of the Bar

  Skills and Attributes:
  • Exceptional project management and organizational skills
  • Process oriented
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent research and communication skills with a desire to learn in an ever-changing environment
  • Experience in providing consulting services to clients with international and cross-border operations/investments
  • A desire to work with a diverse mix of growing, dynamic clients
  • A strong commitment to client service and attention to detail
  • Strong work ethic and strong inter-personal skills
  • Ability to execute on deliverables in a deadline driven environment
  • Thrives in an entrepreneurial, fast paced and complex environment
  • Results oriented with a sense of urgency. Quick learner, self-starter and exudes a "can-do" attitude
  • Good understanding of team dynamics and cohesion; strong team player and collaborator

  At Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

  What's in it for you?

  Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more!
  
  Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?

• About the company

  Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton) is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the world’s leading organizations of independent audit, tax and advisory firms. Grant Thornton has revenues of $1.92 billion and operates more than 50 offices. We’re not the professional services firm you think you know. We believe business should be more personal and that the strongest results start with trust. We’re different. And that’s a good thing.

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