Tax Manager | $110,000–$135,000 | Etobicoke (Hybrid)

The easiest way to make a Tax Manager miserable is to give them responsibility for everything and authority over nothing.

This role is rather different.

You’ll join a CPA firm in Etobicoke where Managers are expected to actually manage clients, files, deadlines and people, while remaining involved in tax planning and the more technical side of the work.

The client base includes privately held businesses, business owners, individuals and trusts, so there’s enough variety to stop the role becoming a twelve-month exercise in reviewing the same return.

Why consider it

$110,000–$135,000 salary

Hybrid working

Etobicoke location

Corporate, personal and trust tax exposure

Tax planning and advisory work

Direct client responsibility

Close involvement with Partners

Opportunity to lead and mentor staff

Technical tax research

Broad privately held client base

Longer-term career progression

What you’ll be doing

Review T2 corporate tax returns

Review T1 personal and T3 trust returns

Prepare complex returns where necessary

Manage a portfolio of tax clients

Identify tax planning opportunities throughout the year

Work with Partners on client planning strategies

Research technical Canadian tax matters





Resolve more complex tax issues

Manage engagement timelines and client expectations

Review junior and intermediate staff work

Provide technical guidance and coaching

Develop less experienced members of the tax team

Communicate directly with clients on tax matters

Support CRA reviews and other tax-related correspondence

Help maintain strong technical and quality standards across the team

What they’re looking for

CPA designation

5+ years of Canadian public accounting experience

Strong corporate tax background

Experience with personal and trust taxation

Previous experience reviewing tax returns

Tax planning and research experience

Strong Canadian income tax knowledge

Comfortable managing client relationships independently

Experience supervising and mentoring staff

Ability to manage competing deadlines during busy periods

CPA In-Depth Tax Program would be practical

If you’re unsure about applying because you don’t meet every requirement, I’d still encourage you to get in touch. We support the CPA firms we partner with in building diverse, inclusive and equitable workplaces, and even if this role isn’t the right fit, there may be another one that is.

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