Indirect Tax – Recovery, Senior Manager

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Management Level

Job Description & Summary

The opportunity 
As an Indirect Tax Senior Manager – Recovery, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, planning, leading and delivering indirect tax recovery engagements for a diverse client base. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Delivering end-to-end recovery services by identifying and securing unclaimed refunds relating to GST/HST, QST, provincial retail sales taxes and other indirect taxes 

• Identifying broader advisory implications and opportunities to enhance overall tax efficiency, helping clients generate meaningful cash savings and resolve complex GST/HST issues 

• Conducting technical research and preparing summary reports, analyses, spreadsheets and client correspondence on indirect tax matters 

• Building and maintaining strong, long-term client relationships and acting as a trusted advisor who proactively supports clients with their indirect tax needs 

• Managing engagement economics, coordinating deliverables and ensuring technical excellence and client satisfaction across all aspects of indirect tax recovery services 

• Coaching and mentoring team members, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning 

• Demonstrating critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems 

• Using a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends 

• Using straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others; reading situations and modifying behaviour to build quality relationships 

What you’ll bring 

• Between 5 and 10 years of progressive experience in indirect tax, including proven experience managing client engagements and leading project teams 

• Strong knowledge of GST/HST and QST legislation, with the ability to read and interpret legislation 

• A completed accounting designation (CPA) or the M.Tax would be an asset 

• An interest in upskilling for a digital world and technology trends, an openness to learning new tools and adapting how you work 

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment and to travel to client sites as required 

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills, with superior verbal and written communication 

• A strong commitment to professional and client service excellence 

• The successful candidate requires fluency in English, in addition to French as they will be required to support or collaborate with English-speaking clients, colleagues and/or stakeholders during the course of their employment with PwC Canada 

This position ensures continuity and upholds our standards of excellence following the departure of a valued team member.  

The salary range for this position is $133,100 - $183,100. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements.  We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package. 

Why you’ll love PwC  

https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc. 

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity. 

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