CFO (chief financial officer) - financial, communications and other

CFO (chief financial officer) - financial, communications and other business services

Title posted on CareerBeacon - Senior Manager - Private Tax - Saskatoon

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Employer details Ernst & Young

Job details

At EY, we're all in to shape your future with confidence. We'll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help build a better working world.

As a Senior Tax Manager, you will be a part of our Private Client Services practice. You will be part of a team of subject matter specialists who provide advice to high net worth business owners and individuals on domestic and cross border tax planning, estate, wealth transfer, post mortem planning, asset protection strategies and philanthropic planning. Our PCS team works closely with our family office services practice, acting as the tax advisor to family offices. This opportunity is ideal for someone who is dynamic and entrepreneurially motivated and wishes to grow a long term career advising high net worth owners and individuals.

Key responsibilities

Recommend and implement tax strategies that align with client objectives.

Correspond with legal counsel and tax authorities on client issues.

Assist with reorganizations, research compliance and planning issues, and review personal, corporate, and trust tax returns.

Skills and attributes for success

Identify planning opportunities and prepare correspondence describing the income tax implications of implementing transactions.

Research client issues that arise from planning or compliance work using a variety of online sources.

Coach and mentor junior staff to execute assignments with accuracy and completeness.

Liaise with the client's legal counsel.

Review personal, trust, and corporate tax returns.

Liaise with Canada Revenue Agency and relevant provincial ministries on client issues.

Correspond with audit managers and staff to answer client queries or address matters that arise from compliance or planning work.

Prepare tax election forms.

Assist and manage the administration of personal and trust tax compliance seasons.

Demonstrate professionalism through a positive and cooperative attitude and by maintaining the confidential and proprietary nature of client relationships and related work products.

Qualifications

Undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting and/or another appropriate academic major.

7 years of relevant tax experience or equivalent experience in business or industry.

Canadian CPA.

Completed the In Depth Tax Course (or equivalent).

Ability to lead small, medium, and large sized client engagements and interact effectively with clients and internal team members.

Proven leadership and people management skills, leading by example.

Ability to research and write using electronic tax tools.

Strong project management and organizational skills.

Process oriented with excellent documentation skills.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Proactive attitude, commitment, and a highly motivated and driven team player.

What we look for

We're looking for strong team players who support colleagues in reaching their goals while also considering their own workload and development. We want people with a genuine passion for tax and the future of tax, who are inspired to help the world's leading multinational organizations meet complex tax obligations around the world.

What working at EY offers

At EY, our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to creating a leading people culture — built on high performance teaming — where everyone can achieve their potential and contribute to building a better working world for our people, clients, and communities. It's one of the many reasons we repeatedly win awards for being a great place to work.

Location: Saskatoon, SK – On site

Salary: $48.08 to $144.23 per hour

Employment: Permanent, Full Time

Starts ASAP – 1 vacancy

Source: CareerBeacon #2182282

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