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| Organization Overview |
Terasen Inc. is a Canadian corporation headquartered in British Columbia and the parent company of the Terasen Gas companies, the principal natural gas distributor in the province of British Columbia. It is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Fortis Inc. |
| City |
Vancouver |
| Province |
British Columbia [BC] |
| Title |
Manager, Tax Services |
| Position Overview |
Reporting to the Director, Financial Development and Tax Services this position is responsible to provide leadership in the provision of a full range of services in tax, including planning and compliance. |
| Responsibilities |
- Provide leadership in the provision of a full range of services in tax, including planning and compliance.
- Oversee the tax compliance process, including the review of complex tax returns, to meet requirements of federal and provincial tax legislation; liaise with business units to obtain required information and provide advice related to GST, HST and PST matters to ensure adherence to relevant legislation; manage the transfer pricing process.
- Manage the overall preparation and review of quarterly and annual income tax provisions and financial statement disclosures to meet financial reporting and regulatory reporting obligations; manage the smooth transition to IFRS as it pertains to taxes.
- Maintain effective controls within the tax area to meet Canadian Securities Administrators’ compliance certification requirements; ensure documentation is in place; manage tax risks and ensure filings do not contain misrepresentations or omissions of material facts.
- Provide leadership in the development of tax audit defence strategies and negotiations arising from federal and provincial audits; establish and maintain effective working relationships with auditors and ensure the provision of information is executed in a timely, professional and strategic manner.
- Provide leadership and direction to staff utilizing effective management techniques; hire staff, coordinate and delegate work assignments to meet operational demands and stakeholder needs, set performance expectations and conduct regular performance reviews.
- Research tax issues and maintain up-to-date knowledge of current tax legislation and accounting rules; present tax strategies and provide guidance and advice on tax implications of tax law changes and new accounting pronouncements.
- Participate in due diligence of corporate acquisitions and reorganizations.
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| Requirements |
Education and Experience: - Chartered Accountant designation
- Completion of the CICA “In Depth” tax course
- Minimum of 8 years tax experience in public practice (or within the tax group of a large corporation) including 3 years’ experience in a leadership capacity.
- Experience in a regulated environment would be an asset.
Role Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Technical knowledge of Canadian corporate taxation, including taxation of cross-border transactions
- Knowledge of commodity tax issues
- Knowledge of Canadian GAAP and IFRS as it relates to taxes
- Demonstrated ability to apply superior judgment, strategic and innovative thinking in decision making
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and motivate team members
- Demonstrated ability to effectively persuade and influence others, negotiate solutions
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Demonstrated ability to organize work, meet priorities and to work within demanding work schedules.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems/conflict
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Intermediate level computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite
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| Functional Area |
Legal and Internal Audit |
| Job Status |
Full Time Regular |
| Date Added |
2/3/2010 |
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