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About the Role
Baker Tilly is seeking a Senior Manager or Director, Indirect Tax to join their growing Tax practice. This leadership role focuses on indirect tax advisory, compliance, controversy, and practice development, working closely with partners and clients on complex tax matters across various industries.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex indirect tax advisory engagements involving GST/HST, provincial sales taxes, QST, customs, and other indirect tax matters.
- Advise clients on transactional planning, corporate reorganizations, M&A transactions, due diligence reviews, supply chain structuring, and tax optimization opportunities.
- Identify indirect tax risks, exposures, and opportunities across a wide range of industries and business structures.
- Review and oversee indirect tax compliance engagements and support clients through audits, assessments, objections, and appeals.
- Act as the firm's internal subject matter expert on indirect tax matters and collaborate with Canadian, cross border, US, and advisory teams.
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships while serving as a trusted business advisor.
- Lead engagement teams, manage project budgets, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality client service.
- Mentor, coach, and develop managers, senior staff, and other team members.
- Contribute to practice growth through business development, networking, proposal development, and identification of new service opportunities.
- Monitor legislative developments and emerging trends to ensure clients receive proactive and relevant advice.
- Support thought leadership initiatives, client seminars, technical publications, and internal training programs.
Requirements
- CPA designation required.
- Completion of the CPA In-Depth Tax Program or equivalent advanced tax education is considered an asset.
- 8+ years of progressive Canadian indirect tax experience in public practice, industry, government, or a combination thereof.
- Deep technical knowledge of GST/HST, PST, QST, and related indirect tax legislation.
- Experience managing complex advisory and compliance engagements.
- Strong understanding of indirect tax implications in mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and cross border transactions.
- Proven ability to build and manage senior-level client relationships.
- Demonstrated leadership, coaching, and team development experience.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and communication skills.
- Proven ability to identify opportunities and contribute to practice growth.
- Experience at a Big 4, national, or mid-market public accounting firm.
- Exposure to indirect tax due diligence and transaction services engagements.
- Experience managing CRA, Revenu Québec, and provincial tax authority audits.
- Familiarity with US sales tax and cross border consumption tax issues would be considered an asset.
- Existing network of professional contacts and referral sources.
Skills
- Indirect tax advisory
- Indirect tax compliance
- Indirect tax controversy
- Practice development
- GST/HST
- PST
- QST
- Sales and use tax
- Customs
- Transactional planning
- Corporate reorganizations
- M&A transactions
- Due diligence
- Supply chain structuring
- Tax optimization
- Risk identification
- Audit support
- Objection and appeal support
- Subject matter expertise
- Client relationship management
- Team leadership
- Project management
- Business development
- Networking
- Proposal development
- Legislative monitoring
- Thought leadership
- Client seminars
- Technical publications
- Internal training
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Communication skills
Location
- Toronto, ON
- Vancouver
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior Manager
- Director
- 8+ years of progressive Canadian indirect tax experience
Education Level
- CPA designation required
- CPA In-Depth Tax Program or equivalent advanced tax education is considered an asset
Salary/Compensations
- $130,000 - $180,000 per annum
Benefits
- Extended health care
- Dental
- Group life benefits
- Annual bonus program
- Matching RRSP plan
- Parental leave top-up program
- Health and wellness spending account
- Virtual healthcare
- Monthly transit or parking reimbursement
- Monthly reimbursement for smart phone fees
- Overtime meal & parking reimbursements
- Client referral
- Employee referral
- Vehicle purchase incentives
About the Company
- Baker Tilly is a leading advisory and accounting firm dedicated to building better futures.
- With global reach and local roots, they combine the scale of a network with the trust of strong relationships.
- They help clients navigate complexity and seize opportunity with clarity.
- Baker Tilly is fair and competitive when it comes to rewarding their people.
- Their total rewards philosophy is rooted in recognizing people's unique contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.
- When you join Baker Tilly, you become part of something bigger—an ambitious, forward-thinking company that puts people first.
- Ideas matter, perspectives count, and every contribution builds a stronger future.
- Baker Tilly WM LLP is a member of Baker Tilly Canada Cooperative, which is a member of the global network of Baker Tilly International Limited.
- All members of Baker Tilly Canada Cooperative and Baker Tilly International Limited are separate and independent legal entities.
Equal Opportunity
- Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex (including gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, parental status, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other non-merit factors.
- Baker Tilly is dedicated to fostering, supporting and celebrating a diverse workplace.
- Accommodation is available to all applicants upon request throughout their recruitment and selection process.
- They will work with all applicants to accommodate their accessibility needs.