Manager, Sales Tax Advisory, Sales and Use Tax

Why Ryan?

• Hybrid and Remote Work Options

• Award-Winning Culture

• Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits

• Up to 20 Weeks of Parental Leave Top-up (Adoption Included

• Monthly Gym Membership OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement

• Health and Dental Benefit Eligibility Effective Day One

• RRSP with Employer Match

• Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service

The Manager, Sales Tax Advisory, works within Ryan’s Transaction Tax Group to conduct or manage the delivery of fee-based advisory support services to clients, either by the Manager or by other members of the Sales Tax Advisory Team. As required, the Manager will either perform or assign the different task to the Team and will coach other members of the Sales Tax Advisory Team in the performance of consulting, advisory and training engagements, both in conjunction with, and independently from, the Director, Sales Tax.
This is a hybrid role in the Vancouver, BC area with up to 20% potential travel in BC and throughout Canada.

Duties and responsibilities, as they align to Ryan’s Key Results

People:

• Assigns and directs advisory staff in the performance of engagements, including scheduling, managing the progress and completion of engagements, ensuring the production of reports, reviewing such reports for completeness and accuracy, ensuring the delivery or electronic communication of such reports to clients, and managing all interaction with clients by consulting staff.

• Create a positive team experience.

Client:

• Performs engagements for clients as assigned, either alone or with assistance of Team members or either Ryan employees, including all such types of engagements that might be assigned to the Sales Tax Advisory Team.
• Prepares and submits engagement proposals to clients, under supervision of the Director, Sales Tax.
• Prepares and presents tax seminars and workshops for clients.

Value:

• Attends and participates in Ryan in-house training on Sales Tax matters.
• Assists in the development of additional service lines for offering to clients.
• Supports personal development of employees that report directly to the incumbent.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

Professional accounting designation (CPA-CGA, -CMA, -CA) or Law degree and seven or more years accounting or tax-related experience in consulting services, industry and/or public accounting environment.  Candidate must possess a strong knowledge of Goods and Services Tax, Quebec Sales Tax and Provincial Retail Sales Tax legislation and policies, ideally working as a professional in the commodity tax field. Candidates should also possess a strong command of both written and verbal English. 

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft® Word, Access, Excel, and Outlook and Internet navigation and research.

Certificates and Licenses:

Valid driver’s license required and Canadian passport required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position may require supervisory responsibilities for employees in the Sales Tax Advisory Group.

Work Environment:

• Standard indoor working environment.
• Occasional long periods of sitting while working at computer.
• Position requires regular interaction with employees and clients both in person and via e-mail and telephone.
• Independent travel requirement: up to 25% of which 10% may require overnight travel for periods of up to one week.

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran

Vancouver BC Salary: $90,000 - $140,000. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation.

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