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Who we are
You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone\xe2\x80\x99s friendly and helps each other out? That\xe2\x80\x99s like Grant Thornton. Except here we\xe2\x80\x99re all professionals and there isn\xe2\x80\x99t a mayor or a general store. What we\xe2\x80\x99re trying to say is that we\xe2\x80\x99re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 2500 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That\xe2\x80\x99s what\xe2\x80\x99s most important to us. We\xe2\x80\x99re building a thriving organization that\xe2\x80\x99s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

A career in Tax with Grant Thornton will provide you an opportunity to:
This is a unique and exciting opportunity for a Tax Manager to act as a key member of a dynamic full-service Tax practice, with plenty of opportunities to take the lead role on client engagements, and advise clients in connection with tax strategies and solutions. Operating out of our Winnipeg office, you will assist the Partner-lead practice by developing and growing the Winnipeg market for Tax services. The ideal candidate will thrive in an entrepreneurial culture that provides high levels of autonomy to its people, enabling them to really make a difference.

We are looking for a team player who is committed to providing the highest level of service to our clients and helping us build our reputation as the preferred business advisors in our market place

As a Manager, Domestic Tax your responsibilities will include:

• Review of income tax returns for high net worth individuals, corporations, estates and trusts.
• Analysis, planning and implementation of reorganizations of private companies and other assets, including sale of privately-held business
• Estate and succession planning for high net worth clients
• Post-mortem estate planning
• Overseeing multiple client engagements across various industries
• Providing significant input into broader innovations for the service line to anticipate clients\xe2\x80\x99 requirements
• Assisting business development management for target industries and sectors and supporting client business requirements in new and innovative ways
• Participating in the overall development of the Grant Thornton brand through internal and external activities and knowledge of industry
• Coaching more junior advisory team members and ensuring a meaningful performance review process
• Leveraging technical proficiency to advise and guide team members at lower levels
• Attending client and stakeholder meetings with the Tax team
• Assisting the Partners and Managers with strategy and implementation of strategy
• Preparing and review files for Partner
• Help identify and generate new business opportunities
• Be an active part of the local professional services community

Be Grant Thornton
If you\xe2\x80\x99re a bit like us, you\xe2\x80\x99re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts \xe2\x80\x9cwe before me\xe2\x80\x9d, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Grant Thornton, you\xe2\x80\x99ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that\xe2\x80\x99s when the magic happens!

Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues\xe2\x80\x99 stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca

Think you\xe2\x80\x99ve got what it takes to be a Manager, Domestic Tax? Like the colour purple? Great. Here\'s a few more boxes we\xe2\x80\x99re also hoping you can tick:

• 2- 3 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in tax
• Completion In-depth tax program (level 2 or 3)
• CA, CGA, CMA designation
• Strong organizational, oral and written communication skills
• Proactively growing the firm through differentiating the Grant Thornton brand in the marketplace, supporting and driving business development
• A commitment to exceptional client service
• Desire to learn and grow, and be an integral part of a high-performing team

At Grant Thornton we\xe2\x80\x99re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That\xe2\x80\x99s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?

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Grant Thornton LLP is committed to employment equity, human rights and respectful workplace principles throughout the life cycle of employment, including at the recruitment and hiring stages. We welcome applications from members of all equity deserving groups, including persons with disabilities, women, racialized and/or Indigenous applicants. Should you require accommodation in relation to the recruitment process, please notify us by emailing and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs.

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