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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.

Our National Succession and Estate Planning team includes specialists from across Canada who focus on assisting clients in realizing their wealth transition objectives. With an emphasis on this area of practice within Grant Thornton LLP we are looking to add a key member to our team in Vancouver.

The Tax Manager, Succession and Estate Planning is 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 SEP strategies and solutions. Operating out of our Vancouver office, the individual will assist the Partner-lead practice by developing and growing the South Coastal British Columbia market for SEP services.

A career in Succession and Estate Planning with Grant Thornton will provide you an opportunity to:

• Work with a team of professionals who assist individuals and businesses with a wide range of tax and financial services
• Be part of a unique work culture that challenges you to further your professional development and enlarge your chosen career path
• Be part of a fast growing environment with well-respected professionals who are locally renowned in their respective field
• Develop solutions with clients and co-workers through collaborative effort and discussion
• Be engaged with clients on a variety of local and national projects

As a Manager, Tax [Succession & Estate Planning] your responsibilities will include:

• Review of income tax returns for high net worth individuals, estates and trusts.
• Analysis, planning and implementation of reorganizations of private companies and other assets, including sale of privately-held businesses
• Estate and succession planning for high net worth clients
• Post-mortem estate planning
• Contribution to Grant Thornton\xe2\x80\x99s \xe2\x80\x9cown the podium\xe2\x80\x9d leadership in business development and branding
• Participation in selling SEP services to existing clients, potential new clients, external advisors and other potential referral sources
• Participation in the Grant Thornton National Succession and Estate Planning team activities.

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, Tax [Succession & Estate Planning]? Like the colour purple? Great. Here\'s a few more boxes we\xe2\x80\x99re also hoping you can tick:

• CPA designation
• Actively pursuing or Completion of CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Course
• 3 years\xe2\x80\x99 minimum public practice experience in Canadian income tax
• 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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