Job Description

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Join our team

The TELUS Tax team provides critical expertise, consultation and counsel to the various entities and business groups, domestic and international, within TELUS. As trusted advisors, we help support complex business transactions with insights and recommendations that influence decisions made by stakeholder and senior leaders. We are practical and creative, providing innovative solutions in our quest to be the leading in-house Taxation team globally. Our team takes pride in driving operational excellence, best practices, and optimum results which contribute to business growth and exceptional customer and team member experiences.

Here's the impact you\'ll make and what we\'ll accomplish together

As a Taxation Analyst and member of the extremely dynamic and growing Tax team you will be responsible for a broad range of US income tax functions for TELUS entities conducting business in the fast growing agriculture technology space as well as in other related technology and telecommunications verticals. As a strong team player you will be comfortable in actively supporting a broad range of initiatives including audits, appeals, tax compliance/filings, systems implementations, new product introductions and business process changes.
You will leverage your natural curiosity, and strong communication skills, each day to ask questions and actively explore opportunities to improve our compliance and other processes to drive efficiencies and profitability. Where opportunities present, you will confidently take on a central and pro-active role in bringing about change including demonstrating comfort in negotiating with various stakeholders.
As a highly organized and adaptable professional, you will be comfortable in managing competing priorities and working closely with your Tax and non-Tax colleagues to ensure that deadlines and other expectations are met. As a flexible performer, you will show your skills, as required, in transitioning from detail oriented work to a broader bigger picture approach. You will bring an aptitude for learning. You will be comfortable in shifting and re-allocating priorities in order to support evolving business and taxation needs.

Here's how

• Prepare tax working papers, tax analysis, and gathering of information to prepare US corporate and partnership tax returns as well as other US tax filings, including W-8 and W-9 requests
• Prepare quarterly estimated tax calculation and coordinate payments to various tax authorities
• Prepare business unit monthly and year-end US tax provisions under IFRS
• Calculate US earnings and profits
• Assistance with preparing responses to notices received from tax authorities to resolve any disputed issues
• Assistance with US tax planning opportunities
• Assist in managing TELUS\' tax risk while complying with our Tax Strategy EN tax laws and working with internal and external stakeholders
• Work closely with Tax team and other TELUS teams to establish relationship of reliability, helpfulness and trust
• Build a solid understanding of existing compliance systems and processes (including control processes) and ensure that corresponding deliverables are timely provided
• Critically evaluate opportunities to improve on systems or processes, clearly articulate those opportunities and take key role in introducing change
• Actively collaborate with non-Tax stakeholders to better understand their priorities and seek out opportunities to improve outcomes in a mutually beneficial way
• Be comfortable in negotiating with other stakeholders to bring about positive change
• Openly embrace opportunities to learn new skills

You're the missing piece of the puzzle

• A reliable, trusted team member with strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams
• An innovator who is confident in developing creative solutions to complex tax challenges and who takes initiative and ownership of challenges and opportunities and see them through to resolution
• Well-developed analytical and research skills together with attention to detail
• A strong communicator who conveys, both orally and in writing, insights, concepts and ideas in a clear, simple and concise manner
• A collaborative partner who cultivates positive relationships and influences others, including senior leaders
• Valued for your 3+ years of US tax experience, in-depth income tax knowledge and strong technical competence
• Appreciated for your curiosity and learning mindset, initiative, creativity and drive for continuous process improvement, and adaptability when faced with change and/or ambiguity
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office suite, Google Workspace and the ability to grasp new technology tools.

Great-to-haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• US CPA or Canadian CPA designation
• Experience in preparing US corporate and partnership income tax returns in a public accounting firm or company
• Experience is preparing US tax provisions and knowledge of accounting standards relating to accounting for income taxes under IFRS
• Experience in dealing with tax authorities
• Skilled OneSource, and SAP is considered an asset

#LI-REMOTE

Salary Range: $75,000-$113,000

Performance Bonus or Sales Incentive Plan: 12%

Actual total compensation will be determined based on factors such as knowledge, skills, performance and experience. In addition, TELUS offers rewarding benefits, which may vary per job function, such as:

• Comprehensive total rewards package highlighting competitive salary and bonus structures, minimum 3 weeks of vacation, and flexible benefits plan to meet the needs of you and your family
• Flexibility to work in-office, virtually or a combination of both
• Generous company matched pension and share purchase programs
• Opportunity to give back to communities in which we work, live and serve
• Career growth and learning & development opportunities to develop your skills
• And much more

Please note that the compensation shown in the job posting is effective January 2023 and may be subject to change in 2024.

A bit about us

Were a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world.

Youll find our engaging, high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging, and financially rewarding. Were committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability. Your unique contributions and talents will be valued and respected here. When you join our team, youre helping us make the future friendly.

Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.

People & Culture, Finance and Corporate Affairs

Across People & Culture, Finance and Corporate Affairs, we are the diverse and talented team responsible for making sure TELUS is managed as a world-leading organization.

We are honoured to be recognized

82%
2023 engagement score

140,000+
Team members worldwide

12
# of years voted One of Canadas Best Corporate Citizens

Accessibility

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.

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