Manager Tax

**Manager Tax**
**Location**: Calgary Head Office
**Job status**: Full Time Permanent
**Department**:Corporate Tax

Is this position safety sensitive: No

At Gibson, we believe our competitive advantage lies in the strength and talents of our employees. That means connecting our employees to rewarding careers, building a high-performance culture where collaboration and creativity are rewarded, and providing real growth opportunities for employees to take on new challenges.

**The Role**
The Manager Tax is responsible to manage all aspects of Corporate Taxes for the Company including Canadian and United States income tax compliance, tax disputes, tax provision (quarterly and annual accounting and disclosure related to income taxes under IFRS), tax planning, and managing relationships between the corporate tax group and Business Units with respect to sales and use and other forms of taxation. The position is also responsible to support the Corporate Development group with respect to all corporate taxes, including structuring, acquisition / disposition related planning and economic modeling.

**What You Will Do**

As a Manager Tax you will:

- Align with the Company values (people, safety, integrity, executional focus), responsible for developing and mentoring team members, and providing guidance and direction for the overall group, including:

- Manage performance of individuals to achieve results.
- Build a collaborative, innovative team to exceed customer expectations (internal and external).
- Communicate the Company’s vision and strategy in relatable terms.
- Create an environment of engagement for team members to produce high quality services. Manage and ensure various Canadian corporate income tax returns, partnership returns, and elections are accurately prepared and filed on time.
- Manage and ensures various United States Federal and State corporate income tax and other returns are accurately prepared and filed on time.
- Manage the SRED claims process and manages the requirements of the U.S. Financing structure.
- Manage tax disputes with all taxation authorities (Canadian / U.S.).
- Manage the quarterly and annual tax provision process including the related disclosure requirements for the financial statements under IFRS. This includes reviewing the calculations, reviewing the disclosure requirements, and providing technical expertise where necessary.
- Identify opportunities to minimize tax and implements strategies to realize tax savings across the Company’s operations (including tax planning, recoveries, tax credits, grants, and incentives).
- Perform complex technical corporate tax research and planning (Canadian, U.S., and International).
- Monitor the tax jurisdictions applicable to the Gibson companies and advises on the impact of any new tax legislation.
- Manage, support and communicate with the Corporate Development group with respect to tax structuring for growth and acquisition projects, dispositions, agreement review, and economic modeling.
- Manage and participate in a variety of projects including information system development and corporate financing initiatives by providing tax support.
- Manage the business change process with regards to tax as Gibson’s moves into new businesses and/or geographical areas (US).
- Manage and provide assistance in the appropriate calculation of tax for budgeting and forecasting activities.
- Manage and assist with research and implementation with respect to Canadian or joint US/Canadian tax planning assignments.
- Participate in the creation and development of tax related and other initiatives within the Financial Services Business Plan.
- Provide support and advice to executives as required.
- Ensure annual objectives as set in the Financial Services Business Plan are achieved.
- Manage the capital project tracking process to ensure asset schedules and reconciliations are prepared for the preparation of the tax returns.
- Select, develop, and evaluate tax group personnel to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the tax function
- Support the development and coaching of tax group members to learn and grow in areas such as developing company specific knowledge, developing the ability to analyze complex transactions to accurately reflect appropriate tax treatment and future income taxes, determining the effects of changing IFRS standards and recommend appropriate tax treatment of such transactions.
- Review and analyze current corporate financial records and determine proper tax treatment for a wide variety of transactions.
- Support the realization of the Company’s Sustainability objectives, including in the areas of carbon pricing and carbon taxation
- Maintain strong relationships with government and industry stakeholders
- Demonstrates a personal commitment and proactive approach to Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) through participation in all applicable EH&S programs and ensures safe operation of the branch, team or unit and compliance