Income Tax Manager - Oshawa Elevation Centre - Oshawa Elevation Centre

Job Description

The Role

Hybrid: This position does not require an employee to be on-site full-time but the general expectation is that the employee be onsite three (3) days a week at the Oshawa and/or Markham offices of General Motors of Canada Company.

In this position, reporting to GM Canada’s Head of Tax, you will be responsible for GM Canada’s income tax, transfer pricing, and property tax activities, including preparation of tax provisions and related analysis, preparation and review of income tax and related returns, tax research and advice to the business, preparation and review of transfer pricing documentation, managing tax audits and controversies, and special projects as they arise.

What You'll Do
 

Tax Accounting & Reporting

• Prepares quarterly income tax provision and related journal entries, reconciliations, forecasts, and other deliverables supporting quarterly tax disclosures

• Prepares annual tax provision & disclosures for GM Canada’s legal entity financial statements and annual provision-to-return reconciliation

• Reviews property tax accounting entries, reconciliations, and forecasts prepared by tax analyst

• Maintains strong internal control environment and process documentation

• Liaises with internal and external auditors to complete internal control audits, quarterly reviews, and annual financial statement audits.

Income Tax and Transfer Pricing Compliance

• Prepares and/or reviews working papers and supporting schedules for the annual income tax returns

• Prepares and reviews annual transfer pricing documentation

• Works with external advisors to support preparation of transfer pricing analyses and annual tax filings

Tax Audits & Controversy Management

• Manages CRA audit process and works with other areas of the business to provide working papers, supporting documents, and explanations.

• Reviews correspondence with tax authorities and determines appropriate response

• Works with government auditors and external advisors to resolve income tax controversies

• Liaises with external property tax advisors to obtain forecasts, review property tax valuations, and manage the appeals process as needed

Tax Research, Advice, & Legislative Changes

• Monitors tax legislative changes from government and prepares related memos and communications to impacted stakeholders

• Provides advice to business partners with respect to income tax matters, including taxable benefits,

• Communicates income tax reporting requirements related to new system deployments or lines of business

Additional Job Description

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of finance experience required

• CPA designation required

• Proven ability to research technical accounting issues and create/maintain complex tax models

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills - demonstrated ability to communicate with both tax and non-tax business partners and influence others to achieve company objectives.

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects/deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of progressive tax experience required

• MTax or CPA In-depth Tax Course

• Experience with ASC 740 (Accounting for Income Taxes)

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us 

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.   We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. 

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities. Should you be contacted by General Motors of Canada, please advise if you require accommodation. General Motors of Canada values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.