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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. 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.

Heres the impact youll make and what well accomplish together

Reporting to the Senior Manager US Taxation the US Income Tax Manager will be part of a team over 60 tax professional 6 of which are US income tax professionals and will leverage their in-depth knowledge of US income taxation primarily with respect to US income tax return filings audits assessments and appeals. You will provide US income tax advice and ensure initiatives are tax compliant and as appropriate develop and implement strategies and systems to minimize the overall tax burden and risk to TELUS.

Heres how

• Review and analyze corporate financial records research and determine proper tax treatment for a wide variety of transactions prepare and/or review US Federal and state corporate income tax returns and review assessments and tax payments
• Prepare and/or review all required US tax compliance forms for foreign entities such as forms 5471s 5472s as well as calculations for GILTI FDII subpart F BEAT and FTC.
• Assist in managing TELUS International Tax risk while complying with oursandtax laws and working with internal and external stakeholders
• Prepare and/or review TELUS and subsidiaries quarterly and year-end financial statement tax provisions and compliance with SOX
• Calculate earnings and profits and maintaining tax attribute data
• Support the management of audits conducted by US Taxation authorities including pro-actively liaising with government authorities in relation to audit or other issues or queries reviewing reassessment proposals researching legislation preparing position papers filing objections negotiating resolutions and supporting litigation
• Pro-actively support broad range of internal initiatives as they relate to income taxation including mergers and acquisitions divestitures corporate reorganizations process and efficiency initiatives and treasury financing activities
• Review agreements and contracts to drive compliant and preferential income tax outcomes for TELUS
• Actively support systems implementation and other projects with a view to optimizing our taxation outcomes

Youre the missing piece of the puzzle

• Valued for your minimum of 5 years of US domestic inbound and outbound income tax experience in-depth US income tax knowledge and strong technical competence
• Strong ability to analyze and research complex issues from a tax perspective and developing creative solutions to optimize income tax positions
• Strong financial and tax accounting knowledge
• Commended for your ability to take initiative and ownership of challenges and opportunities and see them through to resolution
• Known for your ability to foster strong relationships with and influence a diverse range of stakeholders at all levels
• Recognized as a strong communicator who conveys insights concepts and ideas in a clear simple and concise manner
• Respected as a collaborative partner who cultivates positive relationships and influences others including senior leaders
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to scope out difficult tasks set objectives and goals develop schedules prioritize multiple activities and anticipate roadblocks
• Able to manage multiple deliverables to meet deadlines and goals in a fast-paced complex and ever-changing environment
• Appreciated for your curiosity and learning mindset initiative creativity and drive for continuous process improvement and adaptability when faced with change and/or ambiguity

Great-to-haves

• Undergraduate degree and CPA (US or Canadian) designation
• Completion of in depth US income tax training
• Skilled in US income tax software (Onesource or other tax preparation software) SAP Excel PowerPoint and other common software applications including Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
• Comfortable with or enthusiastically willing to learn new technology platforms and evolving automated intelligence technologies such as prompt engineering with Generative Artificial Intelligence software e.g. Chat-GPT

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