Manager, Tax

Location

Business - Private Equity

Brookfield’s private equity business focuses on driving operational transformation in businesses providing essential products and services. Leveraging our deep experience built over 25 years as a long-term owner and operator of world-class assets and businesses, the team is focused on acquiring high-quality businesses with barriers to entry and enhancing their cash flow capabilities by improving strategy and execution drawing on the insights and data from the wider Brookfield ecosystem.

The private equity group has $150 billion of assets under management, with an integrated team of investment and operating professionals located in key regions around the world.

Brookfield Business Partners is the flagship listed vehicle of Brookfield’s private equity group. It is a global business services and industrials company focused on owning and operating high-quality businesses that provide essential products and services and benefit from a strong competitive position. Brookfield Business Partners is listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: BBU, TSX: BBU.UN). For more information, please visit our website at https://bbu.brookfield.com.

Brookfield Culture

Brookfield has a unique and dynamic culture.  We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with our Attributes of a Brookfield Leader:  Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined.  Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through challenging work assignments and exposure to diverse businesses.

Job Description

Position Summary:                  

The Manager, Tax will support the Canadian tax compliance, reporting and related tax matters for Brookfield’s Private Equity Group. Working with the broader tax team and stakeholders, this role offers an excellent opportunity for career development and growth as a tax professional in a highly dynamic and challenging work environment.

This is a hands-on role with responsibility for managing key tax compliance and reporting processes, reviewing work prepared by internal and external resources, identifying and resolving tax issues, and supporting the ongoing maintenance of investment and holding structures. The role will work closely with members of the broader tax team, finance, treasury, legal, private funds teams, portfolio companies and external tax advisors.

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of the quarterly tax provision in accordance with IFRS and US GAAP;

• Manage the preparation of Canadian tax compliance for our private equity funds and related entities (i.e., corporations, partnerships, trusts, foreign reporting returns and other returns/elections) which are largely outsourced to external service providers;

• Coordination with external financial statement auditors and internal stakeholders to collect information, address technical questions and ensure the timeliness and accuracy of tax filings;

• Assistance with tax aspects of internal reorganizations, distributions and other transactions;

• Preparation and review of various tax calculations/tracking of tax attributes (basis, losses, surplus, etc.), including requisite documentation for the file;

• Preparation of responses to audit queries and information requests from taxation authorities;

• Facilitation of tax instalments and other tax payments as required;

• Develop effective working relationships with senior team members and external tax advisors and coordinate their work across assigned compliance and advisory matters.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• CPA/CA designation with a minimum of 5 years of tax experience;

• Completion of the CPA in-depth tax program(s) or Master of Taxation;

• Corporate tax experience in an accounting firm or in industry with a large tax group;

• Experience with Canadian tax compliance and tax accounting;

• Experience with corporate income tax audits by the Canada Revenue Agency;

• Experience with the global minimum tax regime is an asset;

• Ability to multi-task and work in a dynamic environment;

• Organized, detail-oriented and able to effectively communicate with internal and external parties (including service providers and government tax auditors);

• Desire to learn and further develop skills across tax and finance.

Estimated Compensation:

$125 to $145k

Position Opening Reason:

Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe, respectful; our shared success depends on it. We do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and make employment decisions based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law. Applicant information is collected and handled in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice. As part of this commitment, we provide barrier-free and accessible employment practices in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and applicable human rights legislation. If you require a Human Rights Code-protected accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know when contacted, and we will work with you to meet your needs.