Manager, Tax and Government Relations - Calgary, Canada - Boardwalk

Boardwalk

Verified Company

Calgary, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Boardwalk provides Canadians with a quality, comfortable, home living experience. We offer rental apartments and townhouses that come in a wide breadth of shapes, sizes and sets of amenities. We operate 33,000 units across Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Quebec.

Boardwalk recognizes our Associates as our most valuable asset.

We are proud to provide competitive wages, profit-sharing, and amazing benefits like flexible group medical and dental, fitness reimbursement, training and development, group RRSP matching, rental discounts, and more.

Responsibilities:

Tax:

Tax Compliance
Annual preparation of trust, partnership and corporate returns
Distribution analysis considering cash distribution, noncash distributions and allocations between taxable income, capital gains and return of capital
Tax considerations with normal course issuer bids and equity issuances
Ongoing review of REIT and SIFT compliance
Involvement with GST/HST/PST filings
Involvement with payroll tax withholdings
Quarterly preparation of tax provision for financial reporting purposes
Special Projects
Ongoing tax research for potential acquisitions, dispositions, restructuring, etc.
Prepare tax research memos as needed, including current development research (i.e. EIFEL, enhanced trust disclosure, etc.)
Manage any tax audits (income, payroll, sales)
Internal Tax Advisor
Resource to organization for tax questions, concerns or considerations

Government Relations:

Government Liaison
Liaise with respective municipal, provincial and federal governments
Industry Liaison
Liaise with multifamily peer group as needed
Liaise with real estate representative groups as needed (i.e. REALPAC, CRRA, etc.)
Liaise with industry interest groups as needed
Special Projects
Ad hoc projects relating to government relations
Lobbying Activities
Researching lobbying requirements in jurisdictions and managing registration and reporting as needed

Education and Experience
Minimum 3 years specializing in tax in a public accounting firm
Professional accounting designation (CPA)
Enrollment or completion of the In-Depth Tax Course (or equivalent)
Experience with Real Estate Investment Trusts is an asset
Technical Requirements
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
Ability to learn and adapt to changing systems and new technology
Non-Technical Requirements
Ability to handle sensitive information and maintain utmost confidentiality
Self-starter, ability to work with significant autonomy demonstrating clear initiative; both independently and within teams
Excel under time-sensitive environment.
Superior written and verbal English communication skills are required
Proven ability to effectively manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
Ability to provide persuasive and self-assured responses to challenging questions.

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume.
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Ready to shape the future of our communities? Come work with us and learn where doing what you love means never working a day in your life

Deeply rooted in family spirit and humility, Boardwalk's five core values of integrity, associates, teamwork, customer service and social responsibility are more than just words - they are a way of life.

Coupled with our Golden Foundation of 'treat others as you would like to be treated,' 'be good,' 'love community' and 'have fun,' we believe in happiness and creating the most memorable experiences for both our Associates and Resident Members, continually looking for new and innovative ways to enhance and strengthen all our Boardwalk communities.

We hope these values speak to you as they speak so meaningfully to us

As we continue to grow, we remain unwavering in our commitment to providing Resident Members with the best quality rental communities.

This same commitment means Boardwalk is always seeking individuals who have a positive attitude, are energetic and passionate, self-driven, productive, have the capacity to deliver high-quality results and who believe in the power of teamwork.

Together, with you as part of our team, we will continue to create meaning every day for those who choose to call Boardwalk home.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment Statement

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse team that will honour and celebrate your experiences, perspectives and unique identity regardless of age, ethnicity, race, colour, abilities, religion, socio-economic status, culture, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

Together, our communities strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

We believe every Associate in our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of values, customs and experience to bet