Overview

Reporting to the Director, Tax, the Senior Tax Advisor is accountable for contributing to minimizing corporate tax costs by effective tax compliance, including the timely review, preparation and filing of tax returns, handling of government audits and appeal of tax assessments, management of tax installments and balances, financial reporting relating to taxes, researching tax matters and providing timely informed advice. The Senior Tax Advisor will be assigned a core portfolio of reporting entity files within the Teck Canadian group.

Dimensions

• Income and Mineral Tax returns: TRL income and mining tax returns, tax information returns
• Corporate income and mining taxes payable: >$300 million
• Corporate tax provisions: > $900 million

You will have the opportunity to enjoy a flex-work schedule and to work from one of many beautiful Teck locations, including Vancouver, B.C., Calgary, A.B. or Toronto, ON.

Responsibilities

• Be a courageous safety leader, by adhering to and sponsoring safety and environmental rules and procedures
• Minimizes tax compliance costs by ensuring the completion of corporate tax, mining tax and information returns, including special tax elections, on a timely basis; ensuring tax payments and installments are made on a timely basis; evaluates and makes recommendations on tax alternatives including discretionary deductions claims and tax incentives to optimize corporate tax results,
• Contributes to lower tax costs by managing the timely and completeness of reporting of required information by various earning centers and head office departments to satisfy the accountabilities described in the item above and by being responsive to those centres and departments when informed tax advice is requested.
• Completes quarterly entity current and deferred tax provisions and reconciles balance sheet tax accounts, accurately and on a timely basis; contributes to the completion of the year-end consolidated current and deferred tax provisions, and other tax related information for financial reporting.
• Develops, maintains, and continuously improves models for tax provisions, tax returns and forecasting purposes with emphasis on automation,
• Supervises and reviews the work of other Tax staff members as assigned by the Director, Tax from time to time.
• Identifies tax planning opportunities through the ongoing review and research of corporate tax positions and recommending effective courses of action,
• Manages all aspects of government tax audits, reassessments, and objections,
• Provides effective cash management of tax balances with Government authorities, tax refunds, and payments to minimize interest costs,
• Takes carriage of or support certain ancilliary functional areas for the group (e.g. Exploration affiliates, Sales Tax, SRED, Transfer Pricing, Global Mobility, etc.) as designated from time to time.
• Monitors changes in Canadian tax laws, judicial interpretations, government administrative policies and accounting standards and evaluates their impact on corporate tax filings and tax provisions,
• Performs special assignments, including analysis and presentation of findings in a concise manner, as requested from time to time.
• Provides limited temporary vacation/leave coverage for another member of the Tax group.

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Qualifications

• Professional accounting designation required
• CPA Canada In-depth Tax Course Level III completed
• Working knowledge of IFRS and financial statement tax provision for external reporting
• Minimum 8 seasons of corporate tax compliance and/or provision experience
• Experience with large publicly traded business enterprises preferred
• Excellent MS Excel skills. Working knowledge of large ERP systems (D365, JDE) and consolidation platforms (HFM, OneStream) and/or advanced data analytical and visualization tools (Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau) is a definite asset.
• Experience with electronic tax research tools and return preparation software
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and contribute to team objectives
• Self-motivated with critical attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong organizational, analytical capabilities and problem solving skills
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment

About Teck

Successful candidates must be fully vaccinated against infection by COVID-19. Candidates who are unable to be vaccinated due to a personal characteristic protected under applicable human rights legislation may request to be exempt from this requirement. We will do our best to accommodate those who are unable to be vaccinated.

At Teck, we value diversity. Our teams work collaboratively and respect each person’s unique perspective and contribution.

Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter electronically. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Your application to this posting is deemed to be your consent to the collection, use and necessary disclosure of personal information for the purposes of recruitment. Teck respects the privacy of all applicants and the confidentiality of personal information.

Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal, zinc and energy. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TECK.A and TECK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TECK.

The pursuit of sustainability guides Teck’s approach to business. Teck is building partnerships and capacity to confront sustainability challenges within the regions in which it operates and at the global level. In 2018, Teck was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) for the ninth straight year, indicating that Teck’s sustainability practices rank in the top 10 per cent of the world’s 2,500 largest public companies in the S&P Global Broad Market Index.

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