Associate, Tax

Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. As a professional investment management organization, CPP Investments invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure its financial sustainability for generations of working and retired Canadians.

CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach $3.6 trillion in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Sydney.

CPP Investments successfully attracts, selects, and retains talented individuals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Join our team for access to:

• Stimulating work in a fast-paced and intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• A hybrid-flexible work environment with an emphasis on in-person collaboration
• A culture rooted in principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance
• An organization with an important social purpose that positively impacts lives

If you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here. 

Job Description

As an Associate, Tax, you will work closely with internal partners, the senior tax team, and external tax advisors to provide support and execution to ensure that enterprise tax risk and compliance obligations are managed appropriately. You will assist in the management of CPP Investments’ tax function, including ensuring CPP Investments’ and its subsidiaries meet all tax compliance obligations for income tax, withholding tax, indirect taxes, and related tax matters. You will also help support enterprise-wide priorities and initiatives.

Team Description

We are looking for a motivated individual to support CPP Investments’ tax footprint. This is an exciting opportunity for you to be part of a global and dynamic tax team. With a strong focus on innovation and continuous improvement, we have a proven track record of success from process improvement initiatives that drive efficiency and enhance the value we deliver.

Accountabilities:

• Lead and manage the outsourcing of income, indirect and withholding tax filing processes, collaborating with external advisors to ensure compliance with tax regulations.
• Serve as the primary point of contact and establish effective communication channels between the tax department and internal enabling departments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support enterprise-wide initiatives and objectives.
• Assist in the management of tax audits and examinations, interacting with tax authorities and external advisors to resolve tax compliance issues.
• Monitor changes in relevant tax laws and regulations, evaluating their impact on CPP Investments and providing guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Prepare and organize, or review tax forms, tax slips, and consent forms.
• Contribute to the enhancement of tax processes, controls and documentation, including the implementation of new technology within the tax function.

Qualifications

• Chartered Professional Accountant designation (CPA), or equivalent professional designation.
• Undergraduate degree or college diploma in related field (i.e., Finance, Accounting, Business, etc.)
• 5+ year of progressive relevant experience (US tax experience is an asset)
• Practical experience or strong interest in applying GenAI tools and techniques is an asset.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and an understanding of emerging workplace communication, collaboration tools and technology.
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, including ability to work cooperatively with different stakeholders and manage outside tax advisors located in multiple jurisdictions.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Exemplify our guiding principles of High Performance, Partnership and Integrity

Additional Information

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. 

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered.  CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.