Join our team

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.

Here’s the impact you’ll make and what we’ll accomplish together

Reporting to the Indirect Tax Director, the International Indirect Tax Manager will be part of a team over 60 tax professionals, 4 of which are international indirect tax professionals and will leverage their in-depth knowledge of international indirect taxation, primarily with respect to Value Added Tax (“VAT”) and Goods and Services Tax (“GST”), in a wide range of global jurisdictions. You will be responsible for international indirect tax return filings, audits, assessments and appeals. You will provide international indirect tax advice, develop and implement strategies and systems that are tax compliant, while identifying indirect tax planning and recovery opportunities.

Here’s how

• Assist in managing TELUS’ International Tax risk while complying with our  and tax laws, and working with internal and external stakeholders

• Review and analyze corporate financial records, research and determine proper tax treatment for a wide variety of transactions, review, and when required, prepare international VAT/GST and other sales tax returns, and review assessments and tax payments
• Prepare and/or review TELUS and subsidiaries’ quarterly and year-end financial statement indirect tax provisions
• Support the management of audits conducted by international indirect tax authorities including pro-actively liaising with government authorities and TELUS colleagues 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 a broad range of internal initiatives as they relate to indirect taxation including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate reorganizations, process and efficiency initiatives, and treasury financing activities
• Review agreements and contracts to drive preferential indirect tax outcomes for TELUS
• Actively support systems implementation and other projects with a view to optimizing taxation outcomes

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You’re the missing piece of the puzzle

• Valued for your minimum of 5 years of international indirect tax experience, in-depth indirect tax knowledge and strong technical competence
• Strong ability to analyze and research complex issues from an indirect tax perspective and developing creative solutions to optimize indirect tax positions
• Strong financial 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

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Great-to-haves

• University degree and/or a CPA designation
• Completion of in-depth indirect tax training
• Proficiency in working with financial and tax software; capable in SAP, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and other common software applications
• 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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