Manager/Senior Manager, Family Office

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The Tax practice in our Calgary office is looking for a Tax Manager or Senior Manager to join the Private Enterprise Tax group and support our Family Office practice. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills, work with new clients and industries, expand your internal and external networks, and be a key member in the growth of our practice.

KPMG Private Enterprise professionals are dedicated solely to helping business owners and entrepreneurs of privately-held businesses grow thriving enterprises. Our Family Office team provides proactive high-touch service to high-net-worth families and supports them in the transition of family wealth and family businesses. We serve as trusted business advisers, and the right business adviser can make a big difference by contributing valuable perspectives, ideas, and options to help business owners capitalize on opportunities.

You will serve as a strategic advisor to high-net-worth families, partnering with KPMG leaders and clients on tax planning initiatives and family legacy planning. Your organizational skills will enable you to quarterback broad family office services to our clients and their families, bringing a holistic lens to their legacy planning. Additionally, you will research and prepare tax-planning strategies for our clients and take the lead on the delivery of tax filing matters. You will set the standard for junior staff by providing ongoing mentorship support and opportunities for professional development.

• Lead client engagements and interact directly with clients, including leading regular status meetings with clients and families throughout the year
• Work closely with other members of our team as a senior team member on tax planning work for clients

• Help evaluate, assess, and anticipate the needs and interests of clients and their families, and recommend potential solutions and value-add services
• Advise on planning opportunities, tax minimization strategies, and compliance issues, as well as conduct and present tax research
• Review the work of junior staff for accuracy and completeness
• Provide ongoing support and mentoring for the professional development of staff
• Build strong relationships with clients and the internal team that supports those clients

• Minimum 5 years of experience specializing in tax in a public accounting firm

• Professional Accounting Designation
• Completion of FEA (Family Enterprise Advisor) designation or similar is an asset
• Excellent leadership and people management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to research and write utilizing electronic tax tools
• Ability to manage conflicting demands and priorities
• Strong project management and organizational skills

• Natural curiosity and resourcefulness, with the ability to develop and execute new ideas pragmatically

• Solid aptitude for building trusting relationships with broad groups of stakeholders, prospects, and clients as well as diverse family members
• A strategic thinker with client-centric approaches, as well as deep commercial awareness and a collaborative team approach
• Passion for client service excellence
• Outstanding attention to detail

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