Senior Manager, Sales Taxes

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Are you an experienced leader who can motivate staff to deliver results?

Do you have a strong background in tax policy analysis?

Do you have superior communication skills to provide strategic advice to senior leaders?

If you answered yes to all the questions above, then the Ministry of Finance is looking for you! We need a highly motivated person to lead the Sales Tax Unit within the Corporate and Commodity Taxation Branch, who will advise the Minister of Finance and senior executives on the policy and legislative design of the Province's sales tax.

The Corporate and Commodity Taxation Branch also provides input into the Ontario Budget and various other major economic/fiscal government documents. In addition, the branch identifies opportunities to improve existing legislation and regulation, supports the Minister in the legislature during the passage of legislation and provides advice on requests for remission orders and Orders in Council for corporate, sales and commodity taxes.

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About the job

In this role, you will:

• Lead a team of professionals in providing policy analysis and legislative design advice on the Province's sales tax system.

• Provide strategic advice to the Minister of Finance and the Government in formulating sales tax policy.

• Develop legislative design options to meet tax policy objectives.

• Manage other sales tax policy, legislative issues and manage human / financial resources.

• Provide advice on how to translate tax policy into effective legislation.

• Assist the Minister in the passage of bills in the legislature.

• Manage and develop a team of professionals by promoting a productive team environment that reflects a culture of excellence, and an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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What you bring to the team

Leadership

• You have demonstrated experience in leading and motivating professional staff.
• You have proven ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, high intensity, high-profile environment.
• You have demonstrated the ability to leverage a diverse workforce to deliver results through an inclusive, collaborative work environment.

Communication Skills and Political Acuity

• You have superior communications skills, including presentation, written and negotiation skills for internal and external audiences.
• You have demonstrated a high level of political acuity as well as experience providing strategic advice to senior leaders.
• You have superior analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• You have the ability to communicate highly complex, technical tax issues into plain language suitable for decision makers.

Knowledge

• You have advanced knowledge of sales taxation policy and legislative design.
• You have experience assessing the effectiveness of tax legislation and regulations in meeting overall tax policy goals and develop options for improvement.
• You are familiar with the Ontario's tax policies.

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Additional information:

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.