Director, Global Tax

What youll do:

• Manage U.S. federal, U.S. state, and Canadian income tax compliance, ensuring timely and accurate filings. 
• Oversee international income tax compliance. 
• Delivery of complete and accurate quarterly ASC 740 income tax accounting results in a controlled, effective, and efficient manner. 
• Oversee all indirect tax compliance, maintain worldwide documentation of indirect tax procedures, and actively manage tax software functionality for all indirect reporting requirements. 
• Assist in reviewing transfer-pricing activities and developing supportable methodologies and documentation on various cross-border transactions. 
• Provide tax advisory support on international income and transactional taxes to cross functional teams. 
• Manage and assess potential SRED and other R&D or tax credit eligibility 
• Manage all tax examinations by external auditors and resolve the tax issues in the most cost-effective manner. Liaise with domestic & overseas accountants, auditors, tax authorities, and outside advisors. 
• Manage other tax regulatory tax filings. 
• Monitor legislative changes in U.S. and Canada, and key international jurisdictions that may impact the Company and work with third-party advisors to address any consequences of such changes.  
• Complete other tasks as assigned, which may include performing multi-jurisdictional tax research, preparing tax memoranda, analyzing business cases and M&A opportunities. 
• Be involved with industry groups to keep abreast of tax developments and concerns.  
• Maintain effective working relationships with other departments, business units, and external advisors. 

What were looking for:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Tax and/or Finance. 
• Professional Accounting Designation (CPA/CA) and/or MST strongly preferred. 
• More than eight years of tax planning, consulting, compliance, and international tax experience for multi-national corporations, including prior public accounting (Big 4 experience preferred). 
• Experience in ASC 740 Accounting for Income Taxes, including but not limited to annual income tax provision accounting and interim income tax provision accounting. 
• Knowledge of accounting theory and financial statement presentation. 
• In-depth knowledge of U.S. tax laws/regulations, inclusive of international tax provisions of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (GILTI, BEAT, FDII, and FTC). 
• Experience in accounting and filing for VAT/HST and other taxes across multiple, global regimes. 
• Familiar with operations of international tax treaty networks and withholding tax. 
• Sound business and finance knowledge and judgment. 
• Strong oral & written communication skills. 
• Strong interpersonal skills in order to effectively interact with the Executives, all levels of management, peers, external auditors, consultants and to participate in operational teams to develop strategies. 
• Excellent organizational ability, able to handle multiple projects with a high level of accuracy and meet critical deadlines.