R&D Tax Analyst

Open Text Corporation • Waterloo, ON

1d • CA$60,000 - CA$90,000

About The Position

A career as an R&D Tax Analyst at OpenText is more than supporting tax claims, it's an opportunity to help drive innovation across one of the world's leading information management companies. In this role, you will partner with engineering, finance, and tax teams to support the successful execution of global R&D tax incentive programs. By leveraging your technical aptitude, organizational skills, and AI-enabled technologies, you will help improve processes, enhance documentation quality, and contribute to funding initiatives that support ongoing innovation and digital transformation across OpenText.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong ability to understand technical concepts, software development activities, and engineering documentation.
• Experience coordinating projects, workflows, business operations, or cross-functional initiatives in a professional environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience using AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar technologies to improve productivity and business processes.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, along with collaboration tools such as Teams and SharePoint.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to SR&ED, R&D tax incentives, Agile environments, JIRA, Confluence, technical writing, or innovation funding programs is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage end-to-end R&D tax workflows, ensuring project information, documentation, and deliverables are completed accurately and on time.
• Partner with engineering, finance, and tax stakeholders to gather, track, and validate information required for SR&ED and other global R&D tax incentive claims.
• Support the development of technical project descriptions and claim documentation by synthesizing information from multiple sources and stakeholders.
• Maintain project tracking, workflow reporting, and eligibility assessments to provide visibility into program progress and support informed decision-making.
• Leverage AI tools and emerging technologies to improve information gathering, documentation quality, workflow efficiency, and overall process effectiveness.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives that enhance scalability, stakeholder experience, and operational excellence within the R&D tax function.
• Collaborate on special projects, reporting activities, presentations, and business initiatives that support the evolution and growth of the R&D tax program.

Benefits

• thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
• compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles
• vacation entitlement
• paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level