Senior Manager, Tax

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. • Montreal, QC

23d • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for a Senior Tax Manager to join our Finance team. Reporting to the Director, Tax, the ideal candidate is self-motivated, possesses strong organizational skills, and is extremely detail-oriented. Our working environment is dynamic, and daily tasks include a variety of tax duties.

Requirements

• 8-10 years of progressive tax experience, ideally combining public accounting and corporate tax
• CPA designation
• Strong knowledge of Canadian and US taxation
• Experienced with international tax issues, transfer pricing and government grants
• Strong people management skills including leading, performance management, mentoring, coaching and developing teams
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure, manage priorities and meet deadlines
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality
• Adept at handling sensitive documents
• Excellent proficiency in written and spoken English. As a global company with employees and clients outside of Quebec, fluency in English as a working language is required for this position.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in public companies, including IFRS and SOX control compliance
• In-depth Tax course, Masters of Taxation or equivalent
• Familiar with European and APAC taxes
• Knowledge of the Pillar 2 framework
• Proficiency in written and spoken French
• Experience with systems such as NetSuite, TaxPrep, Salesforce and Avalara

Responsibilities

• Manage the company's global tax function and provide hands-on leadership to the Tax team
• Coordinate and oversee the company's global tax processes including all compliance filings, quarterly financial statement tax provision reporting, transfer pricing management and other international reporting requirements
• Review and oversee global sales tax return filings, reconciliations and payments
• Provide internal tax advisory guidance to various business units and functional areas across the organization
• Manage tax audits and other correspondence with government authorities
• Utilize our team of external tax advisor relationships efficiently and effectively
• Work closely with the company's Legal and M&A teams, making recommendations on potential transactions, helping with post-acquisition integration activities and corporate structure considerations.
• Provide the company's FP&A team with tax/government grant inputs for reporting, budgeting and forecasting purposes
• Continually monitor, track and report on the existing and proposed tax legislations and related changes that could impact the company's operations

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off and remote work policies
• Equity options
• Contributions to your pension plan
• Training opportunities to grow your skills and career
• Health and wellness credit
• Time off to volunteer and give back to your community
• Interest groups, employee led networks, social committees to sponsored sports teams
• Computer purchase program to get your personal Macbook
• Enhanced parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees