Senior Tax Manager, North America
About The Position
The Senior Tax Manager will lead U.S. and Canadian tax operations in a newly standalone, publicly listed environment. This hands-on leadership role covers tax compliance, tax reporting, indirect taxes, audit management, tax technology initiatives, and continuous process improvement. The position ensures timely and accurate compliance, supports quarterly and annual tax reporting, drives automation and process improvements, and builds scalable tax processes and controls. The role oversees income tax and indirect tax compliance, tax provisions, reconciliations, audits, notices, and related compliance calendars across the United States and Canada. It partners with Finance, Controllership, IT, Legal, Supply Chain, business teams, and external service providers, and supports cash tax forecasting, effective tax rate analysis, tax risk management, transfer pricing compliance, and tax technology initiatives. The company describes a collaborative, high-performance culture that values ownership, integrity, digital tools, data-informed decisions, learning, and continuous improvement. Compensation includes a stated salary range, bonus and long-term incentive eligibility, and a benefits plan with a range of coverage and time-off options.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- CPA required.
- 8–12 years of progressive corporate tax experience.
- Strong U.S. corporate income tax and ASC 740 experience.
- Experience managing U.S. federal, state, and local tax compliance processes.
- Experience with Canadian corporate tax compliance.
- Experience supporting audits, tax notices, and tax authority inquiries.
- Familiarity with distribution-driven business models, inventory flows, and indirect tax considerations.
- Experience with ERP and tax technology platforms such as SAP, Vertex O Series, OneSource, Sage Fixed Assets, Avalara, Checkpoint, or similar systems.
- Demonstrated experience partnering with IT and Finance on tax technology implementations and process improvements.
- Strong project management, organizational, and communication skills.
- Hands-on, detail-oriented, process-driven approach focused on operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in consumer products, retail, FMCG, manufacturing, or another transaction-intensive business environment is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day U.S. and Canadian tax operations, including income tax, indirect tax, provisions, reconciliations, audits, notices, and compliance calendars.
- Prepare and review semi-annual and annual tax provisions under ASC 740 and support IFRS/IAS 12 reporting, as applicable.
- Oversee U.S. federal, state, and local income tax compliance, including estimates, extensions, return filings, and provision-to-return true-ups.
- Coordinate and review Canadian federal and provincial corporate income tax filings.
- Manage indirect tax compliance, including U.S. sales and use tax, Canadian GST/HST/PST/QST reporting, use tax calculations, and related account reconciliations.
- Review tax account reconciliations, journal entries, and close-related deliverables.
- Respond to tax notices and lead audit support activities across federal, state, local, and Canadian jurisdictions.
- Oversee business license, annual report, property tax, and other state and local compliance requirements.
- Collaborate with external service providers to support timely, accurate, and cost-effective compliance and reporting.
- Partner with Finance, Controllership, IT, Legal, Supply Chain, and business teams on tax matters affecting operations and strategic initiatives.
- Support cash tax forecasting, effective tax rate analysis, and tax risk management.
- Maintain tax calendars, documentation, controls, and audit-ready workpapers.
- Drive process improvement, automation, and standardization across tax compliance and reporting processes.
- Support ERP, tax engine, and tax technology initiatives, including configuration, testing, data validation, reporting, and ongoing monitoring.
- Support transfer pricing compliance, documentation, and related data requests.
- Help build and enhance standalone tax processes, controls, and governance in a newly public company environment.
Benefits
- Market-competitive pay and performance-related rewards.
- Flexible ways of working.
- Support for health, wellbeing, and life outside of work.
- Time off to rest and recharge.
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
- Bonus eligible.
- Long-term incentive (LTI) eligible.
- Benefits plan options include health insurance, including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage; retirement savings benefits; life insurance; disability benefits; parental leave; sick leave; paid vacation and holidays; and voluntary benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
