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About the Role
Lead all aspects of Canadian tax compliance, reporting, planning, and controversy management. Partner closely with Finance, Legal, Treasury, and business leaders to ensure compliance with Canadian tax laws while identifying opportunities to optimize the company's tax position and support business growth.
Responsibilities
- Work with third party providers during the preparation, review, and filing of Canadian federal and provincial corporate income tax returns.
- Assist with local teams with proper tax accounting and reporting under IFRS standards, including quarterly and annual tax provisions.
- Ensure timely and accurate compliance with tax laws, regulations, and reporting requirements.
- Manage tax balances, deferred taxes, tax disclosures, and supporting documentation.
- Provide tax guidance on business initiatives, acquisitions, restructurings, and cross-border transactions.
- Assist with the development of tax-efficient strategies while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and advise stakeholders on potential impacts.
- Support transfer pricing policies and documentation requirements.
- Oversee GST/HST, provincial sales tax, customs, and other indirect tax obligations.
- Manage indirect tax audits, assessments, and refund opportunities.
- Collaborate with business teams to improve indirect tax compliance processes.
- Represent local controllers during interactions with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and provincial tax authorities.
- Manage tax audits, inquiries, objections, and appeals.
- Coordinate with external advisors and legal counsel as needed.
- Build strong relationships across Finance, Legal, Treasury, HR, and operational teams.
- Work closely to manage relationships with external tax advisors and service providers.
- Drive continuous process improvement and tax technology initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Tax, or related field.
- CPA designation.
- 5+ years of progressive Canadian tax experience in public accounting, industry, or a combination of both.
- Strong knowledge of Canadian corporate income tax, tax accounting, and indirect taxes.
- Experience managing tax audits and controversies with the CRA.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and project management skills.
- CPA In-Depth Tax Program or equivalent advanced tax specialization.
- Experience with multinational organizations and cross-border tax matters.
- Knowledge of transfer pricing principles and international tax regulations.
- Experience with SAP, OneSource, CorpTax, or similar tax technologies.
Skills
- Strategic thinking
- Technical tax expertise
- Business partnership and influence
- Strong organizational skills
- Problem-solving and decision-making
- Attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- CPA designation
Benefits
- Continuous professional development opportunities
- Environment that fosters internal growth and mobility
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Multiple healthcare options
- Tuition reimbursement
- Defined contribution pension plan
- Generous holiday schedule
- Paid time off
- Employee pricing on products
- Discount programs for travel, entertainment, and more
About the Company
- ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in access solutions.
- Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.
- We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities.
- We encourage our colleagues to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.
- As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.
Equal Opportunity
- ASSA ABLOY is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veteran