Director, Tax

About the Company?

Our client is a fast-growing publicly listed company. They are looking for a Director, Tax to join their team!

Why Work Here?

• Join a financially strong organization and an industry leader in a meaningful industry
• Plenty of opportunity for career advancement
• Entrepreneurial in contrast to its size

About the Opportunity

Strategic Leadership and Direction

• Lead the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the tax department
• Develop and implement strategies to minimize tax liabilities while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
• Provide strategic tax planning advice to senior management on mergers, acquisitions, expansions, and other corporate initiatives or tax planning
• Identify tax-related risks and opportunities; develop strategies to mitigate risks while optimizing tax benefits

Compliance and Regulatory Oversight

• Ensure compliance with all federal, provincial, and local tax laws and regulations
• Oversee the accurate and timely submission of all tax filings, including income tax, sales tax, and other relevant obligations
• Maintain effective control procedures across all tax processes to ensure regulatory adherence
• Ensure that all tax-related transactions are documented and compliant with relevant regulations

Tax Planning and Reporting

• Prepare and review tax filings, tax provisions, and other required documents
• Coordinate timely and accurate tax payments, supporting external financial reporting
• Stay updated on tax law changes, analyzing and communicating their impacts on company operations and planning
• Oversee the drafting and execution of tax-related matters in company contracts

Process Optimization and Policy Development

• Prepare and maintain comprehensive company policies and procedure documents related to tax matters
• Identify and implement opportunities for improving tax procedures and overall efficiency within the department

Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

• Serve as the primary point of contact for tax-related inquiries from internal departments and external stakeholders
• Build and maintain relationships with external auditors, tax consultants, and subject matter experts to leverage specialized knowledge
• Communicate complex tax concepts effectively to non-experts, ensuring clarity and comprehension across functions

Team Development and Management

• Manage three direct reports to achieve departmental objectives and maintain high-performance standards
• Provide employees with development opportunities and resources to support their professional growth within the tax function

Audit Management

• Lead and manage tax audits by government agencies
• Implement corrective actions and recommendations from audit findings to reinforce compliance and efficiency

About You?

• CPA designation with over 10 years of related experience
• Strong knowledge / experience in tax responsibilities, especially related to direct and indirect compliance and reporting, audit management, research and communication skills and tax optimization efforts
• 4+ years of supervisory / managerial experience with corporate tax in a publicly traded company

Salary ?

$150,000 to $180,000 / year

How to Apply?

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You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity.

A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.?

Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and / or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected] .

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By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity.

You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications.

You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application.

In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

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Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to :

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.