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Director of Tax

Tucows8 days ago
Remote
Canada
CA$114,967 - CA$158,080/yearly
Senior Level

Top Benefits

Health, vision, and dental coverage
Flexible work hours and asynchronous approach
Remote-first work environment

About the role

Who you are

  • Minimum 10 years of progressive tax experience
  • Excels as an individual contributor; curious and resourceful in overcoming knowledge gaps
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize and execute under tight timelines
  • Proactive, detail-oriented, and demonstrates a “trust, but verify” approach
  • Experience in the telecommunications sector is an asset
  • Skilled at managing external tax advisors and building cooperative relationships with internal finance and accounting teams
  • Strong collaborator with peers and senior management to deliver quality outputs within time constraints
  • Technical expertise in one or more of the following is advantageous:
  • ASC 740 (US GAAP)
  • Canadian and US tax
  • Global sales /indirect tax
  • Transfer pricing
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • CPA designation or legal tax background strongly preferred

What the job involves

  • We are seeking an experienced tax professional to lead our global tax function on a 12-18 month maternity leave contract
  • Reporting directly to the CFO, this highly autonomous role will oversee all aspects of tax compliance, reporting, planning and advisory
  • The successful candidate will partner with senior leadership on strategic initiatives, mentor a junior tax professional, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver results
  • Champion organizational best practices to minimize tax leakage across multiple jurisdictions, including legal entity organization, transfer pricing, and educating the organization on best practices
  • Lead quarterly and annual financial statement tax reporting processes, including coordination with third-party advisors, preparation and review of provision working papers, financial statement tax notes, and responding to auditor requests
  • Manage the global income tax compliance cycle of the Tucows Group by coordinating with third-party advisors to ensure timely and accurate filing of tax returns
  • Update and maintain transfer pricing processes and documentation, driving continuous improvement and leveraging technology whenever possible
  • Oversee all indirect tax planning and compliance activities, establishing best practices and controls for sales, value-added, and other applicable tax regimes.
  • Support and coordinate compliance requirements for new product launches, business expansions, and restructuring activities
  • Monitor legislative changes in U.S., Canada, and key international tax laws, working with advisors to assess and address impacts on the company
  • Perform ad hoc tax research and projects, prepare tax memoranda, analyze business cases, and support M&A opportunities and other strategic initiatives
  • Mentor and provide guidance to tax team member, supporting their professional development and ensuring their effective contribution to the team’s deliverables

Benefits

  • Flexible work hours and an asynchronous approach
  • Remote-first
  • "Distributed Workplace Bonus"
  • Health, vision, dental benefits
  • Annual Flexible Health Spending and Lifestyle Spending dollars
  • Learning and development programs with a flexible, annual learning reimbursement fund
  • Mental health benefits
  • Employee resource groups
  • Family/fertility planning support, parental and adoptive leave
  • Three weeks of leave, plenty of personal days, and annual paid gratitude days over the holiday season
  • Stock options
  • Retirement savings plan contributions

About Tucows

IT Services and IT Consulting
501-1000

We do a lot, but at our core, we’re in the business of keeping people connected and keeping the Internet open. We’re made up of three companies: Tucows Domains, Ting, and Wavelo.

As Tucows Domains, we help people find their place online as the world’s largest domain name wholesaler and the third-largest domain registrar globally.

As Ting Internet, we deliver high-speed fiber internet service to communities across the United States.

As Wavelo, we believe the future of telecom is simple. We build modern, flexible software for CSPs (communication service providers) globally.

Together, we are making the Internet better.

Tucows’ investor info (NASDAQ: TCX, TSX: TC) can be found at https://www.tucows.com/investors/

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[It's pronounced two-cows, btw.]