Global Mobility Tax Manager advising multinational clients on Canadian and US individual tax compliance. Managing cross - border assignments, payroll analysis, and global client delivery teams.
About the role
- Wealthsimple tax manager owning Canadian corporate direct tax for a leading financial services platform. Managing tax provisions, compliance, deferred tax positions, audits, and technical documentation across a multi-entity group.
Responsibilities
- Own the direct tax lane, including income tax provision, corporate compliance, deferred tax attribute tracking, corporate tax forecasting, and technical positions
- Prepare or review monthly, quarterly, and annual income tax provisions covering current and deferred tax, effective tax rate reconciliations, provision-to-return true-ups, and tax account reconciliations
- Set the technical review standard for direct tax and shape workpapers, registers, and review workflows, including AI/automation use
- Analyze and document complex tax positions involving deferred tax assets, tax attributes, loss pools, entity changes, EIFEL restrictions, and uncertain treatments under IFRIC 23
- Review T2 and provincial corporate income tax returns, instalments, elections, and information returns across the entity group
- Maintain the compliance calendar and follow through on return and notice-of-assessment true-ups
- Investigate and resolve assessment and refund discrepancies with tax authorities and internal tax function areas
- Ensure tax return working papers are audit-ready with clear substantiation and source documents
- Produce and maintain entity-level tax memos linking business operations, tax adjustments, and treatment to relevant Income Tax Act or Regulation sections
- Lead direct tax audit support, including standing files, authority-requested schedules, and technical responses to the CRA and Revenu Québec
- Ensure special tax elections and waivers are filed on time with appropriate evidence retained
- Advise the business on direct tax consequences of transactions, entity changes, and reorganizations
- Monitor internal business changes and external tax legislation and CRA administrative positions
Requirements
- CPA designation with deep Canadian corporate income tax knowledge
- Hands-on income tax provision experience under IFRS and IAS 12, including current and deferred tax, effective tax rate reconciliation, tax forecasting, and provision-to-return true-ups
- Judgment regarding recognition and recoverability of deferred tax assets
- Experience with tax attributes and loss pools
- Experience with T2 and provincial corporate income tax compliance across a multi-entity group
- Track record reviewing work prepared by others, writing and clearing review notes, and determining readiness for release
- Ability to frame tax issues, reach defensible positions, document the basis, and explain conclusions to non-tax professionals
- In-Depth Tax Program or equivalent Canadian tax specialisation is nice to have
- Experience with CRA or provincial audits and correspondence is nice to have
- Experience directing external tax advisors is nice to have
- Financial services, fintech, or another regulated multi-entity environment experience is nice to have
- Familiarity with Taxprep, NetSuite, Taxnet Pro, or comparable tools is nice to have
- Legally eligible to work in Canada
Benefits
- Top-tier health benefits and life insurance
- Long-term group savings with employer match, through Wealthsimple for Business
- 20 vacation days
- 4 wellness days
- Unlimited sick and mental health days per year
- Work outside Canada for up to 90 days per year
- Employee resource groups, including Rainbow (2SLGBTQ), Women of WS, and Black at WS
- Equity compensation for permanent employees
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