Tax Planning Manager, Canada Tax

Elevate Your Career in Canadian Tax Planning at Amazon!

Are you a strategic tax professional whos energized by complex business challenges Equally at home in direct and indirect tax or strong in one or the other with the curiosity and drive to learn the other Are you looking for meaningful genuinely interesting tax work within a team that prizes technical excellence alongside practicality strong judgment and good instincts Join our Canada Tax Planning team and help pioneer creative solutions to novel tax problems that span the full spectrum of Canadian tax from GST/HST to corporate income tax and cross-border structuring.

Key job responsibilities
- Develop comprehensive direct and indirect tax planning strategies for new Amazon product launches and business features across multiple operational domains
- Research complex Canadian issues across the board GST/HST PST/QST and direct tax including inbound and outbound cross-border matters.

- Lead and contribute to Amazons Canada direct and indirect tax planning initiatives

- Draft tax opinions technical memos and documentation to support positions and our ongoing reporting compliance and controversy analysis

- Collaborate cross-functionally with legal public policy accounting and business partner teams to keep operations tax-efficient and compliant

- Manage engagements with outside tax counsel and advisors
- Track planning and policy trends in Canada and globally analyze relevant legislative changes and identify opportunities to advocate for policy change with governments and tax authorities

A day in the life
Youll be a manager on our Canada Tax Planning team reporting directly to the Head of Canadian Indirect Tax. Your day will be far from ordinary. Our technologies change the way people find discover and buy products services and entertainment. Youll collaborate with teams across Amazons diverse ecosystem digital services logistics media and more and move fluidly between direct and indirect tax questions as easily as the business moves between projects. Youll dive into intricate planning scenarios craft solutions that balance compliance with growth and bring your expertise to bear on strategic initiatives. As a trusted partner to the business our work is intellectually challenging fast-paced and honestly a lot of fun.

About the team
Were a collaborative forward-thinking group of tax professionals supporting Amazons expansive Canadian operations across both direct and indirect tax. We build meaningful relationships with our business partners and other key stakeholders and we help them find novel creative solutions to complex challenges. Beyond high-quality technical advice we help our partners see around corners thinking through the long-term implications of decisions and we move quickly by laying out practical options for going forward. We support building cross-functional expertise by investing in structured training and peer learning so people grow into truly versatile tax professionals. Our team thrives on intellectual curiosity and strategic thinking. We value both independent work and team collaboration were effective at tactical execution and we adapt quickly to change. We also laugh together a lot.

- 4 years of tax finance or a related analytical field experience
- Experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate tax department

- You love finding creative technically sound solutions to complex problems and you pivot easily between different types of work and tax rules direct one hour indirect the next
- Youve spent 5 years advising on complex Canadian tax planning across a range of industries and youre comfortable on both sides of the house direct and indirect with practical familiarity with both the Income Tax Act and the Excise Tax Act
- You bring a strong technical foundation a CPA a law degree or a graduate degree in taxation ideally with either the GST/HST or Income Tax In-Depth Program under your belt
- You hold yourself to high standards deliver work that needs little revision and need little direction to run with a task
- You cut through documents and discussions to the key flows and the big picture fast and you can explain complex tax concepts in writing and out loud in ways that actually land with non-tax partners
- Youre organized with excellent research and analytical skills but you know when to ask for help if youve hit a roadblock

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company Amazons package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription basic life & AD&D insurance) Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) paid time off and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN BC Vancouver - 89200.00 - 149000.00 CAD annually
CAN ON Toronto - 89200.00 - 149000.00 CAD annually