Tax Manager, Canada Indirect Tax Planning
Tax Manager, Canada Indirect Tax Planning
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01-10-2025
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Amazons Canada Indirect Tax team is looking for a Tax Manager to spearhead automation and process improvements across audit and planning operations. This strategic role will report directly to the Head of Canada Indirect Tax while working closely with the Canada Indirect Tax Audit lead.
The position focuses on three core areas: designing and implementing automated solutions preparing and reconciling complex data and information requests and providing critical operational support to the Head of Canada Indirect Tax.
The selected candidate will also support business launches and planning initiatives including helping prepare tax requirements documentation UAT testing support and launch management assistance.
The ideal candidate should possess a minimum of 5 years of audit and/or compliance experience in indirect taxes particularly GST/VAT and Sales and Use taxes along with demonstrated expertise in leveraging generative AI tools and designing and implementing SOPs.
Key job responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day support to Canadian indirect tax audit and planning teams and develop strategies for handling audit and other indirect tax related queries in a creative efficient and business-centric way
- Develop SOPs related to audit processes and indirect tax planning
- Retrieve review and prepare data and other responses related to Canadian indirect tax audits
- Support the drafting of Tax Requirements Documents related to new business launches or legislative impacts
- Support UAT testing
- Support review of product taxability and customer exemptions and other key self-audit activities
- Research and implement ways to leverage GenAI and other automated solutions to improve efficiency
- Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate audit tools with existing systems and establish data-driven metrics for audit readiness and compliance
About the team
The Canada Indirect Tax team supports all businesses across Amazon with launching new features and products. We also handle all Canadian indirect tax audits for all Amazon businesses.
We develop meaningful relationships with our business partners and other key stakeholders and help find novel creative and innovative solutions to complex issues.
We love common sense and a good sense of humour. While our team members love to laugh together we are also able to work independently while demonstrating sound judgement.
We think strategically but are also effective at tactical execution. We are flexible and adapt quickly to change.
- 5 years of tax finance or a related analytical field experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
- Experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate tax department
- Experience in supporting audit defense
- Experience researching indirect tax issues including taxability of products and services.
- Experience with VBA Python SQL or other database language
- Critical thinking and common sense
- Ability to work independently and make sound judgement calls
- Strategic thinking with the the ability to execute at a tactical level
- Effective project management and communication skills
- Self-starter with ability to prioritize tasks and independently define implement and manage creation of new processes
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The position focuses on three core areas: designing and implementing automated solutions preparing and reconciling complex data and information requests and providing critical operational support to the Head of Canada Indirect Tax.
The selected candidate will also support business launches and planning initiatives including helping prepare tax requirements documentation UAT testing support and launch management assistance.
The ideal candidate should possess a minimum of 5 years of audit and/or compliance experience in indirect taxes particularly GST/VAT and Sales and Use taxes along with demonstrated expertise in leveraging generative AI tools and designing and implementing SOPs.
Key job responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day support to Canadian indirect tax audit and planning teams and develop strategies for handling audit and other indirect tax related queries in a creative efficient and business-centric way
- Develop SOPs related to audit processes and indirect tax planning
- Retrieve review and prepare data and other responses related to Canadian indirect tax audits
- Support the drafting of Tax Requirements Documents related to new business launches or legislative impacts
- Support UAT testing
- Support review of product taxability and customer exemptions and other key self-audit activities
- Research and implement ways to leverage GenAI and other automated solutions to improve efficiency
- Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate audit tools with existing systems and establish data-driven metrics for audit readiness and compliance
About the team
The Canada Indirect Tax team supports all businesses across Amazon with launching new features and products. We also handle all Canadian indirect tax audits for all Amazon businesses.
We develop meaningful relationships with our business partners and other key stakeholders and help find novel creative and innovative solutions to complex issues.
We love common sense and a good sense of humour. While our team members love to laugh together we are also able to work independently while demonstrating sound judgement.
We think strategically but are also effective at tactical execution. We are flexible and adapt quickly to change.
- 5 years of tax finance or a related analytical field experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
- Experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate tax department
- Experience in supporting audit defense
- Experience researching indirect tax issues including taxability of products and services.
- Experience with VBA Python SQL or other database language
- Critical thinking and common sense
- Ability to work independently and make sound judgement calls
- Strategic thinking with the the ability to execute at a tactical level
- Effective project management and communication skills
- Self-starter with ability to prioritize tasks and independently define implement and manage creation of new processes
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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