CAN – Senior Manager

Position Summary...

The Senior Manager, Tax is responsible for ensuring the timely completion and delivery of the corporate tax accounting, forecasting, and reporting obligations for all Canadian legal entities. In addition, the role includes tax compliance, tax audit and planning initiatives aligned with the overall tax strategy.

The Senior Manager, Tax will be a subject matter expert ensuring that income tax implications of transactions and business initiatives are considered and documented as they are executed. In addition, this position supports the business to analyze the tax impact of complex accounting and business transactions and any legislative changes that impact Walmart.

What you'll do...

1. Responsible for the Canadian tax accounting, forecasting, and reporting functions.  This position will work with the US Tax Team, Accounting, Treasury, Consultants, Global Technical Teams, and the Canadian business to ensure all workflows are completed, and any tax issues are identified, communicated, and resolved while meeting tax requirements within the deadlines stipulated.

2. Review and understand domestic tax legislation, business transactions, tax processes and reporting obligations. Manage the research and analysis of issues for tax accounting obligations, tax compliance requirements, legal entity accounting, government document retention and audit requirements. Address tax issues by highlighting them and by bringing forward resolution plans to project teams and senior leadership.

3. Collaborate with key stakeholders for 1) tax accounting and forecasting; 2) tax compliance (including filing tax returns); 3) tax risk assessment; 4) tax technical legislative consultations; and 5) In-country strategy. Play a leadership role to manage and build productive relationships with key stakeholders to ensure tax implications are identified, reported, and communicated appropriately. 

4. Provide guidance on the tax treatment of non-routine transactions and new business initiatives, in accordance with tax legislation.  Research, formulate and present ad-hoc financial analysis for tax reporting and interpretation of financial transactions to identify risks and opportunities for Senior Tax Management to facilitate strategic decision making.

5. Support external Government Audits in various jurisdictions including responding to queries, detailing transactional information, providing necessary analysis, appropriate legislative support, and documentation to support tax filing positions.

6. Assist with the execution of planning and projects related to local and international transactions.  Support Walmart’s tax and treasury related initiatives to identify tax risks and resolve complex tax issues. Ensure proper tax accounting and compliance requirements are met.

7. Build partnerships with business stakeholders, Global Tax, Treasury, and other groups to review key financial information, drive awareness and understanding of tax impacts and to identify emerging issues.  Assist with ad-hoc business projects to minimize tax exposure and ensure proper tax compliance.

8. Monitor legislative tax developments and assessment of their impact to Walmart’s various legal entities.

Minimum Requirement

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field

- 6 – 8 years of tax experience working in a public accounting or large business setting.

Preferred Qualifications

- CPA Designation

- Completion of CPA In-Depth Tax Program or Master of Taxation program

- Strong technical knowledge of Canadian income tax legislation and US GAAP

- Excellent communication / influencing skills

- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively to achieve objectives

- Strong interpersonal & presentation skills

- Result oriented and critical thinking – high sense of ownership

- Strong organization skills, able to meet conflicting deadlines, ability to multi-task

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Age – 16 or older

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.

Primary Location…

1940 Argentia Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N 1P9, Canada

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