Senior Tax Accountant
Lightspeed (Formerly SEOshop)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Ottawa • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Senior
About the role
- Assist in Canadian and global tax functions, reporting to the Tax Director
- Prepare Canadian income tax filings including T106, T1134, FAPI and surplus account calculations
- Prepare annual Canadian tax provisions and ensure timely payments of taxes
- Support preparation and submission of R&D and E-business tax credit claims
- Coordinate month-end financial reporting procedures, reconciling tax accounts and preparing internal control documentation
- Prepare responses to audits and notices from tax authorities
- Support integration for mergers and acquisitions
- Provide cash tax estimates and effective tax rate forecasts for budgeting and forecasting
- Support preparation of Canadian sales tax returns and internal inquiries
- Prepare transfer pricing file and coordinate transfer pricing agreements with legal team
- Prepare Pillar Two effective tax rate computations and compliance readiness
- Lead compilation and submission of Country-by-Country Reports (CbCR)
- Research tax issues and recommend tax treatments to reduce tax burden and risks
- Assist Tax Director in special projects as required
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience of accounting and industry tax experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent experience
- Strong knowledge with Canadian taxes
- Strong understanding of intercompany transactions, Pillar 1 & 2 and OECD guidelines
- Strong knowledge of Excel
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure, manage priorities and meet deadlines
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality
- Adept at handling sensitive documents
- Willingness to learn different tax concepts
- As a global company with employees and clients outside of Quebec, fluency in English as a working language is required for this position.
- Fluency in French (nice to have)
- Familiar with TaxPrep (nice to have)
- Experience with NetSuite (nice to have)
- Transfer pricing, M&A, equity compensation experience (nice to have)
- Experience working in public or other SaaS/technology companies (nice to have)
- CPA designation in progress (nice to have)
Benefits
- Lightspeed RSU program (we are all owners)
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Flexible working policy
- Health insurance
- Health and wellness benefits
- Possibility for transit fees to be covered
- Paid leave assistance for new parents
- Linkedin learning
- Volunteer day
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Canadian income tax filingsT106T1134FAPIsurplus account calculationsR&D tax credit claimsE-business tax credit claimstransfer pricingPillar Two effective tax rate computationsCountry-by-Country Reports (CbCR)
Soft skills
attention to detailtime managementorganizational skillsability to work under pressuremanage prioritiesexercise discretionconfidentialitywillingness to learn
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in FinanceCPA designation in progress