Senior Tax Analyst (12 month contract)

We’re looking for a Senior Tax Analyst to help us with timely and accurate compliance and risk mitigation in the domestic and global arenas of direct and indirect taxation. You’ll be working with external service providers and the Senior Director, Tax on the evolution and execution of Hootsuite’s compliance roadmap and participating in strategic initiatives impacting the department and company overall. 

In line with Hootsuite's distributed workforce strategy, our flexible work arrangement allows for remote work or a hybrid model. This role is open to applicants located within Canada. You will report to the Senior Director of Tax. This is a contract role with a duration of 12 months. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• You will own Hootsuite’s tax compliance process, staying abreast of changes and developments in Canadian, U.S. and international income and sales tax rules while being the main point of contact with external service providers, responsible for project timelines and providing them with timely and accurate information and instruction.
• You will conduct nexus analysis and evaluate the international tax footprint related to business expansion.
• You will own the sales tax reporting cycle for Hootsuite and its subsidiaries, which will include using sales tax tools i.e. Avalara and working with the finance team on booking and funding of the taxes.
• You will support the preparation of the inter-company calculations and associated information reporting arising from Hootsuite’s global transfer pricing policies.
• You will be responsible for supporting Hootsuite’s Tax Accounting processes, maintaining up-to-date technical knowledge of ASC 740, supporting preparation of the tax provision calculations with external services providers and responsible for determining appropriate accounting treatment for issues identified during the business cycle in cooperation with management.
• You will be reviewing customer agreements, obtaining certifications of tax residence, communicating treaty benefits, and responding to business unit queries regarding sales taxes and withholding taxes.
• You will play a key role in audit defense and other tax authority examinations by working with the Senior Director of Tax to develop strategies to respond to tax authority information and audit requests, supervise and coordinate the information gathering by responsible parties, and reviewing materials for accuracy, adequacy and presentation.
• Provide support to other functional areas in the business through thoughtful consideration of the impact of tax issues and decisions in those business segments, ranging from the A/P and A/R teams to, Legal, Commercial Sales, People, Total Rewards and other teams with whom the tax department interacts.
• Provide support to senior management in various department projects and other strategic initiatives as they arise.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Considerable relevant experience in a corporate tax environment, within a firm or in industry with a multinational corporate group.
• CPA designation, enrollment or completion of In-Depth Tax Course or Masters of Taxation.
• Skilled with learning new software, including intermediate / advanced Excel skills, experience with an ERP system (Netsuite is a bonus).
• Accountability: holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Decision Making: consistently chooses the best course of action (from a number of alternatives) to address business problems and/or opportunities.
• Problem Solving: uses an organized and logical approach to find solutions to complex problems. Looks beyond the obvious to understand the root cause of problems
• Priority Setting: focuses time/energy on the most important issues/opportunities. Clearly understand how to assess the importance of tasks and decisions
• Open Communication: clearly conveys thoughts, both written and verbally, listening attentively and asking questions for clarification and understanding
• Identifies key issues and relationships relevant to achieving a long-range goal or vision; Builds an integrated plan for course of action to accomplish this vision
• Challenges and supports others to create results but also develop new capabilities.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Tenacious. You are determined to succeed, and you are motivated by the success of customers, colleagues and the community.
• Curious. You are always learning and seeking ways to make things better. You are self motivated and know how to find answers. 
• Conscientious. You are reliable and have strong integrity; taking your commitments to others (stakeholders, customers, and the business) seriously.
• Humble. You lead with humility and empathy, respecting and learning from the perspectives of others. 

In all we do, our six guiding principles light the way:

Step Up: Show the world what it looks like to live and work by these guiding principles. #StepUp

One Team: Make Hootsuite a place where everyone feels safe, welcome, valued, and empowered to do their best  work without compromising who they are. #OneTeam #FreeToBeMe

Customer Obsessed: Focus relentlessly on helping our customers succeed. #CustomerObsessed

Go Fast, Be Agile: Widen our competitive advantage by committing to speed and simplicity over perfection and complexity. #GoFastBeAgile

Play to Win: Commit to building an incredible, profitable company for our customers, our employees, and our stakeholders. #PlayToWin #NoExcuses

Neighbours & Allies: Give back to our communities and be an ally. #SocialForGood #Allies

Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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