Tax Manager, Canada at The Home Depot in Toronto, ON  M3C 4H9

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Home Depot Canada has an exciting opportunity for a tax professional looking to contribute to the overall success of our business.  With our strong culture and values, Home Depot Canada is committed to an inclusive workplace that allows associates to make the most of their careers.  In this newly created role, reporting to Head of Tax, Canada, the selected candidate will be responsible for supporting the tax

 operations of an $11B business and be given the opportunity to be a part of a world class tax team.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities

• Tax Compliance:  Prepare/ Assist/ review working papers to support the direct tax compliance process ensuring timely filings
• Tax Risk Management:  Coordinate tax audit data flows in an effective manner and liaise with tax authorities and advisors on inquiries and assessments
• Indirect Tax Process Management:  Oversee the Indirect Tax compliance process, conduct internal control reviews ensuring gaps identified are addressed at the source for corrective actions.
• Tax Technology:  Actively participate in digitalization initiatives, including creating tax-specific scenarios, overseeing the execution of user-acceptance tests relating to taxes
• Tax Documentation:  Conduct tax research, consider and analyze impact to the company and document tax technical matters for communication with internal stakeholder; maintain accurate and organized records of all tax-related activities
  • Support the direct tax compliance process ensuring timely filings
  • Manage the tax audit data flows in an effective manner and liaise with tax authorities and advisors on inquiries and assessments
  • Actively participate in digitalization initiatives, including creating tax-specific scenarios, overseeing the execution of user-acceptance tests relating to taxes
  • Oversee the Indirect Tax compliance process, conduct internal control reviews ensuring gaps identified are addressed at the source for corrective actions.
  • Tax research and documentation of tax technical matters
     

Required Experience, Skills, and Education

• University degree in Finance or Accounting with Accounting Qualification (CPA or comparable)
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant tax experience, and ability to use tax technical expertise in developing solutions to critical issues
• Working knowledge of taxability matrices, familiarity with SAP and other bolt-on Tax software
• Highly proficient in large data analysis with the ability to identify and summarize outcomes, and apply effective project approach and methodology to implement process improvements
• Thrives working in a fast-paced and dynamic enterprise and adherence to deadlines
• Demonstrates a positive and flexible mind-set, and acts as a team player within and across departments