Tax Manager

The Corporate Tax Manager is a hands‑on role responsible for preparing the Company’s Canadian tax compliance, quarterly and annual tax provisions under IFRS, and annual transfer pricing documentation, and for reviewing foreign tax filings prepared by local teams and advisors. Reporting to the Director of Tax, the Corporate Tax Manager takes direct ownership of key tax deliverables and contributes to tax research, acquisition due diligence and global tax planning.

The Corporate Tax Manager will work closely with another Tax Manager, sharing responsibility for Canadian and foreign tax compliance, the tax provision, CRA audit matters and transfer pricing, and providing backup across these areas. The successful candidate is technically strong, detail‑oriented, and comfortable working directly with tax calculations and financial data in a fast‑paced, multinational environment.

This role is a great introduction to the Company’s global operations, acquisitions, and accounting groups and has direct exposure to the senior leadership team. This is a hybrid role based in Markham, Ontario, requiring a minimum of two days per week in the office.

• Prepare Canadian corporate income tax returns and information returns (e.G., T106, T1134 and NR4) and elections, ensuring accuracy and timely filing.
• Review foreign corporate income tax returns prepared by local tax advisors, including related R&D tax credit claims, and maintain the global tax compliance calendar.
• Prepare FAPI and surplus calculations for foreign affiliates and obtain sufficient documentation to support the calculations.
• Calculate Canadian and U.S. income tax installments and extension payments.
• Prepare the quarterly and annual consolidated income tax provisions under IFRS (IAS 12), including current and deferred tax, uncertain tax positions, effective tax rate analysis, tax account reconciliations, and tax note disclosures;
  serve as the primary contact for external auditors on tax matters.
• Review corporate tax accounts (including withholding tax accounts) for foreign statutory reporting, identify issues, and provide guidance to local finance teams to resolve them.
• Manage Canadian corporate tax audits and respond to CRA notices, reassessments, and information requests, and support the preparation of notices of objection where required;
  support foreign tax audits.
• Maintain and document internal controls over tax reporting, including controls over the tax provision and tax account reconciliations.

• Conduct tax research on Canadian and international tax matters, monitor legislative changes, and prepare technical memos with clear conclusions and recommendations.
• Analyze cross-border transactions for tax implications, including withholding taxes and treaty relief.
• Quantify the impact of tax planning opportunities on the Company’s effective tax rate and cash taxes and support the implementation of approved initiatives.
• Conduct tax due diligence on acquisitions, identifying tax risks and exposures.
• Support the post‑acquisition tax integration of acquired companies, including entity rationalizations (e.G., amalgamations and wind‑ups) and tax registrations.
• Improve tax return, provision, and reporting processes with a focus on accuracy, standardization, and efficiency.
• Review tax clauses for sales contracts, identify potential tax risks and recommend appropriate contract terms.
• Support ad hoc tax projects as required.

• Analyze intercompany transactions, including loan interest rates, for arm’s‑length pricing, identify tax compliance issues and work with internal teams and external consultants to resolve them.
• Prepare the annual transfer pricing documentation and coordinate with external advisors as needed.
• Assist with implementing transfer pricing policies and addressing related tax compliance requirements across the Company’s global operations.

• CPA designation or Master of Taxation (MTax) degree.
• 5+ years of progressive corporate tax experience at a Big 4 or national public accounting firm, or within a multinational company’s tax function.
• Completion of the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Course (Parts I–III) is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of the Canadian Income Tax Act (Canada), including foreign affiliate rules (FAPI, surplus), withholding taxes, and cross‑border transactions.
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS, including IAS 12 income tax accounting and disclosure requirements.
• Experience preparing consolidated tax provisions for multinational public companies.
• Advanced Excel skills, with strong data management and analytical abilities, including working with large data sets.
• Strong tax research skills and the ability to prepare technical memos.
• Excellent analytical skills to gather information, assess implications, and communicate key findings clearly.
• Highly developed interpersonal, written, verbal, and visual communication skills with a collaborative approach.
• Highly detail‑oriented, with a strong focus on accuracy and quality in tax calculations, filings, and reporting.
• Strong time management and project coordination abilities;
  able to meet tight deadlines and manage competing priorities.
• A highly motivated individual with a strong sense of accountability, initiative, and commitment to high‑quality work.
• Experience with U.S. tax is an asset.
• Experience preparing transfer pricing documentation is an asset

Enghouse is a public software Company listed on the TSX (TSX:ENGH) with a dual‑faced strategy of growth by acquisition and organic means. The Company has a proven track record of successfully completing and integrating acquisitions and has acquired over fifty companies over the past twenty years, without ever raising external debt. The Company has the financial resources, experience and processes in place to continue to expand its operations globally through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth.

We are an Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) compliant workplace. We thank all applicants for their interest;
however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Enghouse Systems is an equal opportunity employer.

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