Director, Tax

Summary

Join Fullscript as Director, Tax to lead the global tax function and compliance roadmap. You will manage a high-performing team, ensuring compliance across various tax areas, including corporate, indirect, and international taxes. Build and develop a world-class tax team, establishing KPIs and reporting on performance. Collaborate with external consultants and internal stakeholders across multiple departments. Develop and execute the tax team's strategic plan, optimizing global cash tax payable and leveraging government incentive programs. Manage relationships with tax authorities and service providers, providing FP&A team with tax inputs for reporting and forecasting. Review current practices and tax law changes, making recommendations for improvement. This role requires deep expertise in Canadian and US tax environments.

Requirements

• Experience as a Director or Senior Manager of Tax or Indirect tax team within a fast-paced environment
• Strong knowledge of Canadian and US tax laws
• Working knowledge of GST/HST and US international taxes
• Practical exposure to corporate structuring and transfer pricing decision-making processes
• Experience with Avalara Avatax, Returns & CertCapture, or similar software
• Prior experience within an online marketplace/eCommerce environment
• Project management experience
• Demonstrated success building and improving processes
• Experience working with integrations and system configurations
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Leadership experience and ability to coach & mentor other team members
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to explain highly complex subject matter in simple terms

Responsibilities

• Managing Fullscript’s global tax team, ensuring compliance across all tax functions including corporate tax, indirect taxes, US SALT, payroll tax, and withholding tax
• Building a world-class tax team: recruiting, developing, and retaining top-tier talent to elevate the impact and capabilities of the tax function
• Establishing and reporting on team KPIs, clearly and effectively communicating team performance and progress to finance and executive stakeholders
• Liaising with key external consultants, utilizing them efficiently and effectively
• Serving as a leader, mentor, or coach to one or more employees, which will include providing honest and timely performance feedback
• Managing Fullscript’s compliance calendar, including timing and coordination of all required filings and payments
• Leading all tax compliance-related matters, including but not limited to
• Annual filing requirements for incentive equity (e.g., IRS Form 3921)
• Practitioner payments and reporting (e.g., 1099-K and T4A)
• Transfer pricing documentation and related compliance (e.g., Form 1042)
• Employee cross-border compliance (e.g., payroll and residency implications for employees working across US/Canada borders)
• Overseeing the transfer pricing process and other international reporting requirements
• Develop and execute Fullscript’s tax team roadmap in partnership with the VP, Finance, including strategic planning of compliance initiatives, jurisdictional filing strategies, project implementation, and cross-functional coordination across Finance, Legal, Engineering, Product, and Systems
• Developing strategies to optimize Fullscript’s global cash tax payable, including leveraging key government incentive programs such as Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) and Qualified Research Expenditures (QREs)
• Managing relationships with tax authorities and service providers
• Providing FP&A team with tax/government grant inputs for reporting, budgeting and forecasting purposes
• Reviewing and making recommendations to current practices
• Reviewing current and upcoming changes in tax laws and their implications for the company

Benefits

• Market competitive compensation package including equity
• RRSP matching (within CAD)//401K matching (within US)
• Flexible PTO policy
• Flexible benefits package and additional perks
• Employee discount on Fullscript catalog of products for family & friends
• Ability to * Work Wherever You Work Well*