Senior Indirect Tax Manager

3 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Account Management

Job Summary

Job Description

Canva seeks a Senior Indirect Tax Manager to oversee APAC and EMEA indirect tax operations, ensuring compliance, transparency, and accuracy. Responsibilities include timely tax compliance preparation (monthly, quarterly, annually), global indirect tax accounting and reporting, risk assessment and mitigation, and collaborating across departments. The role involves developing and implementing indirect tax strategies, tackling complex technical matters, and utilizing technology for efficiency. Ideal candidates possess strong APAC/EMEA indirect tax compliance and advisory experience (including digital services tax), project management skills, and proficiency in financial software (OneSource and Vertex preferred). The role is based in London but offers remote work flexibility.
Must have:
  • Strong APAC/EMEA indirect tax experience
  • Compliance & advisory expertise
  • Project management skills
  • Financial software proficiency
  • Excellent communication & collaboration
Good to have:
  • Experience with OneSource and Vertex
  • AI implementation experience
Perks:
  • Equity packages
  • Inclusive parental leave
  • Vibe & Thrive allowance
  • Flexible leave options

Job Details

Job Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time-consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point.

Where and how you can work

Our flagship campus is in Sydney, Australia but we have a swanky new office in London that has all the bells and whistles. Even though you'll find us in Shoreditch, you have choice in where and how you work, we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.

What you’ll be doing in this role

We’re seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Indirect Tax Manager to join our dynamic team. You’ll have a strong background in indirect tax compliance, accounting for indirect taxes, preparing commercially focused indirect tax advice, an aptitude for project management and utilising technology and automation. The ideal candidate will have experience in both private and public companies. You will be hands-on, responsible for overseeing the day-to-day indirect tax operations of the company in APAC and EMEA, ensuring compliance, transparency and accuracy. Your expertise will play a pivotal role in ensuring that our processes and policies support the scale and complexity of a rapidly-expanding company.

At the moment, the role is focused on:

  • Overseeing the timely and accurate preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual indirect tax compliance obligations in APAC and EMEA.
  • Delivering global accounting and reporting of indirect taxes for financial statement purposes, including reconciling and supporting any provision balances.
  • Assessing and mitigating indirect tax risks, providing recommendations for improvement and optimisation through the use of technology and automation to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
  • Driving collaboration across departments to enhance cross-functional understanding of indirect tax.
  • Diving into complex indirect tax technical matters to develop and implement solutions for critical business needs, drafting position papers and being a key point of contact for indirect tax matters within your scope of responsibility.
  • Supporting the development and implementation of indirect tax strategies that align with business objectives
  • Taking your continuous learning style to the next level as you plunge into the ever changing indirect tax developments around the world to help identify and address impacts to Canva.

You’re probably a match if you have:

  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive momentum across critical projects
  • An eye for detail, with excellent analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills
  • Proven experience in APAC and EMEA indirect tax compliance, technical advisory (including digital services tax) and driving strategies from MVP to high fidelity solutions
  • The ability to work independently to develop and drive projects and compliance to completion as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
  • Implemented AI into your day-to-day ways of working in your current role and are already thinking about new ways that AI can amplify your impact
  • Proficiency in financial softwares and systems; experience with OneSource and Vertex would be a valued asset!

About the team

Our Tax team’s mission, is to modernise a traditional tax cost centre into “Tax-as-a-Partner” to ‘protect and serve’ the business, the needs of our employees, our investors, global Government and Tax Authorities where we operate, and ultimately the users of Canva’s amazing product.

Our guiding principle is to operate in a manner that reflects our core value of being a good global citizen. We’re focussed on enhancing the foundations of the Tax function as Canva enters an exciting era of operating as a Big Company! We want to do all this within a fun and engaging environment that promotes collaboration, forward thinking and continuous improvement all whilst making tax as painless as possible.

What's in it for you?

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.

Here's a taste of what's on offer:

  • Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
  • Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
  • An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
  • Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.

Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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