Senior Tax Specialist

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Where and how you can work

Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But 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’d be doing in this role

As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA, and with that the tax obligations of the APAC group are increasing. With a desire to ‘Make Tax Painless’ by 2026, there is now a need for another specialist for the Asia Pacific region to join our team. The next bullet points will give you a flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.

• Drive and deliver the quarter end and year end tax effect accounting process;
• Spearhead the Australian compliance tasks and resolve complex tax matters within a timely manner
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and / or develop strategies to establish new processes to manage Australian tax compliance and advice. This will include implementing technology and setting up internal controls / process documentation to make tax audits truly painless
• Prepare responses to tax audits / reviews within the APAC region as they arise
• Identify solutions for critical business needs, including drafting and delivering technical advice

You're probably a match if

• Degree level qualification in a relevant field, CA/CPA qualified or equivalent qualification
• Experience preparing corporate tax effect accounting / tax provisioning calculations in accordance with IFRS (US GAAP knowledge is an asset, but not essential)
• Strong writing skills and business acumen with problem-solving creativity and commercial judgement
• Highly organised with the ability to work under pressure and within agreed deadlines
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
• Self motivated with a desire to learn
• Experience with OneSource Tax Provision tooling would be an 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.