Canadian Tax Manager

Danone; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 72,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive short-term incentive bonus

Group insurance

Group retirement plans

Wellbeing account

Flexible time off

True hybrid work environment

Paid parental leave

Other attractive options

Job summary

Danone Canada is seeking a Canadian Tax Manager based in Quebec to lead provincial and federal tax compliance, planning, and transfer pricing in collaboration with North America leaders. You will drive tax strategies across income and indirect taxes and work with Canadian and global teams.

You bring 5–8 years of tax experience, CPA preferred, and strong English/French communication. This role offers a hybrid work model and exposure to a broad business partnership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, tax, or related field.
• 5–8 years of relevant experience in corporate tax.
• CPA designation or other professional certification preferred but not required.
• Strong communication to explain Canadian tax concepts to non-tax stakeholders.
• Independence, ownership, and collaborative mindset for a hybrid North America role.

Responsibilities

• Lead corporate income tax compliance, quarterly and annual provisions, and tax account reconciliations.
• Oversee income tax returns, Pillar Two, cross-border reporting, and monthly tax installments.
• Manage GST/HST monthly returns and reconciliation with tax teammates.
• Perform forecasting, modeling, and planning for federal/provincial taxes and incentives.
• Support transfer pricing documentation and intercompany agreements, monitor BEPS rules.
• Engage with stakeholders across business units, accounting, legal, treasury, and operations.
• Coordinate with external service providers on tax filings and related projects.
• Lead tax audits, responses, and defense materials as needed.

Skills

Tax planning

Transfer pricing

GST/HST

Stakeholder management

Bilingual (French & English)

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/tax or related field

CPA designation preferred

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

About The Job

Join Danone Canada as our Canadian Tax Manager and make a meaningful impact in a visible, business-facing role at the intersection of tax, finance, operations, and global strategy.

Based in our Boucherville, Quebec office and reporting to the Head of Tax for North America, you will be the lead Canadian tax partner for a purpose-driven, global food and beverage company. This is an opportunity for a tax professional who enjoys both technical depth and practical business partnership. You will work across Canadian income tax, indirect tax, transfer pricing, audits, planning, and incentives, while collaborating with colleagues in Canada, the U.S., and global teams. The role offers a broad scope, strong visibility, and the chance to grow within a values-led organization known for iconic brands, sustainability leadership, and a people-centered culture.

Responsabilities

Corporate income tax compliance

• Lead quarterly and annual income tax provision calculations, track tax attributes, and perform tax account reconciliations.
• Oversee the preparation and filing of income tax returns, including Pillar Two and cross-border reporting.
• Manage monthly tax installment payments.
• Coordinate with external service providers on income tax filings and related projects.

Indirect tax compliance

• With the assistance of team, manage monthly GST/HST return preparation and reconciliation.

Tax planning and strategy

• Manage federal and provincial tax credits and incentives.
• Perform forecasting and scenario modeling related to taxable income, effective tax rate impacts, restructurings, and legislative changes.
• Serve as an internal subject matter expert on relevant Canadian tax rules and emerging trends.

Tax audits

• Manage information gathering, document production, and responses to inquiries from tax authorities and other government agencies.
• Develop defense files to help mitigate potential audit risks.

Transfer pricing

• Support the implementation, maintenance, and monitoring of global transfer pricing policies and intercompany pricing frameworks to ensure compliance.
• Assist with the preparation of global transfer pricing documentation, including the master file, local files, country-specific reports, and Country-by-Country, reporting (CbCR), while monitoring global developments such as OECD Pillar Two and other BEPS-related rules.
• Draft, update, and maintain intercompany agreements.

Stakeholder management

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with business, accounting, legal, treasury, and other key stakeholders.

The annual base salary range for this position is $72,000.00 to $120,000.00 CAD. The final salary offered will be determined by factors such as relevant experience and qualifications, internal equity and external market conditions.

Benefits

• Competitive short-term incentive bonus
• Group insurance
• Group retirement plans
• Wellbeing account
• Flexible time off
• True hybrid work environment
• Paid parental leave
• Other attractive options

As part of our commitment to transparency in our hiring practices, we may use AI-enabled tools at certain stages of the recruitment process. However, all final hiring decisions are made by people.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

About You

• You bring curiosity, sound judgment, and a collaborative mindset, with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, tax, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• You have 5 to 8 years of relevant experience and are ready to bring your technical tax expertise into a role with broad business exposure, ideally including experience with a national or international accounting firm and a multinational corporate tax department.
• CPA designation or other professional certification is preferred but not required.
• You communicate clearly and confidently, with the ability to make complex Canadian tax concepts understandable and actionable for non-tax and international stakeholders.
• You are energized by a role that combines independence, ownership, and connection—working from Boucherville while collaborating with remote colleagues across a broader North American and global structure.
• You are organized, proactive, and comfortable balancing deadlines with changing priorities in a dynamic business environment.
• You have strong Excel skills; SAP experience is a plus.
• French & English are mandatory (spoken and written). Bilingualism is required for this position, as it involves frequent communication with our business units, plants, and business partners located outside Québec.

About us

Danone Canada is a business unit of Danone and operates from headquarter offices in Boucherville, Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario. Danone Canada is the country’s largest consumer-facing B Corporation, demonstrating that the company meets the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. From year to year, Danone is recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for its forward-thinking work environment and was awarded the Parity Certification Women in Governance for our commitment towards gender equality in the workplace. We have 500+ employees across Canada that are engaged and energized to deliver Danone’s mission Bringing health through to food to as many people as possible, by working on strong brands such as Activia, Oikos, Danone, Silk, International Delight and many others. Come join our movement for a healthier world One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Equality and Diversity

Danone Canada doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it.

We’re proud to provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to cultural background, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or age.

Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all our employees share the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.

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