Finance & Tax Manager

Elby Professional Recruitment; Brantford; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

RRSP with employer match

Profit sharing

Vacation 3 weeks

Personal day & year-end shutdown

On-site fitness center

Hybrid schedule

Career advancement

Job summary

Elby Professional Recruitment is seeking a Finance & Tax Manager for a Canadian client. The role blends corporate tax accounting with hands-on FP&A and sales finance, offering growth in a collaborative finance team.

You will lead tax provisions, audits, and compliance while partnering with sales and business teams to drive profitability and sound financial planning. CPA required, 3+ years tax experience; hybrid work in Ontario.

Qualifications

• CPA certification is required.
• 3+ years of corporate tax experience in public accounting or industry.
• Ability to interact effectively with the sales team.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical ability, and fact-based problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead Canadian tax accounting and compliance activities for assigned entities.
• Partner with tax and other stakeholders to support transfer pricing requirements.
• Own forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis for tax and FP&A areas.
• Coordinate month-end close for tax and FP&A responsibilities.
• Support annual planning and budgeting processes.
• Lead or contribute to ad hoc analyses and special projects.

Skills

Tax accounting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Forecasting

FP&A partnering

Education

CPA certification

Job description

Our client is seeking an Finance & Tax Manager. If you're a driven and detail-oriented professional with a strong background in corporate tax and a desire to expand your skills into FP&A, this could be the perfect opportunity for you! This unique role combines commercial FP&A business partnering with Canadian tax accounting and compliance responsibilities, offering a chance to grow within a supportive and tenured finance team. This role is integral to driving profitable growth and informed decision-making, while also ensuring strong financial stewardship and compliance. You'll gain hands‑on experience in both tax and sales finance, working with key stakeholders and contributing to the company's success.

What our client has to offer

• Employer-paid pension plan with significant contributions.
• Optional group RRSP with employer match.
• Eligibility for both cash profit sharing and deferred profit sharing.
• Starting vacation of 3 weeks, with options to elect additional days.
• Paid time off including a personal choice day and a company shutdown between Christmas and New Year's.
• On‑site fitness and recreation center A hybrid work schedule Career advancement opportunities

Responsibilities

• Roughly half of the time will be spent as a tax professional, dealing with CRA and working with tax partners (head office and Public Accounting firm) as a liaison.
• The other half of the role involves traditional FP&A work, specifically sales finance focused, with a customer portfolio headlined by Loblaws.
• Partner with assigned customer and business teams to drive profitable growth, improve financial performance, and support fact‑based decision‑making.
• Own forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Complete month‑end activities for applicable P&L line items, maintaining strong financial controls.
• Support the annual planning and budgeting process.
• Lead and coordinate key Canadian tax accounting and compliance activities for assigned legal entities.
• Partner with Corporate Tax and other stakeholders to support transfer pricing requirements.
• Lead preparation of the tax provision model and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate tax audits and annual return support.
• Provide support for indirect tax and withholding tax activities.
• Lead or contribute to special projects and ad hoc analysis.

Qualifications

• CPA certification is a requirement.
• 3 plus years of Corporate tax experience either from Public Accounting or from industry.
• Ability to interact effectively with the sales team.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical capability, and fact‑based problem‑solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and deliver high‑quality results in a deadline‑driven environment.
• Strong interpersonal, business partnering, and facilitation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

This posting is for an open vacancy currently available within our client's organization.

We would like to thank all applicants however only those under consideration will be contacted.

To be eligible for this role, you must be legally eligible to work in Canada.