Senior Tax Analyst

Salesforce; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Care

Life Insurance

Retirement Savings

Employee Assistance Programs

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Tax Analyst for our Canada tax team. You will own the CIT compliance function, coordinating with the outsourced provider and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate returns and reporting.

You will review T2s, GIFI, and T1134/T106 forms, and lead SR&ED coordination with engineers to justify projects. Hybrid work with occasional on-site collaboration in Toronto is expected.

Qualifications

• 4–7+ years of progressive corporate taxation experience, including tax return review.
• Experience managing outsourced vendor relationships within a global corporate environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA designation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own Canadian CIT compliance and sign-off processes with the outsourced provider.
• Review Canadian corporate income tax returns (T2), GIFI alignment, and T1134/T106 forms.
• Coordinate SR&ED tax incentive claims with internal stakeholders and the provider.
• Extract data and generate self-service reports from ERP systems to bridge documentation gaps.
• Liaise with the CRA and provincial authorities; provide technical defense memos as needed.
• Support the global tax provision data for ASC 740 reporting.

Skills

Collaboration

Analytical thinking

Systems fluency

Communication

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA designation

Tools

Oracle

Workday

Hyperion

Essbase

Excel

Job description

• Salesforce is looking to add a Senior Tax Analyst to our team! In this role, you will take ownership of our Canadian corporate income tax (CIT) compliance function by managing the deliverables of our outsourced tax service provider. Your primary focus will be on the technical review of returns, analyzing financial schedules, and acting as the strategic link between external advisors and internal stakeholders
• While you will partner with our internal Accounting department to obtain baseline financial schedules, resource constraints within that team mean you will also be expected to handle self-service data extraction and report generation directly from our enterprise financial systems
• Compliance Review & Sign-Off: Perform a detailed technical review of Canadian corporate income tax returns (T2s), GIFI alignment, and foreign affiliate reporting forms (T1134, T106) prepared by the outsourced provider
• Ensure technical accuracy, alignment with current tax law, and coordinate final internal approvals and filings
• SR&ED Coordination & Review: Manage the end-to-end coordination of Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive claims. Work closely with internal engineering/R&D stakeholders to identify eligible projects and compile baseline costing details. Oversee and technically review the final SR&ED technical and financial schedules compiled by the outsourced tax service provider before submission
• Accounting Collaboration & Self-Service Data Extraction: Partner with the internal Accounting department to secure core financial packages. Due to internal accounting resource constraints, independently execute self-service data queries and run sub-ledger or general ledger reports within corporate ERP tools to bridge any documentation gaps
• Vendor Management & Data Interpretation: Act as the primary liaison to the outsourced tax service provider. Deliver internally compiled data packages, provide clear technical explanations of Salesforce’s financial systems data, investigate variances, and resolve provider queries
• Audit Defense Oversight: Manage responses to queries from the CRA and provincial tax authorities. Coordinate with the outsourced provider to draft clear technical defense memos, and independently extract system documentation required to support audit queries
• Provision Analysis Support: Support the global tax provision team by reviewing localized tax data needed for financial reporting purposes (US GAAP / ASC 740), ensuring outsourced return data reconciles seamlessly with internal tax accounts
• Legislation: Stay updated on Canadian tax legislation amendments to evaluate impact on existing compliance structures

Benefits

• Medical Care
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Savings
• Employee Assistance Programs
• With 9 standard holidays and four floating holidays, you get a total 13 paid days off each year

To be successful, you must possess a collaborative yet independent mindsetThis role requires strong review capabilities, systems fluency, and a proactive approach to resource managementLogistics: Ability to commute to our downtown Toronto office 3 days per weekCollaboration & Adaptability: Excellent interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally across different geographies, alongside the flexibility to pivot between collaborative project management and hands‑on independent data verificationSystems Fluency & Report Generation: Strong technology orientation and a proven ability to independently navigate financial systems (e.g., Oracle, Workday, Hyperion, Essbase) to pull trial balances, extract general ledger details, and run custom financial reports without heavy reliance on accounting teamsExperience: 4 to 7+ years of progressive corporate taxation experience, emphasizing tax return review, public accounting (Big 4 preferred), or managing outsourced vendor relationships within a global corporate environmentEducation & Designations: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent. A CPA designation (or equivalent) is highly preferredAdvanced Data Skills: High proficiency with Microsoft Excel to manipulate dense financial reports, build baseline tax workpapers, and verify provider calculationsTechnical Review Acumen: Deep working knowledge of the Canadian Income Tax Act, transfer pricing concepts, and provincial allocation rules, with a proven ability to spot errors and discrepancies in external vendor outputs