Senior Tax Specialist

Dow; Sarnia; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Medical & life insurance

Retirement plan

Employee stock purchase program

On-site fitness facilities

Employee discounts

Job summary

Dow is seeking a Senior Tax Specialist to lead Canada’s direct tax activities, including compliance, tax accounting, controversy, transfer pricing governance and tax incentives, ensuring alignment with Dow's global strategy.

The role oversees external advisor work for corporate income tax filings, manages audits with CRA and provincial authorities, and drives SR&ED and incentive portfolio oversight. It requires a CPA designation or equivalent and extensive Canadian tax experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent military experience (U.S. E5 or Canadian Petty Officer/Sergeant ranking)
• 8+ years of Canadian corporate income tax, tax accounting, and tax controversy experience
• Canada work eligibility; no visa sponsorship for this position

Responsibilities

• Owns Canada’s direct tax strategy across compliance, tax accounting, controversy, transfer pricing, and incentives.
• Oversees external advisor preparation of Canadian corporate income tax compliance for all entities (federal and provincial filings).
• Ensures Canadian tax balances in financial statements are accurate and complete.
• Leads Canadian federal and provincial corporate income tax audits; manages queries and responses with CRA/provincial authorities.
• Acts as escalation point for CRA/provincial matters; coordinates with Dow Tax’s Controversy and Risk Management team.
• Oversees Canadian transfer pricing compliance, including returns and contemporaneous documentation.
• Oversees SR&ED and tax incentive portfolio; coordinates with advisors during income tax filings.
• Leads Canadian planning and legal entity transactions; drives process improvements aligned with global tax strategy.

Skills

Initiative & Self-Direction

Adaptability

Attention to Detail

Strategic Thinking

Project & Conflict Management

Communication & Relationship Building

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent military experience

CPA designation (preferred)

Job description

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future.

Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration.

If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

About You And This Role

Dow is seeking a Senior Tax Specialist to join our team in Canada.

Strategic Impact

Working directly with Tax and Canadian leadership, this role supports key Dow priorities, including Path2Zero. As a major strategic investment, Path2Zero pairs world-scale petrochemical expansion with industry-leading decarbonization technology.

Specifically, the role leads all Canadian direct tax activities end to end, including compliance, tax accounting, controversy, transfer pricing governance, and tax incentives. It maintains the integrity of Canadian tax positions while aligning Canada tax outcomes with Dow’s global tax strategy.

Primary Responsibilities

• Owns Canada’s direct tax strategy and governance across compliance, tax accounting, controversy, transfer pricing, and tax incentives.
• Oversees external advisor preparation of Canadian corporate income tax compliance for all entities, including federal and provincial filings.
• Ensures Canadian tax balances in financial statements are accurate and complete.
• Leads Canadian federal and provincial corporate income tax audits, including query management, response coordination, and resolution of CRA/provincial notices of assessment and reassessment.
• Serves as the escalation point for CRA/provincial matters, including audits, authorizations, waivers, collections, and dispute resolution; escalates high-impact audit items to Dow Tax’s Controversy and Risk Management team as needed.
• Provides oversight for Canadian transfer pricing compliance, including information returns and contemporaneous documentation prepared by external advisors.
• Oversee SR&ED and tax incentive portfolio, including claim accuracy, advisor coordination, and integration with income tax filings.
• Acts as senior tax advisor for Canadian planning and legal entity transactions.
• Leads Canadian tax process improvements and initiatives aligned with global tax strategy and reporting objectives.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking.
• 8 or more years of relevant experience (e.g. Canadian corporate income tax, tax accounting, and tax controversy, etc.)
• A minimum requirement for this Canada based position is the ability to work legally in Canada. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of Canada permanent residency process.

Preferred Qualifications

• Canadian CPA or equivalent professional designation
• Prior experience in global tax, cross‑border tax matters, and/or multinational environments

Skills

• Initiative & Self-Direction: Demonstrates a proactive, self-starting approach to managing responsibilities, solving problems, and driving work forward with minimal oversight.
• Adaptability: Effectively adjusts to changing business priorities, regulatory requirements, and evolving organizational needs.
• Attention to Detail: Maintains a high level of accuracy and thoroughness when managing complex tax matters, financial data, and regulatory filings.
• Strategic Thinking: Evaluates issues from a long-term perspective, anticipates risks and opportunities, and aligns decisions with broader business objectives.
• Project & Conflict Management: Successfully manages complex projects and issues, anticipates challenges, navigates competing priorities, and delivers results within established deadlines.
• Communication & Relationship Building: Builds credibility and trusted relationships through effective communication, collaboration, and the ability to influence senior leaders and internal stakeholders.

Additional Notes

• Occasional travel may be required to support efforts at our sites in Canada.
• This position does not offer relocation assistance.

Benefits – What Dow Offers You

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer‑centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to inclusion, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.

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