Director of Tax

Magnet Forensics; United States; Hybride; USD 160 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Generous time off policies

Competitive compensation

Volunteer opportunities

Reward and recognition programs

Employee committees & resource groups

Healthcare and retirement benefits

Résumé du poste

Magnet Forensics seeks a Director of Tax to lead the global tax function, owning income, indirect tax, and transfer pricing across multiple jurisdictions. You will shape strategy, ensure compliance, and partner with executives to optimize structures.

The role requires deep US tax expertise, experience with international tax, and the ability to build a high-performing tax team in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• CPA designation with post-secondary education in Business, Accounting or Finance.
• 10+ years of progressive tax experience in a multinational organization.
• Deep US tax knowledge including federal/state provisions.
• Global transfer pricing policy design and intercompany structures.
• Ability to lead and develop a tax team and partner with senior leaders.

Responsabilités

• Own and lead the global tax function across income tax, indirect tax, and transfer pricing.
• Develop tax strategies that minimize worldwide tax exposure and support growth.
• Advise executive leadership on international operating structures.
• Design and maintain transfer pricing policies and intercompany agreements.
• Manage US federal, state, and local tax compliance and planning.
• Oversee global indirect tax compliance and VAT/ GST handling.
• Lead and develop the tax team and collaborate with Finance, Legal, Treasury.

Connaissances

CPA designation

10+ years tax experience

US tax expertise

Global transfer pricing

Leadership capability

Formation

Bachelor degree in Business/Accounting/Finance

Master of Taxation (preferred)

Description du poste

Who We Are; What We Do; Where We’re Going

Magnet Forensics is a global leader in the development of digital investigative software that acquires, analyzes, and shares evidence from computers, smartphones, tablets, and IoT-related devices. We are continually innovating so our customers can deploy advanced and effective tools to protect their companies, communities, and countries.

Serving thousands of customers globally, our solutions are playing a crucial role in modernizing digital investigations, helping investigators fight crime, protect assets, and guard national security.

With employees based around the world, Magnet Forensics has been expanding our global presence. As a part of Magnet Forensics, you can expect to make a difference in the world, no matter what role you play. You’ll be supported through learning and development, not to mention an incredible team with unbelievable talent and integrity.

If you think you would be the right person to join our team working towards this goal, we would love to hear from you!

The Director of Tax will lead the global tax function and serve as the company’s most senior in-house tax authority. This is a strategic leadership role responsible for shaping and executing the company’s worldwide tax strategy across a complex, multi-jurisdictional operating structure.

In this role you will own all aspects of US, Canadian, and global income tax, indirect tax, and transfer pricing, ensuring full compliance across every jurisdiction while proactively designing tax-efficient structures that minimize the company’s overall tax exposure. Beyond compliance, you will partner with executive leadership to recommend commercial tax strategies, including how the company structures its billing, operating, and cost-plus entities across countries to optimize both tax outcomes and business objectives.

What You’ll Do

• Own and lead the global tax function, setting the strategic direction for income tax, indirect tax, and transfer pricing across all operating jurisdictions


• Develop, plan, and recommend tax strategies that minimize the company’s worldwide tax exposure while supporting its commercial and growth objectives


• Advise executive leadership on the optimal international operating structure, and lead the design and implementation of those structures


• Design, document, and maintain the company’s global transfer pricing policies, intercompany agreements, and supporting documentation to ensure defensibility and compliance with OECD and local-country requirements


• Lead US federal, state, and local tax compliance and planning, including a deep understanding of US international tax provisions, and their impact on the company’s structure


• Oversee global income tax compliance and worldwide legal entity and statutory filings, serving as the senior point of contact for local tax authorities, advisors, and service providers


• Manage and resolve global income tax audits and disputes across jurisdictions, acting as the primary liaison with tax authorities


• Oversee indirect tax compliance globally, including US state sales & use tax, Canadian GST/HST, VAT, and other foreign indirect tax regimes


• Own the global income tax provision, including continuity schedules, provision working papers, supporting memoranda, and transfer pricing entries


• Proactively monitor and assess changes in tax legislation worldwide (e.g., OECD BEPS / Pillar Two, US tax reform) and advise leadership on the impact to the company’s structure and strategy


• Build, lead, mentor, and develop the tax team, elevating the function’s capabilities as the company scales internationally


• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, Treasury, and the business on M&A, financing, entity structuring, and commercial transactions to ensure tax-efficient outcomes


• Establish and continuously improve tax policies, procedures, processes, and controls, including the supporting technology and data infrastructure

What We’re Looking For

• CPA designation (or equivalent), with post-secondary education in Business, Accounting, or Finance; an advanced tax qualification (e.g., Master of Taxation, In-Depth Tax Program, US CPA/JD with tax focus) is strongly preferred


• 10+ years of progressive tax experience, including significant experience leading the tax function of a multinational organization


• Deep, demonstrated expertise in US tax, including US federal, state, and US international tax provisions. and experience managing the US tax obligations of a multinational group


• Strong global tax expertise spanning multiple jurisdictions, with the ability to manage a complex international tax infrastructure


• Proven, hands-on experience designing and defending global transfer pricing policies and intercompany structures


• Demonstrated ability to plan and recommend tax strategies that both minimize tax exposure and advance commercial objectives, including international entity and operating-model structuring (billing/operating vs. cost-plus entities)


• Strong working knowledge of Canadian income tax and indirect tax regulations, and experience with foreign income and indirect tax regimes


• Experience with income tax provisions (ASC 740 / IAS 12) and the preparation and review of income tax working papers


• Experience managing tax audits and engaging directly with tax authorities across multiple jurisdictions


• Experience leading and developing a tax team, with strong people-leadership capabilities


• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage complex issues, projects, and deadlines across time zones


• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems with innovative, commercially-minded solutions


• Superior written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex tax matters for executive and non-tax audiences


• Diplomacy, tact, and professionalism when interacting with all team members, executives, and external stakeholders

Compensation & Benefits

The Compensation Range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. Please note that the actual compensation may vary depending on location and job-related factors such as qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location and you are selected for an interview, the Talent Acquisition Partner can share more information with you. If the compensation structure for the role includes an incentive component (i.e. most Sales roles) the range below represents total target compensation (TTC) (base salary + variable).

$160,000 to $210,000 (USD) a year

Salary range (min - max

Current Vacancy

Magnet is proud to offer benefits such as:

• Generous time off policies


• Competitive compensation


• Volunteer opportunities


• Reward and recognition programs


• Employee committees & resource groups


• Healthcare and retirement benefits

Indicators of Success

We’re looking for someone who checks off most, but not all, of the boxes listed in “skills and experiences”. It’s more important to us to find candidates who can display indicators of success through skills they have developed and experiences they have been a part of, than to find folks who have “been there, done that”. We want to be part of your development journey, and we’ll learn as much from you as you learn from us.

How We Work

At Magnet Forensics, we take a hybrid-flexible approach to support your productivity and work-life balance. If you’re within a comfortable travel distance to one of our offices, you’ll occasionally join us in person. How often you’ll come in depends on your department and team needs, typically ranging from weekly to monthly. These in-person moments help us build stronger connections, spark new ideas, and celebrate our successes together. Most days, you can choose what works best for you, while staying in tune with your team’s goals.

We’re excited to welcome you to our team and look forward to achieving great things together - both in the office and wherever you work best!

The Most Important Thing

We’re looking for candidates that can provide examples of how they have demonstrated Magnet CODE in their previous experiences:

CARE

We care about each other and our mission to make a difference in the world.

OWN

We are accountable for our results – while never forgetting to act with integrity, empathy, and respect.

DEDICATE

We put our heart and soul into meeting the needs of our customers and helping them serve the people they protect.

EVOLVE

We are constantly innovating and exploring new ways to work together to make an impact with our work.

Here at Magnet Forensics, we are committed to continuous learning and are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. This commitment will be reflected in our hiring processes and embedded in our values and how we treat one another.

Magnet Forensics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and work environment. Accommodation is available to all applicants upon request throughout the hiring process. Please contact [e-mail] should you require any accommodations.

All offers of employment at Magnet are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background check. All background checks will be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws. Magnet will consider each position’s job duties, among other factors, in determining what constitutes satisfactory completion of the background check. Refusal to consent to a background check may be grounds for revoking an offer of employment.

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