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Amazon is seeking an International Tax Manager to focus on Canada international tax planning for all Amazon and Amazon subsidiary business activities with respect to Canada. This position can be based at Amazon’s Vancouver or Toronto Canada offices.

This position will be part of a team that works closely with business partners and members of the corporate tax department to structure business initiatives and transactions. This function is critical to ensuring that the business teams are well advised on the tax impact of their activities, and that the relevant tax technical analysis of such activities are properly documented in order to support our reporting, compliance and on-going tax controversy analysis. The ideal candidate will have in-depth Canadian domestic, inbound and outbound tax technical knowledge with experience evaluating and advising on international business initiatives and proposals.

Candidate must be able to work closely with members across a global tax department as well as non-tax stakeholder teams (e.g., Accounting, Legal, Finance), and communicate business plans, obtain tax subject matter input, and ensure coordination and execution of cross-functional tax solutions in a sustainable manner. Candidate must be able to communicate, both in writing and orally, complex tax concepts in ways that are understandable and useful to non-tax professionals.


Key job responsibilities
• Provide direct tax support for specific business lines and projects, providing quality and timely guidance
• Ensure new projects launch with direct tax requirements and processes implemented, minimizing risk and exposure to penalties
• Identify and track planning and policy trends, both in Canada and globally
• Analyze and support legislative changes for Canada direct tax that are relevant to Amazon’s businesses
• Liaise with advisors and tax authorities on matters relating to Canadian direct tax planning and the Amazon business
• Lead and participate in Amazon’s Canada federal corporate tax planning
• Research complex Canadian inbound and outbound direct tax issues
• Draft tax technical memos and opinions;
• Promote direct tax awareness and knowledge internally including liaising with business and tax partners on changes to systems, policies and processes


About the team
In addition to providing high quality tax technical advice on complex or ambiguous areas, our team helps our partners see around corners, thinking through long-term implications of decisions, and the tax user experience. We also help our partner teams move quickly by outlining various options and practical solutions for moving forward. Most importantly, we build lasting relationships with our partners, gain a deep understanding of their businesses, systems, and flows, and have a lot of fun while doing it!