Head of Tax

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Job Description:

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this position is responsible for leading and managing all tax planning and compliance activities in Canada, the U.S., and internationally. The main goals are to optimize tax costs, oversee tax operations and staff, work with external tax professionals, and handle tax matters directly with customers and tax authorities.

What you'll be doing:

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute a global tax strategy aligned with business objectives and growth plans, while overseeing IMAX's tax department to optimize the company's tax position while adhering to all relevant tax compliance matters

• Advise executive leadership on tax implications of mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and new market entries.

• Integrate tax planning into broader business strategy, collaborating with finance, legal, HR, and operations.

Global Tax Governance & Compliance

• Ensure timely and accurate preparation and filing of tax compliance for all jurisdictions, including direct and indirect taxes and transfer pricing documentation.

• Manage global tax audits and relationships with tax authorities, to resolve disputes.

• Resolve employee-related tax issues, including payroll tax issues and stock option issues as needed.

• Collaborate with FP&A to budget and forecast cash taxes and the future expected tax rate.

Risk Management

• Identify, assess, and mitigate tax risks, related to regulatory changes, audits, and cross-border issues.

• Monitor global tax legislative developments and ensure proactive compliance.

Technical Excellence

• Oversee the consolidated financial statement tax reporting under US GAAP, and other relevant standards for entity statutory purposes.

• Champion adoption of tax technology and automation for compliance, reporting, and analytics.

• Oversee the tax provision cycle, including all related financial reporting aspects with a focus on identifying and optimizing tax structures and strategies that align to the business strategy.

Team Development & Collaboration

• Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing, diverse global tax team.

• Foster a culture of curiosity, continuous improvement and professional development.

• Foster a collaborative and communicative working relationship internally with finance, legal and business teams to facilitate optimal decision-making company wide and externally with tax authorities, auditors and business advisors.

Value Creation & Continuous Improvement

• Drive value through innovative tax planning, process improvement, and cost optimization.

• Regularly review and transform the tax function to align with business growth and market changes.

• Maintain robust internal controls to ensure SOX compliance for tax processes.

What we're looking for:

• CPA/CA or equivalent, with advanced tax certification (e.g., CICA In-Depth Tax Course).

• 12+ years of progressive experience in global tax leadership roles, in multinational environments.

• 5+ years of experience leading and managing global teams.

• Proven expertise in international tax, transfer pricing, and cross-border structuring.

• Strong knowledge of global tax legislation, including US, Canadian, EU, and emerging markets.

• Experience with tax technology, process transformation, and automation.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience working directly with executives to provide input and guidance in support of business strategy.

At IMAX, you will be part of a culture built on respect – we are committed to creating a welcoming and diverse atmosphere across our organization.

For consideration, please apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest in IMAX but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

IMAX will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Change Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.