Tax Senior Associate

About the role

Canonical is seeking a Tax Senior Associate to build and own the tax function for a fast-growing, founder-led technology company. Reporting to the CFO, this role involves designing scalable tax processes, managing global tax compliance, and navigating evolving international tax regulations. The position requires a strategic thinker capable of leveraging technology to streamline tax operations within a distributed, global environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the preparation and review of corporate tax, VAT, and other relevant tax returns for our entities, ensuring timely and accurate filings
• Work with external advisers to develop transfer pricing documentation and tax planning initiatives and lead their implementation
• Act as a key point of contact for tax authority audits and enquiries, preparing responses and supporting documentation in collaboration with external advisors
• Identify opportunities to streamline and improve tax processes, controls, and data management to enhance efficiency and accuracy particularly using technology and automation
• Manage and run tax provisioning and reporting under IFRS, including calculating effective tax rates and preparing tax-related disclosures for financial statements
• Work closely with the wider finance team, legal, and business operations to provide tax support and ensure cross-functional alignment
• Monitor changes in tax legislation across the regions in which we operate and assess their potential impact on the company

Required skills

• Corporate tax
• VAT
• Transfer pricing
• IFRS
• Tax provisioning
• Tax reporting
• Data management
• Automation

Nice to have

• Leadership
• Software industry experience
• Public company finance
• Reporting

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in business, finance, economics, technology or other quantitative field
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Fully qualified tax advisor (CTA, ADIT or equivalent)

Certifications

• ACA
• ACCA
• CIMA
• CTA
• ADIT

Benefits

• Personal learning and development budget
• Annual compensation review
• Performance-driven annual bonus
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Team Member Assistance Program
• Wellness Platform
• Priority Pass
• Travel upgrades

About the Company

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software.