Senior Manager Tax

Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.

We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition.

Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, word-class team.

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Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course.

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The Senior Manager Tax is responsible for the review and submission of the corporation’s quarterly and annual tax provision and for managing the overall tax reporting requirements for the Canada area. The Manager will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all statutory tax filing requirements (Corporate Income Tax, Indirect Tax, Transfer Pricing and Foreign Affiliate reporting), monitoring on time submission of all tax returns and ensuring internal tax policies and standards are implemented and upheld by all entities in the region.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for review and submission of the corporation’s quarterly and annual tax provisions and US GAAP tax accounting requirements, including tax basis balance sheets, payable reconciliations, Return To Accrual reports.
• Ensure compliance with all Canadian statutory tax filing requirements – monitoring on time submission of all tax returns
• Ensuring internal tax policies and standards are implemented and upheld by all entities of the Group.
• Supervise 1 local tax professional and liaise with several remote shared services tax personnel in support of area’s tax objectives.
• Work closely with co-sourced tax providers to ensure accurate reporting and the avoidance of penalties.
• Managing timely responses in relation to Canadian tax audits, in liaison with the Area Tax Director.
• Technical support for the Finance team for Canadian GST & sales tax compliance
• Handle tax queries raised by various operational product lines.
• Undertake a technical review of contracts/tender documentation and determine tax effect/risks, if any.
• Proactively seek out and develop solutions to mitigate tax risks and identify opportunities to minimize tax liability.
• Support regional management and others on specific issues and projects, working closely with Finance team members, Legal, and Treasury.

• 7-15 years combined experience with Big 4 public accounting firm and industry
• Prior working experience with a multinational organization, preferably US based, and matrix organization.
• Experience with internal controls with regard to Sarbanes Oxley
• Strong technical background in Canadian income tax and indirect tax technical issues
• Strong knowledge and experience in US GAAP, FAS 109, ASC 740, preparing and reviewing tax provisions for large multinational companies
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Sharepoint)
• Ability to use initiative, judgement, and work with minimum supervision
• Strong analytical awareness and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English (second language preferred)
• Management experience over a small team
• Ability to build and maintain good working relationships with all levels of personnel
• Ability to organize and adapt to changing work priorities and time schedules

Preferred:

• Advanced knowledge of GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley Requirements
• Advanced Excel
• Knowledge of accounting systems (preferably J.D. Edwards and Hyperion)
• Knowledge of tax provision software (preferably Onesource)
• Second language in French and/or Spanish
• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, Finance, and or other business-related field.
• Experience with Canadian Oil & Gas Industry, preferably service sector
• JDE (or similar large ERP system) and Hyperion experience