Director, Tax

North American Construction Group Inc.

$120K — $150K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
  • 10 years of progressive tax experience in complex, multi-jurisdictional environments, at a senior leadership level
  • A Canadian professional accounting designation (CPA)
  • Advanced knowledge of Canadian corporate income tax coupled with international tax principles
  • Strong understanding of the intersection of tax with M&A, corporate restructuring, and broader business strategies

Responsibilities

  • Translate complex tax concepts into clear, actionable business guidance
  • Drive timely tax compliance and oversee tax returns, filings, and remittances
  • Lead global tax provision for consolidated financial reporting and auditor relations
  • Guide tax planning to optimize expenses across operations and M&A
  • Develop risk management strategies and handle audits and disputes
  • Monitor tax legislation changes and provide training to stakeholders
  • Build and lead a high-performing tax team through recruitment and mentorship

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead a high-impact tax function in a dynamic environment
  • Collaborative work culture with a focus on professional development
  • Autonomy in decision-making and driving tax strategy
  • Potential to influence business growth at a strategic level
  • Engagement in complex, high-stakes projects across multiple jurisdictions
Full Job Description
Position Scope

Reporting to the VP Finance, the Tax Director leads tax across the NACG Group – shaping how we manage risk, deliver strong compliance, and make sound decisions. You will direct tax planning across income, transfer pricing, and international taxes (with a focus on Australia), partnering closely with business and finance leadership to enable strategy and fuel growth. By building trusted relationships and bringing clear, confident guidance to complex issues, you will also grow a high-performing tax function – leading, mentoring, and developing a diverse team where expertise deepens and people thrive

 

Responsibilities

What You’ll Be Doing

 

  • Translate complex, technical concepts into clear, business-oriented direction that drives decision-making.
  • Drive efficient, accurate, and timely tax compliance, overseeing returns, filings, and remittances across income and indirect taxes.
  • Lead the annual and quarterly global tax provision for consolidated financial reporting, and manage the relationships with the financial statement auditors.
  • Lead tax planning that supports business strategy, including optimizing tax expense across continuing operations and M&A, and designing internal reorganizations that maximize access to NACG’s tax attributes with support from external advisors.
  • Develop risk management strategies and lead audits, disputes, and appeals, building transparent, professional relationships with auditors and tax authorities.
  • Monitor changes in tax legislation and assess impacts to the business; update internal documentation and provide guidance and training to relevant stakeholders.
  • Build and lead a high-performing tax team; recruiting and onboarding talent, coaching and developing individuals, setting clear accountability, managing capacity and priorities.

 

Qualifications

What Makes You the ONE

  • Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
  • 10 years of progressive tax experience in complex, multi-jurisdictional environments, with significant time at the senior leadership level
  • A Canadian professional accounting designation (CPA)
  • Advanced knowledge of Canadian corporate income tax and a working command of international tax principles, with the ability to manage diverse business stakeholder needs
  • Working understanding of indirect taxes, sufficient to provide enterprise oversight across risk management, governance, compliance frameworks, and audit processes
  • Demonstrated experience managing tax audits, disputes, and external advisors
  • Knowledge of tax governance models and internal controls in a complex corporate environment
  • Strong executive and board level communication skills and experience
  • An effective communicator and collaborator, able to partner across functions and jurisdictions
  • Strong understanding of how tax intersects with M&A, corporate restructuring, financing, and broader business strategy
  • Proven ability to lead, mentor, develop, and retain a specialized team of tax professionals
  • Strong judgment and prioritization, with a focus on material risks and opportunities in a complex, evolving environment that includes frequent nonroutine projects
  • Highly autonomous and solutionsoriented, navigating complexity with sound judgment to deliver practical outcomes.

 

Summary

What’s Next

After you send us your resume, our Recruitment team will work with the hiring division to determine candidates we’d like to meet with. Only people who are short-listed will be contacted for an interview.

If you are chosen to move forward in our hiring process for our Acheson Head Office, you will be scheduled to undergo and successfully pass the following pre-employment testing:

  • Breath Alcohol Test
  • Urine Drug Test
  • Reference and/or Background check including Criminal Record Check

We know you see tons of job postings every week so thanks for making it this far. If you feel like you would be a great fit for a fast-paced construction and mining company where you will be rewarded on a daily basis, please apply - we promise it’s worth it.

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