The Role
Lead global tax strategies for a growing operation, ensuring compliance and optimizing structures to minimize double taxation while collaborating with teams on reporting and audits.
Summary Generated by Built In
Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT) is a leading global satellite operator, providing reliable and secure satellite-delivered communications solutions worldwide to broadcast, telecommunications, corporate and government customers for over 50 years. Backed by a legacy of engineering excellence, reliability and industry-leading customer service, Telesat has grown to be one of the largest and most successful global satellite operators.
Telesat Lightspeed, our revolutionary Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, scheduled to begin service in 2027, will revolutionize global broadband connectivity for enterprise users by delivering a combination of high capacity, security, resiliency and affordability with ultra-low latency and fiber-like speeds. Telesat is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and has offices and facilities around the world.
The company’s state-of-the-art fleet consists of 14 GEO satellites, the Canadian payload on ViaSat-1 and one LEO 3 demonstration satellite. For more information, follow Telesat on X and LinkedIn or visit www.telesat.com
This position will be a member of a team responsible for the tax structuring of an expanding global operation, including assessing permanent establishment risk, implementing indirect tax solutions, and establishing entities internationally to achieve business goals while minimizing any risk of double taxation. The candidate would work with the Director and the rest of the Tax team in areas of income tax compliance, accounting for income taxes, indirect taxation, tax audits, and transfer pricing. This role will assist in the implementation of systems to enable better tax reporting, as well as automating processes to the extent possible. The candidate will help ensure Telesat meets its compliance obligations, assess tax legislation and ensure the resulting taxes are accurately reflected in any financial reporting.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Director in establishing an efficient global tax structure while achieving business objectives
- Be responsible for evaluating and integrating indirect tax functionalities into the tax engine to enable accurate billing for future customers;
- Assist in establishing appropriate transfer pricing arrangements, and collaborate with the Legal team to develop intercompany agreements;
- Assist the Director with facilitating tax efficient cash repatriation from subsidiaries;
- Work with the Tax team and IT to implement tax software solutions to enable efficient reporting;
- Work with the Tax team to ensure appropriate internal controls are in place over accounting for income taxes;
- Work with the Tax team to respond to audit requests;
- Act as resource to internal departments to answer tax related questions;
- Assisting the business with tax planning issues as required;
- Work with the Tax team in estimating and monitoring annual cash taxes.
- Liaise with external tax advisors as appropriate
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Accounting.
- Master’s Degree in Business Taxation and/or completion of In-Depth Tax Courses an asset
- Recognized accounting designation (CPA)
- A minimum of 10 years of relevant tax experience
- Experience with ERP systems
Specialized Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Comprehensive knowledge of Canadian taxes as well as global tax concepts and principles
- Strong analytical and negotiation skills
- Ability to pay close attention to detail
- Good organizational, planning and time management skills
- Intermediate to advanced working knowledge of MS Office suite
- Team spirit and clear communication skills, both verbal and written
The successful candidate must be able to work in Canada and obtain clearance under the Canadian Controlled Goods program (CGP)
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At Telesat, we take pride in being an equal opportunity employer that values equality in the workplace. We are committed to providing the best candidate experience possible including any required accommodations at every stage of our interview process. All qualified applicants that have been selected for an interview that require accommodations, are advised to inform the Telesat Talent team accordingly. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential.
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The Company
What We Do
Backed by a legacy of engineering excellence, reliability, and industry-leading customer service, Telesat is one of the largest and most successful global satellite operators. Telesat works collaboratively with its customers to deliver critical connectivity solutions that tackle the world’s most complex communications challenges, providing powerful advantages that improve their operations and drive profitable growth.
Continuously innovating to meet the connectivity demands of the future, Telesat Lightspeed, the company’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, will be the first and only LEO network optimized to meet the rigorous requirements of telecom, government, maritime and aeronautical customers. Telesat Lightspeed will redefine global satellite connectivity with ubiquitous, affordable, high-capacity links with fiber-like speeds.
