Senior Tax Manager, North America

Life tastes better with ice cream

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. 
 

We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world’s biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference. 

What truly sets us apart is how we work. 

We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done. 

We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better. 

The Role                                                                                                    

Senior Tax Manager will lead U.S. and Canada tax operations, with responsibility for tax compliance, tax reporting, indirect taxes, audit management, tax technology initiatives, and continuous process improvement across both jurisdictions. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for managing day-to-day tax operations in a newly standalone, publicly listed environment. The position will play a key role in ensuring timely and accurate compliance, supporting quarterly and annual tax reporting, driving automation and process improvements, and building scalable tax processes and controls.

What you'll be responsible for:

• Lead day-to-day U.S. and Canada tax operations, including income tax, indirect tax, provisions, reconciliations, audits, notices, and compliance calendars.
• Prepare and review semi-annual, and annual tax provisions in accordance with ASC 740 and support IFRS/IAS 12 reporting, as applicable.
• Oversee U.S. federal, state, and local income tax compliance, including estimates, extensions, return filings, and provision-to-return true-ups.
• Coordinate and review Canadian federal and provincial corporate income tax filings.
• Manage indirect tax compliance, including U.S. sales and use tax, Canadian GST/HST/PST/QST reporting, use tax calculations, and related account reconciliations.
• Review tax account reconciliations, journal entries, and close-related deliverables.
• Respond to tax notices and lead audit support activities across federal, state, local, and Canadian jurisdictions.
• Oversee business license, annual report, property tax, and other state and local compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with external service providers to ensure timely, accurate, and cost-effective compliance and reporting.
• Partner with Finance, Controllership, IT, Legal, Supply Chain, and business teams on tax matters impacting operations and strategic initiatives.
• Support cash tax forecasting, effective tax rate analysis, and tax risk management.
• Maintain tax calendars, documentation, controls, and audit-ready workpapers.
• Drive process improvement, automation, and standardization initiatives across tax compliance and reporting processes.
• Support ERP, tax engine, and tax technology initiatives, including tax configuration, testing, data validation, reporting, and ongoing monitoring.
• Support transfer pricing compliance, documentation, and related data requests.
• Assist in building and enhancing standalone tax processes, controls, and governance within a newly public company environment.

We're looking for someone who...

• Has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA required.

• Has 8–12 years of progressive corporate tax experience.
• Brings strong U.S. corporate income tax and ASC 740 experience.
• Experienced managing U.S. federal, state, and local tax compliance processes.
• Experienced with Canadian corporate tax compliance.
• Experienced supporting audits, tax notices, and tax authority inquiries.
• Experienced in consumer products, retail, FMCG, manufacturing, or other transaction-intensive business environments preferred.
• Familiarity with distribution-driven business models, inventory flows, and indirect tax considerations.
• Experienced with ERP and tax technology platforms such as SAP, Vertex O Series, OneSource, Sage Fixed Assets, Avalara, Checkpoint, or similar systems.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with IT and Finance on tax technology implementations and process improvements.
• Strong project management, organizational, and communication skills.
• Hands-on, detail-oriented, and process-driven mindset with a focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on tax operations leader with a strong blend of direct tax, indirect tax, tax accounting, compliance, audit defence, and tax technology experience. This individual is comfortable owning the details, improving processes, leveraging technology, and partnering across functions to build a scalable, efficient, and best-in-class tax function.

What you'll get:

Alongside meaningful work and strong development, we offer a reward package that typically includes 

• Market-competitive pay and performance related rewards 

• Flexible ways of working 

• Support for health, wellbeing and life outside of work 

• Time off to rest and recharge 

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities  
  

Pay: The pay range for this position is $119,400 to $179,000. The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs. 

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible. 

Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible. 

Benefits: TMICC employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverage for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents. 

Why join us?

This is a place for people who are passionate about ice cream and are growth obsessed - both for the business and for themselves. People who act like an owner and drive our business end-to-end. People who are driven by success to deliver more than we ever thought we could! 

You’ll thrive here if you value an inclusive culture, with low ego and hierarchy - and if you’re excited to continuously learn and challenge how we work, using digital, data, and new thinking to push us forward.

• Roles with real accountability and visible impact

• Free to move fast, experiment and challenge how things are done

• Continuous learning and development as the business grows

• Reward linked to performance and contribution.

Your career here is shaped by what you deliver, as you work across functions and markets and grow with the business.

Ready to build the future of Ice Cream?

If this sounds like the place where you'd thrive, we'd love to hear from you. Apply online and share your CV. We'll review your application and be in touch with the next steps. 

If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected]. Please note: This email is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses. The Protected Veterans or Individuals with Disabilities AAP narratives are available for inspection by any employee or applicant for employment Monday through Friday during normal business hours at establishment.

Additional information

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.   
Disclaimer 
Equal Opportunity Employer: The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.