Vice President, Tax

• Compensation: CAD 205,000 - CAD 235,000 - yearly

Location:Toronto

Department:Finance

Vacancy
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This posting is for an existing open role at Wild Brain’s Toronto office.

Hybrid work:Employees work in a hybrid model balancing collaboration in our office and remote work.

Overview

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Wild Brain is made up of a team of innovators and creators who bring industry-leading kids’ content and brands to families globally. We inspire imagination, put creativity first, and believe in the power of storytelling. We are constantly connecting the powers of our global team, making Wild Brain a collaborative, open minded and passionate environment to work in.

To work at Wild Brain means you get to create stories that let imaginations run wild. Join our team today to become part of the story!

About the Role

The Vice President, Tax leads Wild Brain’s global tax function and serves as the company’s senior tax advisor and thought partner across the enterprise. Reporting to the SVP, Finance & Corporate Controller and working closely with the CFO, the role is accountable for the group’s tax compliance, tax accounting and provision, and tax planning across the jurisdictions in which Wild Brain operates - with primary emphasis on Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and further exposure to Europe.

This is a lean, high-leverage role. With a single direct report and extensive use of external advisors, the VP is a hands-on technical leader who scopes and directs outside resources efficiently rather than building a large in-house team. The emphasis is on direct tax, with indirect tax managed at a more operational level. Beyond compliance, the role is valued as an internal thought partner - providing the enterprise-wide understanding needed to support efficient, forward-looking tax planning within a public-company control environment (SOX / NI 52-109).

Tax Compliance & Governance

• Own the global direct tax compliance calendar across all entities, ensuring accurate and timely filing of corporate income tax returns, elections, and installments in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., and other territories.
• Direct and coordinate external advisors who prepare returns and provide jurisdiction-specific advice, ensuring quality, consistency, and value for spend.
• Oversee transfer pricing compliance, including documentation, intercompany agreements, and country-by-country reporting.
• Maintain a robust tax governance and risk framework, including tax-related SOX / NI 52-109 controls and supporting documentation.

Tax Accounting & Reporting

• Own the consolidated income tax provision under IFRS (IAS 12), including current and deferred tax, uncertain tax positions, valuation allowances, and the effective tax rate reconciliation, for quarterly and annual reporting.
• Prepare the income tax note disclosures for the consolidated financial statements and support related MD&A commentary.
• Partner with the Corporate Controller and external auditors on provision review and tax-related internal controls.

Tax Planning & Thought Partnership

• Act as a strategic thought partner to the SVP, Finance & Corporate Controller, CFO, and business leaders, providing the enterprise-wide tax understanding needed for efficient tax planning.
• Advise on the tax implications of the group’s legal-entity structure, financing, cash repatriation, M&A, dispositions, and reorganizations.
• Model effective and cash tax outcomes of business initiatives and legislative change (e.g., BEPS / Pillar Two) across Canada, the U.S., the U.K., and Europe.
• Production tax credits: provide oversight and a broad working understanding of film/animation and content tax credits (which are administered primarily at the business-unit…