Job Description

Resolute Forest Products, founded more than two centuries ago, is a global leader in the forest products industry. Through the years, it has built more than 20 predecessor companies and supported hundreds of communities.

The company owns or operates some 40 facilities, as well as power generation assets, in the United States and Canada. Our 6,600+ employees work hard to produce quality market pulp, tissue, wood products and papers that are marketed in over 50 countries.

Resolute offers a rewarding and safe work environment with opportunities and challenges that will help grow your skills.

The location in Montreal, (Quebec, Canada), is seeking talent to fill the position of Director, US Tax. This job is full-time permanent.

Your challenges:

More specifically, you will focus on the following areas:

• Overseeing the timely and accurate preparation and review of all U.S. federal and state & local income tax filings;
• The preparation and review of the U.S. income tax provision, with emphasis on standardized and adequate SOX documentation of supporting calculations and of significant tax positions;
• Assisting the Director, Tax Accounting and Reporting and Corporate Accounting to meet periodic reporting and disclosure requirements;
• Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with Corporate Accounting, Legal, Treasury, and Internal Audit personnel;
• Providing advice on internal projects, such as M&A and restructuring transactions with U.S. federal, state & local, and cross border tax implications;
• Managing tax audits and reviews conducted by the various U.S. federal and state taxing authorities, including research, issue development, negotiation, and resolution;
• Working with external consultants to identify potential U.S. property tax minimization opportunities and to ensure compliance with property tax obligations;
• Supervising the U.S. indirect tax team and working with the SAP project team on the implementation of a OneSource Bolton module to SAP;
• Ensuring that the Company complies with all of its U.S. Sales & Use tax obligations;
• Managing outside technical advisers and consultants in connection with various Company projects and initiatives

Your profile:

• Professional accounting designation;
• Graduate degree in taxation or completion of recognized executive level U.S. or Canadian tax course, or equivalent;
• A minimum of 10 years of U.S. tax experience, with several years of experience in a tax management role;
• Extensive knowledge of U.S. federal and state & local income tax with practical tax experience in an industry setting (an asset);
• A proven ability to manage the U.S. tax compliance process for a large multinational organization;
• Technical proficiency in U.S. taxation of foreign operations, including controlled foreign corporations (\xe2\x80\x9cCFCs\xe2\x80\x9d), foreign partnerships, and foreign disregarded entities;
• Experience acting as an adviser on M&A transactions, tax due diligence projects, and internal reorganizations;
• Expert knowledge of accounting for income taxes; experience preparing and reviewing U.S. tax provisions for companies reporting under U.S. GAAP;
• An aptitude for the development of, and the adherence to, internal controls, particularly in a SOX environment;
• A strong grasp of U.S. indirect tax principles, especially as they apply to manufacturing companies;
• A high level understanding of property tax concepts.

Competencies:

• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with all levels of internal and external personnel, strong team player;
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple ongoing projects and tasks;
• Effective organizational and managerial, inter-personal and excellent bilingual communication skills;
• Strong negotiating and proven leadership skills;
• Excellent in problem analysis: differentiates key elements from the irrelevant;
• Good decision making skills: rapidly make decisions based on experience and judgment, even when information is incomplete and/or when under time constraints;
• Results/action oriented: capacity to act quickly with minimal planning and supervision. Ability to manage multiple priorities;
• Strategic thinking: have a broad perspective and anticipate trends and future consequences

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What we are offering

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• At least three weeks of vacation and three floating holidays a year from the first day of work, depending on your experience
• Full range of group insurance from the first day of work
• Telemedicine services
• Defined-contribution pension plan with generous employer participation from the first day of work
• Employee and family assistance program
• Education assistance program
• Health club reimbursement program
• Hybrid workplace: in-person and remote work
• Work environment based on respect, inclusion and diversity
• Office accessible by public transit

Since January 1, 2022, we have occupied new state-of-the-art, open-concept, collaborative offices at 1010 De La Gaucheti\xc3\xa8re Street West (Bonaventure metro station).

Resolute is firmly committed to placing greater emphasis on the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion to empower all employees to reach their full potential. We form a dynamic team whose diverse backgrounds and wealth of perspectives are one of the keys to our success. We offer an inclusive, rewarding and safe work environment with opportunities that will help grow your skills.

Four core values influence everything we do at Resolute and help ensure our continued growth and success:

• Work safely
• Be accountable
• Ensure sustainability
• Succeed together

Consult the and follow us on , and to learn more about our company.

Resolute Forest Products is committed to the principles of employment equity.

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