Vice President, Tax at WildBrain in Toronto, ON

Company Description

Location: Toronto

Department: Finance

Vacancy: This posting is for an existing open role at WildBrain’s Toronto office.

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

Overview

Find a job that lets your imagination run wild! WildBrain 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 WildBrain a collaborative, openminded and passionate environment to work in.

To work at WildBrain 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 WildBrain’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 WildBrain 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).

Job Description

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 level), acting as a central point of coordination and technical sounding board rather than day-to-day preparer.

Controversy & Relationships

• Manage tax audits, assessments, and disputes with the CRA, IRS, HMRC, and other tax authorities, coordinating external advisors as required.
• Serve as the internal tax subject-matter expert for Finance, Treasury, Legal, and the business units.

Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop the Senior Tax Specialist, and manage the network of external tax advisors, budgets, and engagements.
• Champion process improvement, documentation, and knowledge retention within a small, outsourced-leveraged operating model.

Qualifications

• CPA (or equivalent) required; a specialized tax credential – CPA In-Depth Tax Program and/or Master of Taxation – considered an asset.
• Progressive tax experience, including meaningful public-company and multi-jurisdictional exposure; media, entertainment, or IP-intensive industry an asset.
• Deep expertise in Canadian corporate tax and IFRS tax accounting (IAS 12), with solid working knowledge of U.S. and U.K. tax regimes and awareness of European considerations.
• Strong command of international tax and transfer pricing concepts, including BEPS / Pillar Two developments.
• Experience operating in a SOX / NI 52-109 control environment.
• ERP-enabled process improvement (asset): demonstrated experience leveraging ERP systems (e.g., Dynamics GP / Business Central) to streamline and automate tax accounting, provision, and reporting workflows.
• A hands-on, resourceful leader comfortable delivering through a lean team and external advisors, with excellent executive-communication and thought-partnership skills.

Additional Information

What We Offer

Working at WildBrain is more than a job — it’s the opportunity to join forces with extraordinary, insightful, and imaginative people who will recognize your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and individuality. We offer competitive benefits, and we invest in our people and their future.

Total Rewards

At WildBrain, we strive for equitable and consistent pay practices within a robust total rewards framework. Compensation may vary within the same role based on experience, performance, specialized expertise, and overall impact.

Compensation: Base salary is part of a comprehensive total rewards package that includes:

• Paid time off

• Retirement savings with company matching

• Comprehensive health and dental coverage, with shared premium costs from day one.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Hybrid work model

Our Hiring Process

• Initial virtual screening with our Talent Acquisition team

• Interview with the hiring manager (virtual or in person, TBD)

• Interview with 2–3 key business partners (virtual or in person, TBD)

• Role-specific assessment, where applicable

AI in Our Hiring Process

We use artificial intelligence (AI) to support and enhance the recruitment experience—for example, by organizing applications or surfacing relevant qualifications. AI is never used to make hiring decisions. All decisions are made by our hiring managers and recruitment professionals. AI tools used in our recruitment process are subject to rigorous privacy, security, and risk assessments and are applied in alignment with WildBrain’s Inclusive Hiring framework. We believe technology should enhance human judgment, not replace it.

Our Commitment

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment, we strive to reflect and honour the diversity of our audiences around the world. We believe that creating diverse and inclusive content & brands begins with fostering a culture of belonging at WildBrain. To us, a culture of belonging is one where we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees, stakeholders, and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and brings their authentic self to work.

We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees. We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what we’ve listed here, we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience, transferable skills, and passion are key! WildBrain accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required.

About WildBrain

At WildBrain, we build and grow beloved family brands through exceptional entertainment experiences. Home to franchises such as Strawberry Shortcake, Teletubbies, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi, we are a global leader in franchise management—bringing stories to life through content production, audience reach and consumer products. Our award-winning studio has partnered with top global platforms such as Apple TV, Netflix and the BBC, producing acclaimed series such as The Snoopy Show, Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City, Teletubbies (2015), Yo Gabba GabbaLand! and Finding Her Edge. The WildBrain Network, offering more than 1,000 channels across YouTube, FAST and AVOD, delivers premium-quality content to today’s kids and families wherever they’re watching—connecting advertisers to audiences at scale through brand-safe media solutions. WildBrain CPLG, our global licensing and consumer products arm, represents our own and partner brands across major territories worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto, WildBrain trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at wildbrain.com.

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