Senior Tax Manager, Rakuten Kobo
+ Performance-Based Annual Bonus + Stock Options
Digital bookseller
Job no longer available
Digital bookseller
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
+ Performance-Based Annual Bonus + Stock Options
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To bring the power of reading to the world.
Role
Who you are
- CPA
- 8+ years of experience in corporate and/or indirect tax roles, with recent experience managing teams or multiple concurrent projects
- Desire to develop a breadth of knowledge in all areas of tax
- Proactive, highly organized, and detail-oriented
- Familiarity with provisions and tax accounting under IFRS
What the job involves
- Reporting to the VP, Finance, you will be responsible for overseeing Kobo’s global tax function, ensuring compliance across all areas of tax, including corporate income tax, indirect tax, withholding tax, and transfer pricing
- Managing Kobo’s compliance calendar, including timing and coordination of required tax payments and filings
- Liaising with external tax consultants on compliance and advisory matters, including the review of tax returns, memos, and provision workpapers
- Providing in-house tax expertise on various ad hoc tax matters, and communicating these with management and other internal stakeholders
- Facilitating the transfer pricing and international reporting process by working with global counterparts
- Monitoring current and upcoming changes in the global tax landscape and determining their impact on Kobo’s operations
- Reviewing existing tax processes and making recommendations to improve current practices
Our take
Long-form content is having a resurgence. That’s great news for the e-reader industry, of which Rakuten’s Kobo battles with Amazon’s Kindle for ownership.
The e-reader giant has changed tack in recent years to pursue growth via integrations and partnerships. A notable example is its native device integration with Pocket, a wishlist app loved by millions of readers.
The company is hoping that these partnerships and product improvements will allow it to finally break the US market where it most struggles for market share with Kindle.
Amazon has consistently shown its willingness to drop prices to protect its position in any market it plays in. That means that Kobo will have to demonstrate true product superiority to make a dent while protecting its margins.
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Company benefits
- "Work from anywhere" policy
- Flexible hours
- Internet/phone/commuting allowance
- Daily meal allowance when in the office
- $500 CAD flexible spending account
- Parental leave top-up
- Unlimited sick and mental health days
- 4-day summer holiday weekends
- RRSP matching, bonus and stock options
- Free Kobo eReader
- Free weekly book of your choice
- Volunteer time off
Company HQ
Liberty Village, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Michael Tamblyn
(CEO)Part of the founding team of Kobo, Michael previously held the role of Chief Content Officer. Michael has also been the founding CEO of the supply chain agency, BookNet Canada and co-founded Canada’s first online bookstore, Bookshelf.ca, purchased by Indigo Books & Music in 1998.
Anna Giagkou
(CFO)Prior to joining Rakuten Kobo in 2021, Anna was the CFO of Cox Automotive Canada.
Nimod Narayanan
(CTO)Nimod joined Rakuten Kobo in 2022 as VP of Technology, he then became the SVP of Technology in 2023, and CTO in 2025. Prior to this, he spent nearly 4 years at Rogers Communications joining as a Senior Development Manager before becoming a Director of eCommerce & Personalization and then Senior Director of Digital Platforms & Services.
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