Canva
Computer Software
SeniorTaxSystemsEngineer
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“Senior Tax Systems Engineer at Canva. Skills: Owning Canva’s global tax technology ecosystem, leading the architecture, implementation across platforms including Avalara, Vertex, Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE, and Fonoa, Designing and maintaining reliable, scalable integrations between Canva’s tax platforms and the broader finance ecosystem including NetSuite, Zuora, Snowflake, and other critical business systems, Driving automation and AI-enabled workflows across the tax technology landscape, Desig”
What You'll Achieve.
improve compliance; reduce manual effort; strengthen operational efficiency
Industry & Context.
identifying opportunities to simplify complex workflows
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience owning and operating enterprise tax systems such as Avalara, Vertex, Thomson Reuters OITC/OTP, or Fonoa within a global SaaS or high-growth technology environment, API integration experience across REST/SOAP services, hands-on experience with Workato or similar iPaaS tooling, solid SQL capability, SOX/ITGC controls, audit support, evidence management, change governance practices across enterprise systems
Nice to Have
Python experience for ETL or automation workflows is highly regarded, successfully delivered automation or AI-driven initiatives within finance, compliance, or tax systems environments, understanding of global indirect tax obligations including VAT/GST, US sales tax, digital services taxes, marketplace facilitator rules, and e-invoicing ecosystems such as PEPPOL
What You'll Do.
Owning Canva’s global tax technology ecosystem
leading the architecture
implementation across platforms including Avalara
Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
Designing and maintaining reliable
scalable integrations between Canva’s tax platforms and the broader finance ecosystem including NetSuite
and other critical business systems
Driving automation and AI-enabled workflows across the tax technology landscape to improve compliance
and strengthen operational efficiency
Designing and maintaining SOX/ITGC controls
supporting audit readiness
and ensuring robust governance across all tax systems and integrations
Partnering closely with Tax
Technical Program Managers
and external vendors to shape Canva’s long-term tax systems roadmap
Leading sandbox strategy
release orchestration
and platform change management across quarterly release cycles
Building scalable documentation
and operational processes that empower Canva’s Finance teams to work confidently and effectively
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnering closely with Tax, Accounting, Engineering, Technical Program Managers, and external vendors; collaboration is key to success
Communication Scope
translating technical complexity into clear, actionable insights for Finance, Tax, and leadership stakeholders
Process & Methodology
release orchestration, platform change management, sandbox strategy, regression testing
Full Job Description
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte! Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point. Where and how you can work Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But you have choice in where and how you work, we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals. What you’d be doing in this role As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve. At the moment, this role is focused on: * Owning Canva’s global tax technology ecosystem, l eading the architecture, implementation across platforms including Avalara, Vertex, Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE, and Fonoa. * Designing and maintaining reliable, scalable integrations between Canva’s tax platforms and the broader finance ecosystem including NetSuite, Zuora, Snowflake, and other critical business systems. * Driving automation and AI-enabled workflows across the tax technology landscape to improve compliance, reduce manual effort, and strengthen operational efficiency. * Designing and maintaining SOX/ITGC controls, supporting audit readiness, and ensuring robust governance across all tax systems and integrations. * Partnering closely with Tax, Accounting, Engineering, Technical Program Managers, and external vendors to shape Canva’s long-term tax systems roadmap. * Leading sandbox strategy, release orchestration, regression testing, and platform change management across quarterly release cycles. * Building scalable documentation, runbooks, and operational processes that empower Canva’s Finance teams to work confidently and effectively. You're
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