Senior Indirect Tax & Pension Compliance Specialist

This Senior Indirect Tax & Pension Compliance Specialist opportunity is built around preparing and verify self-assessments of provincial sales taxes (e.g. promotional items). It would suit someone who can bring careful technical judgement and practical problem-solving to the role.

How the role is set up

Communicate changes to sales tax rates and/or legislation to business units and dealers. Proactively seek to identify, lead, or support activities to enhance indirect tax compliance and governance.

Finance work involved

Preparing and verify self-assessments of provincial sales taxes (e.g. promotional items). Preparing monthly sales tax rebates on consumer cash incentives. Review and reconcile sales tax audit proposals to confirm validity and/or dispute proposed adjustments.

Finance skills and experience

• Implement required changes/corrections to internal processes resulting from government tax audit findings.
• University degree in Business/Accounting CPA Accounting Designation.
• Completion of CPA In-depth GST/HST Program (within past 5+ years).

Job details

• This is a full-time opportunity and will report to the Senior Manager, Tax, Governance and Audit.
• Prepare annual GST/HST/QST claw back calculations (i.e. meals and entertainment, vehicle demo benefits).
• Complete and file annual GST/HST returns for pension plans as well as completion of other Federal pension plan statutory filings (RC4607, RC4615, Deemed Supply, ITC claims, GST494).
• Pension Liability Accounting Administration/Coordinate payment and recording of annual pension plan contributions and pension expense (working with Payroll Team).