Senior Indirect Tax and Pension Compliance Specialist

About the Company

Our client is a large automotive organization operating in Canada. They are looking for a Senior Indirect Tax and Pension Compliance Specialist to join their team!

Why Work Here

• Senior level role with real ownership and accountability

Broad scope across indirect tax and pension compliance / accounting

High visibility with senior leadership and regulators

Stable, well-structured environment with long-term career runway

Collaborative team About the Opportunity

Indirect Tax Compliance

Preparation and filing of monthly or quarterly GST / HST, QST, PST (MB, BC, SK), Excise Tax, Tire Levy, Luxury Sales Tax returns

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)

Prepare and verify self-assessments of provincial sales taxes (e.g. promotional items)

Prepare monthly sales tax rebates on consumer cash incentives

Proactively seek to identify, lead, or support activities to enhance indirect tax compliance and governance Indirect Tax Audits

Lead, defend and / or support government tax audits for sales and excise tax

Respond to audit queries on a timely basis with relevant and accurate information and support

Work with business units to obtain qualitative and quantitative information that may be required to accurately and timely respond to audit queries

Review and reconcile sales tax audit findings to confirm validity

Communicate audit results to senior management to communicate improvements or changes to improve compliance

Implement required changes / corrections to internal processes resulting from government tax audit findings

Conduct training to transfer knowledge to business users to improve TCI compliance record Commodity Sales Tax Advisory

Complete sales tax research and provide guidance on ad hoc sales tax questions from business units, in a verbal or written format

Review contracts for sales tax related issues and provide advice to business units or legal department, in an accurate and timely manner

Respond to sales tax related inquiries from dealers in an accurate and timely manner

Support Senior Manager Tax, Governance & Audit and Manager, Tax with sales tax advisory projects

Communicate changes to sales tax rates and / or legislation to TCI business units and dealers

Assist business units and Procurement Dept to set up purchase orders with correct SAP sales tax coding

Provide guidance to Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Teams to assist with SAP sales tax coding on invoices

Oversee issuance of SAP Customer Billing transaction codes to Business Units, and update SAP Customer Billing Mapping Table

Provide sales tax training and resources to Associates annually or as required

Review material transactions and contracts (working with vendors) to ensure correct sales tax treatment of items on vendor invoices e.g. annual Dealer meetings and reward trips

Maintain working relationships with the company’s Affiliates and vendors

Support IS department with sales tax related issues that arise on specific IS projects e.g. SAP system changes, Employee Expense system and other business systems Commodity Sales Tax Projects

Interact with external sales tax consultants on periodic sales tax recovery reviews

Coordinate with business divisions to oversee administration of ongoing sales tax projects and timely address compliance issues Other Tax Support

Support Senior Manager Tax, Governance & Audit and Manager Tax with tax audit queries, research and responses

Support Manager, Tax with income tax compliance on ad hoc basis (e.g. taxable benefits, withholding taxes and accounting queries)

Other duties as required About You

University degree in Business / Accounting CPA Accounting Designation

Ideally completion of CPA In-depth GST / HST Program (within past 5 years)

5 years post designation experience in Canadian indirect tax compliance (sales, luxury tax & excise taxes) and advisory

Salary Range

$105,000 - $120,000 / year

How to Apply

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This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco / Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco / Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco / Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer : Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco / Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco / Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco / Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco / Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to :

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.