Program specialist Jobs in Markham, ON

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.