Analyst, Indirect Tax

Doane Grant Thornton • Toronto, ON

4d • Onsite

About The Position

As an Analyst, Indirect Tax, you will be responsible for understanding, analyzing, and researching sales tax transactions. You will develop your technical skills and knowledge of our clients' businesses, sharing your knowledge and growth-focused feedback with colleagues to support their development. Your role will involve researching tax legislation, writing reports, and making recommendations and providing solutions to clients. You will actively engage in sales tax compliance, planning, and/or strategy development by analyzing client tax issues, relevant tax law, provisions, and jurisprudence. This includes performing research and preparing correspondence in respect of sales tax issues such as reorganizations, cross-border strategies, and other tax planning opportunities. You will liaise with clients and tax authorities for audits, assessments, appeals, and disclosures, conducting research on related tax issues, legislative matters, or administrative positions. Additionally, you will review election requirements, assist with the preparation of elections and voluntary disclosure returns, and proactively liaise with professional colleagues. You will also assist with the overall development of the Doane Grant Thornton brand through internal and external activities and industry knowledge.

Requirements

• Desire to learn and grow, and be an integral part of a high-performing team
• Strong commitment to professional client service excellence
• Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills
• Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams
• Well-developed analytical and research skills together with attention to detail
• Willingness to enroll in the CPA Canada In-Depth GST/HST course or equivalent
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office suite and ability to grasp new technology tools.
• Completed undergraduate degree with outstanding academic credentials, preferably in tax, business or accounting
• 1 to 2 years of experience in public practice is preferred, with expressed experience working with Canadian Sales Tax

Nice To Haves

• A CPA designation or relevant work experience would be an asset

Responsibilities

• Understanding, analyzing and researching sales tax transactions
• Developing your technical skills and knowledge of our clients' business
• Sharing your knowledge and growth-focused feedback with your colleagues to support their development
• Researching tax legislation and write reports
• Making recommendations and provide solutions to clients
• Actively engaging in sales tax compliance, planning and/or strategy development by analyzing client tax issues, relevant tax law, provisions, and jurisprudence
• Performing research and preparing correspondence in respect of sales tax issues including reorganizations, cross border strategies and other tax planning opportunities
• Liaising with clients and tax authorities for audits, assessments, appeals, and disclosures and conducting research on related tax issues, legislative matters or administrative positions
• Reviewing election requirements and assisting with the preparation of elections and voluntary disclosure returns
• Proactively liaising with our professional colleagues
• Assisting with the overall development of the Doane Grant Thornton brand through internal and external activities and knowledge of industry

Benefits

• Profit sharing
• Flex days
• RRSP contributions
• Firmwide holiday closure
• Wellness benefits
• Concierge-like benefits
• Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level