Tax Accountant

Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent relevant courses
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or other equivalent Tax Certification (i.e., CTA, CMI, etc)
• 3-4 years of relevant professional experience in Finance or Accounting
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office tools
• Working knowledge and understanding of accounting standards and procedures and internal controls.
• Experience working with ERP, e.i., Oracle and Blackline Systems is an advantage, but is not required.
• Understanding in Tax Research

Responsibilities & Duties
• Support the AMER Regional Tax Department
• Prepare and analyse Canadian Indirect tax filings (HST, QST, PST and Withholding Taxes)
• Prepare AMER monthly estimated tax payment files, coordinate, and track tax payments and provide to AMER Tax Director
• Maintain monthly tax payment schedule and provide weekly metrics
• Provide support for tax audits ensuring requested information is provided on a timely basis and supporting any gaps or findings.
• Assist the AMER tax team with research and investigations and solve problems based on standards and procedures while handling multiple assignments
• Support on performing special projects as assigned
• Proactive identification of process improvement opportunities and Support selected simple process improvement initiatives to streamline processes.
• Escalate and analyse identified issues and concerns to the Team Lead for timely resolution.
• Maintain the SOP/DTP of current processes and incorporate documentation updates as required.
• Perform simple but varied tasks in compliance with service level agreement, process, policies, and procedures.
• Assess identified issues and collate documentation to assist in investigating and in resolving common and recurring issues.
• Time expectation for each sub-region 25% CAN, 50% US, and 25% LATAM

Attributes:
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate within a specific group of internal and external customers. (Communication)
• Ability to maintain good customer relationship with the ability to proactively support customer needs and requirements. (Customer Service)
• Ability to be thorough and meticulous in completing assigned tasks and identifying errors, duplicates, & discrepancies through define
• Ability to identify, assess, and resolve simple to moderate issues by following defined policies and procedures. (Problem Solving)