Commodity Tax manager
- Montréal, QC, Canada
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Job details
- Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience working with indirect taxes in a public accounting or law firm setting
- Posting language
- English
Original job description
We are currently seeking a Director of Indirect Taxes to join our team! In this exciting role, you will work closely with the partner in charge of the Indirect Tax department to provide exceptional service to our clients.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct research and analysis on complex indirect tax issues
- Prepare internal and external tax opinions and memos in both French and English
- Represent clients during tax audits and prepare detailed written responses to tax authorities
- Draft interpretation requests and other communications to tax authorities, such as requests for penalty waivers
- Review clients' tax compliance and respond to frequent client inquiries regarding indirect taxes
- Stay up-to-date on changes and developments in tax laws and participate in internal department meetings
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience working with indirect taxes in a public accounting or law firm setting
- Passion for taxation, particularly indirect taxes
- Strong knowledge of Canadian indirect tax laws
- Excellent technical research and analysis skills
- Good judgment in all circumstances
- Dedicated, responsible, and committed to meeting clients' objectives
- Honest and driven to excel professionally
- Eager to be part of a high-performing team, learn, and share knowledge and experiences
- Demonstrates the ability to quickly understand complex issues and work in a structured and efficient manner
- Positive, energetic, and able to work well under pressure
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent writing skills in both French and English, and professional oral communication skills in both languages.
Join our team and help us provide exceptional service to our clients while working with a group of high-performing professionals in the exciting field of taxation!
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Director of Indirect Taxes at Reelcruit will research complex tax issues, write opinions and responses in French and English, and represent clients during tax audits. They will also handle client inquiries and stay current on tax law changes.
Requirements
Reelcruit needs candidates with at least 5 years of indirect tax experience in public accounting or a law firm, strong knowledge of Canadian indirect tax law, and excellent writing and oral skills in French and English.
Skills
- Canadian indirect tax law
- GST/HST/QST compliance
- Tax audit representation
- Tax research and analysis
- Tax opinion and memo writing
- Interpretation requests to tax authorities
- Penalty waiver requests
- Client advisory
- Bilingual written communication (French and English)
- Professional oral communication (French and English)
- Judgment under pressure
- Structured problem solving
- Team collaboration
Categories
- Consulting
- Finance & Accounting
- Legal
Keywords
- indirect tax
- Canadian indirect tax
- GST
- HST
- QST
- sales tax
- commodity tax
- tax audit
- tax opinions
- tax research
- tax memos
- tax authorities
- penalty waivers
- interpretation requests
- public accounting
- law firm
- tax compliance
- bilingual French English
- tax director
- taxation
Seniority
Senior
Languages
- English
- French