Senior Manager, Sales Tax Recovery

Vancouver, BC, Canada

For Ontario and British Columbia based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $66,000. · Full-time

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Pay: For Ontario and British Columbia based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $66,000.
Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Nov 21, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 22, 2026

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Why Ryan?

Hybrid and Remote Work Options
Award-Winning Culture
Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits
Up to 20 Weeks of Parental Leave Top-up (Adoption Included
Monthly Gym Membership OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement
Health and Dental Benefit Eligibility Effective Day One
RRSP with Employer Match
Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service

The Senior Manager, Sales Tax Recovery (“Senior Manager”) works either independently or with other Managers/ Directors to identify sales and fuels tax savings opportunities for clients. The Senior Manager conducts recovery engagements onsite at client’s facilities to gain an understanding of how the client computes each component of sales tax. This includes researching issues, working with client downloads in our proprietary software, and identifying potential exposure areas. Once the field work is completed, the Senior Manager prepares and presents to Clients a comprehensive report of the recovery opportunities.

Please note: This posting is intended to build a talent pipeline for anticipated future openings at Ryan.***

Duties and Responsibilities, as they align to Ryan’s Key Results

People

Create a positive team member experience.

Client

Assists clients with sales tax issues as required.
Identifies and advises clients of areas of sales tax exposure.

Value

Reviews client’s sales tax payments, input tax credits and sales tax accounts to identify sales tax recovery opportunities.
Reviews client’s accounting records to identify areas of federal and provincial fuels tax recoveries.
Prepares refund claims, including supporting schedules providing full details of refunds.
Prepares comprehensive client reports summarizing the engagement results, including the preparation of process improvement reports.
Attends technical training sessions and continually updates knowledge in all areas of GST/HST/PST/QST and Ryan proprietary application software: Ryan eReview®.

Education And Experience

Bachelor’s degree or College Diploma in Accounting and/or Finance.
Professional accounting designation (CPA, CA, CMA, CGA) and four to six years accounting or tax-related experience in industry and/or public accounting environment.
Senior financial experience with emphasis on operational accounting experience and good exposure to current ERP software applications in accounting and financial management.
Basic working knowledge of GST and PST administration is required. However, a strong knowledge of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Provincial Sales Tax (PST) legislation and policies, working as a professional in the commodity tax field is a definite asset.
Superior organizational skills and ability to meet project deadlines.
High level of self-motivation and ethical conduct.
Good client relations and communication skills: pleasant, positive personality.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft® Word, Access, Excel, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research.

Certificates And Licenses

Valid driver’s license required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job requires no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

Standard indoor working environment.
Occasional long periods of sitting while working at computer.
Position requires regular interaction with employees at all levels of the Firm; interface with clients and external vendors as necessary.
Independent travel requirement: 20 to 25 %

Compensation Pay Transparency

For Ontario and British Columbia based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $66,000.
On top of base salary offered, this role is eligible for incentive compensation.
The Company makes offers based on many factors, including qualifications and experience

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran

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Responsibilities

Identify sales and fuels tax recovery opportunities by reviewing clients’ tax payments, input tax credits, accounts, and accounting records. Conduct client engagements, prepare refund claims and comprehensive reports, advise clients on tax exposure, and present findings and process improvements.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree or college diploma in accounting or finance, a professional accounting designation, and four to six years of accounting or tax-related experience. Candidates need basic GST and PST knowledge, strong organizational, ethical, and client communication skills, intermediate Microsoft Office skills, and a valid driver’s license; commodity tax expertise is an asset.

Skills

Sales Tax Recovery
GST/HST/PST/QST
Fuels Tax Recovery
Tax Research
Accounting
Financial Management
ERP Software
Refund Claims Preparation
Client Reporting
Process Improvement
Client Relations
Communication
Project Deadline Management
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Gym Membership or Equipment Reimbursement
Health and Dental Benefits
RRSP with Employer Match
Tuition Reimbursement
Incentive Compensation

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

Sales Tax
Goods and Services Tax
Harmonized Sales Tax
Provincial Sales Tax
Quebec Sales Tax
Fuels Tax
Tax Recovery
Input Tax Credits
Tax Exposure
Refund Claims
Accounting Records
Operational Accounting
ERP Software
Ryan eReview
Client Engagements
Process Improvement
Financial Management
CPA
CA
CMA
CGA
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Tax Research

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