Accounts Payable Clerk (contract)

Reach; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the e-commerce sector is seeking a Tax Accountant to manage international VAT, GST, and sales tax returns. This full-time position offers opportunities to develop your international tax skills in a hybrid work environment based in Calgary, AB.

Benefits

Generous paid time off

Group benefits and RRSP matching

Great working culture and supportive multi-national team

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as an accountant or tax accountant.
• Professional tax or accounting qualification, or qualification in progress.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all indirect tax returns are prepared and submitted on time.
• Monitor changes in international tax legislation.
• Participate in strategic tax projects and initiatives.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Organization

Agility

Education

University degree in tax, accounting or finance

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Google Workspace

Excel

Job description

At Reach, we believe the global ecommerce space is ripe for disruption. Our strategic partnerships with currency exchange providers allow us to offer direct and guaranteed, real-time currency exchange rates. We want to help retailers grow; we understand global consumers and how changes in their shopping experience affect your business. At Reach, we are constantly improving to support ever-changing local markets and help serve our clients’ shoppers better.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Assistant Tax Manager, the Tax Accountant is hands-on and responsible for ensuring all international VAT, GST, and sales tax returns are prepared and filed according to statutory requirements and payments are made by the respective deadlines.

You’ll be able to develop your international tax skills and learn more about VAT, GST and sales tax as applicable to e-commerce and fintech industries.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Assistant Tax Manager and external tax preparers to ensure that all indirect tax returns—such as VAT, GST, and sales tax—are prepared and submitted on time in all the countries and jurisdictions where the Reach group operates.
• Maintain tax payment position across the group worldwide.
• Monitor changes in international tax legislation.
• Build your indirect tax technical skills and get exposure to direct taxes.
• Participate in strategic tax projects and initiatives.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience as an accountant or tax accountant
• University degree in tax, accounting or finance
• Strong attention to detail
• Well-organized and able to meet deadlines

Additional assets (please highlight any of those on your resume / CV) :

• Professional tax or accounting qualification, or qualification in progress
• Broad experience with US sales tax
• Understanding of VAT / GST
• Experience in working with third-party tax preparers and tax advisers
• Knowledge of Jira / Confluence / Google Workspace, an advanced Excel user
• Being agile and curious, loving to learn new things and enjoying the speed of a fast-paced startup environment
• Generous paid time off
• Group benefits and RRSP matching
• Great working culture and supportive multi-national team

Location and Hours of Work

This full-time role, 40 hours per week, will be based in Calgary, AB. We support hybrid working and spend three days per week in the office.

Our Core Values

At Reach, we believe that high-performing teams all have common values and synergies that enable them to work well together. Some of our Core Values are :

• We value solving underlying problems and delivering outcomes
• We value being able to make executive decisions while considering input from multiple sources
• We value taking action over getting stuck in planning
• We value taking chances and failing fast
• We value teamwork over individual accomplishments
• We value optimizing time to value and achieving outcomes, not checking boxes
• We value work / life balance and a mindset of “it’s a marathon, not a sprint”
• We value using the right technology to solve the right problems