Commodity Tax and Compliance Analyst

RBC; Burlington; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPA Designation

Job summary

RBC Equipment Finance in Burlington, Canada is seeking a dedicated tax professional to manage commodity tax compliance and regulatory obligations, protecting RBC from material financial loss through accurate tax recording and reporting.

You will review transactions, monitor sales tax exemptions, and collaborate with the RBC Commodity Tax team to ensure governance and compliance across provincial and federal authorities.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in commodity tax, equipment finance/leasing, and accounting.
• Ability to interpret tax regulations and legislation.
• Highly computer literate with MS Office applications.
• Advanced MS Excel including Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts, Vlookup, IF Statements, etc.
• Experience with SAP, Oracle and big data analytics tools.
• Knowledge of and experience with leasing specific GST/HST/QST/PST regulations.
• Strong written and verbal communication

Responsibilities

• Review equipment finance transactions and requested sales tax exemptions to ensure compliance with provincial and federal sales taxes.
• Monitoring and oversight of sales tax exemptions in the equipment finance portfolio.
• Researching and monitoring appropriate federal and provincial sales tax regulations and obligations.
• Communicating sales tax changes and assessing the impact on the business unit.
• Review, refine, and improve operational sales tax processes in collaboration with business unit.
• Compiling and analyzing sales tax data and providing reports to management.
• Preparing appropriate sales tax forms and submissions (e.g. BC Provincial Sales Tax Schedule re: Sale of Boats and Aircraft).
• Monitoring of compliance related to job aids, processes, procedures, and policies.
• Prepare for and assist with commodity tax audits conducted by the various provincial and federal tax authorities by extracting data from business systems, preparing schedules and reports, and responding to audit queries.
• Work with Senior Manager, Initiatives and Implementation and RBC Commodity Tax team to review and evaluate complex transactions for tax governance and tax accounting with the objective of minimizing tax operational risk and maximizing the return to RBC shareholders
• Escalate tax compliance issues to Senior Manager, Initiatives & Implementation when impact is greater than delegated authority
• Supporting the development, implementation, and management of the Lease Operations Centre’s compliance program
• Supporting the planning, implementing, and oversight of risk management processes and procedures
• Maintaining and revising policies and procedures for the general operation of the compliance program and its related activities.
• Reporting on the results of compliance initiatives of the business unit
• Implementing corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues, and providing general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future
• Conducting and supporting investigative procedures in response to violations of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures

Skills

Advanced Excel

SAP

Oracle

Big data analytics

Tax compliance

Communication

Accounting

GST/HST/PST

Education

Accounting degree

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Big data tools

Job description

Job Description

Support RBC Equipment Finance in managing critical commodity tax compliance and regulatory obligations. Protect RBC from material financial loss through accurate tax recording and reporting while driving operational efficiency across the Lease Operations Centre. Play a key role in tax governance and equipment finance compliance.

What is the opportunity?

Support RBC Equipment Finance in managing critical commodity tax compliance and regulatory obligations. Protect RBC from material financial loss through accurate tax recording and reporting while driving operational efficiency across the Lease Operations Centre. Play a key role in tax governance and equipment finance compliance.

What will you do?

Commodity Tax

• Review equipment finance transactions and requested sales tax exemptions to ensure compliance with provincial and federal sales taxes
• Monitoring and oversight of sales tax exemptions in the equipment finance portfolio
• Researching and monitoring appropriate federal and provincial sales tax regulations and obligations
• Communicating sales tax changes and assessing the impact on the business unit
• Review, refine, and improve operational sales tax processes in collaboration with business unit
• Compiling and analyzing sales tax data and providing reports to management
• Preparing appropriate sales tax forms and submissions (e.g. BC Provincial Sales Tax Schedule re: Sale of Boats and Aircraft)
• Monitoring of compliance related to job aids, processes, procedures, and policies
• Prepare for and assist with commodity tax audits conducted by the various provincial and federal tax authorities by extracting data from business systems, preparing schedules and reports, and responding to audit queries
• Work with Senior Manager, Initiatives and Implementation and RBC Commodity Tax team to review and evaluate complex transactions for tax governance and tax accounting with the objective of minimizing tax operational risk and maximizing the return to RBC shareholders
• Escalate tax compliance issues to Senior Manager, Initiatives & Implementation when impact is greater than delegated authority

Compliance (Operational)

• Supporting the development, implementation, and management of the Lease Operations Centre’s compliance program
• Supporting the planning, implementing, and oversight of risk management processes and procedures
• Maintaining and revising policies and procedures for the general operation of the compliance program and its related activities.
• Reporting on the results of compliance initiatives of the business unit
• Implementing corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues, and providing general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future
• Conducting and supporting investigative procedures in response to violations of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

• 2+ years each in commodity tax, equipment finance/leasing, and accounting
• Ability to interpret tax regulations and legislation
• Highly computer literate with MS Office applications
• Advanced MS Excel including (Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts, Vlookup, IF Statements, etc.)
• Experience with SAP, Oracle and big data analytics tools
• Knowledge of and experience with leasing specific GST/HST/QST/PST regulations
• Strong written and verbal communication

Nice to have:

• CPA Designation

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• Opportunity to manage greater responsibilities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and high performing team
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

Job Skills

Auditing, Audits Compliance, Communication, Data Gathering Analysis, Detail-Oriented, Financial Regulation, Internal Controls, Organizational Governance, Process Management, Quality Orientation

Additional Job Details

Address:

5575 NORTH SERVICE RD:BURLINGTON

City:

Burlington

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

PERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKING

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-08-27

Application Deadline:

2026-09-11

Note** :**

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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