Indirect Tax Accountant

Lush North America; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the cosmetics industry is seeking an Indirect Tax Accountant to join their finance team. The role involves preparing sales tax calculations, ensuring compliance, and collaborating with various business units. Ideal candidates will have a strong accounting background and effective communication skills. This position offers a hybrid work model and emphasizes a commitment to ethical practices and community support.

Benefits

Employee Ownership

Ethics and Values Commitment

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of accounting and tax experience.
• Proven organizational skills with attention to accuracy.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly sales tax calculations and journal entries.
• Support sales and use tax notices and audits.
• Collaborate to ensure sales tax compliance.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Effective Communication

Proactive Approach

Attention to Detail

Multitasking

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Business

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Applications

Avalara Sales Tax Software

Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP

Job description

Hybrid Opportunity - Preference for candidates based in Vancouver

TheIndirect Tax Accountant plays an essential role in growing talent in our business through collaboration and sharing best practices with the Accounting and wider Finance team. You know how to be curious about opportunities and how to be real with feedback and support.

As the Indirect Tax Accountant, you will be a key player on the finance team and ensure that all day operations and inquiries flow smoothly. You will ensure all sales taxes are filed on time for all 270 retail stores in Canada, Puerto Rico and the USA. You will work closely with the tax and accounting teams, which are focused on serving different business teams, including Digital, Retail, Manufacturing, and Admin/Corporate.

As a growing business, Lush needs people that can adapt and evolve to the needs of our business. You have a passion for what you do and are ready to join a business dedicated not just to technical proficiency, but to the practices of fair-trade sourcing, supporting sustainable communities, and giving back to grassroots organizations.

Our Lush staff live with purpose, finding their personal value connected with the values of our business, bringing their work and life paths into one holistic journey. #mylushlife

Reporting to the Tax Manager, the Indirect Tax Accountant undertakes the following RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare monthly complex sales tax calculations, journal entries and reconciliations required for accurate tax reporting utilizing the sales tax software and coordinate the remittance payments
• Prepare the state/city excise tax returns including business & occupancy tax returns, gross receipts tax returns, commerce tax returns and annual business tax returns, as required
• Support and gather information for the sales and use tax notices and audits (internal and external)
• Collaborate with the business to ensure sales tax compliance for all store openings, relocation, closures, and new initiatives and renew seller tax permits
• If based in Vancouver, monitor mailroom and group emails for seller tax permit renewals, notices and audits
• Participate and assist with any ad hoc tax and finance responsibilities

You bring the following Qualifications:

Required:

• Minimum 2 years of accounting and tax experience
• Proven organizational skills with an attention to accuracy and detail
• Proactive approach and initiative
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize
• Can work effectively in a time-pressured environment
• Excellent Microsoft Office and Google application skills
• A model of honesty, openness, transparency, and integrity in every dimension of your role
• Flexible around assigned tasks and committed to the broader objective of the team

Preferred:

• Undergraduate Degree in business and pursuit of an accounting designation
• Experience with Avalara sales tax software an asset
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP

Thriving with a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our staff and committed to inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We thank all interested applicants; however, only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Job Type: Regular Full-Time

We’re 10% Employee Owned- all colleagues play a role in protecting our ethics, our independence , contributing ideas for the future and share in the rewards of success when the company is doing well.

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This salary range is based on an assessment of the local market and may vary depending on the successful candidate's location. This range is based on base salary and does not include additional bonus program and total rewards eligibility.

Base Salary Range $70,000 — $75,000 CAD

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