Senior Financial Analyst - Tax

Rexall; Canada; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Rexall seeks a Senior Financial Analyst - Tax to lead Canada taxes, filings, and audits. You will manage GST/HST, PST, QST, and income tax provisions, while coordinating with IT and operations to ensure accurate tax rates across provinces.

The role focuses on tax compliance, government audits, environmental reporting, and pension accounting, with opportunities for growth and community impact within Rexall’s culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in accounting/finance or business administration.
• CPA designation completed or in progress preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GST/HST, PST, QST, and Canadian income tax compliance requirements.
• Experience managing government audits.
• Environmental legislation knowledge is an asset.
• Retail/pharmacy tax experience is preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel; strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and file indirect tax returns (GST/HST, PST, QST) for Canada.
• Own monthly reconciliations of tax balance sheet accounts with documentation.
• Assist in annual/quarterly income tax provisions and tax filings.
• Prepare tax working papers and schedules for corporate tax filings.
• File statutory government reporting and withholding tax where applicable.
• Monitor regulatory tax developments and assess impacts to the business.
• Coordinate with IT/POS to ensure accurate tax rates across provinces.
• Manage provincial and federal tax audits and liaise with external auditors.
• Oversee environmental compliance reporting and pension accounting.
• Support with pension initiatives and year-end/pension statements.
• Oversee parking tax reconciliations and audits.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual Canada compliance reporting.
• Identify foreign workers for withholding tax reporting.

Skills

GST/HST knowledge

PST/QST knowledge

Canadian income tax compliance

Audit management experience

Excel

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or Business Administration

CPA designation in progress or completed

Tools

Excel

Job description

Salary Range: $65,000.00 To $85,000.00 Annually

The Role: Senior Financial Analyst - Tax

What you are looking for:

• A closely connected culture
• A total rewards package meant to enhance your work-life flexibility
• Fully utilizing your talent
• Professional growth and development via challenging projects and assignments
• Warm and fuzzy feelings knowing you have helped your community, your team, the business and social causes through the Rexall Care Network

Reporting to the Senior Director, Controller this existing role is responsible for managing all Direct and Indirect Tax filings, reconciliations, lead and manage provincial and federal audits, manage pension accounting and the environmental compliance reporting.

What you will be doing:

• Prepare, review, and file monthly, quarterly, and annual indirect tax returns, including GST/HST, PST, QST, and other applicable provincial tax filings.
• Own the monthly reconciliation and certification of all tax-related balance sheet accounts, ensuring completeness, accuracy, adequate supporting documentation, and timely resolution of outstanding reconciling items.
• Support the preparation and analysis of annual and quarterly income tax provisions.
• Prepare tax working papers, schedules, and supporting documentation required for corporate income tax filings.
• Prepare and file statutory government reporting requirements, including withholding tax and other regulatory filings.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory tax developments and assess impacts to the business.
• Review sample invoices each period and self-assess PST to ensure PST tax compliance across provinces to ensure PST compliance all provinces.
• Liaison with IT, POS and Merchandise systems team to ensure accuracy of tax rates across various systems and across all provinces.
• Manage provincial and federal audits for direct and indirect taxes as well as communicating with the external auditors for audit requirements and providing required documentation and data to support the audits.
• Manage the environmental programs compliance including reviewing the prepared data and approving the filing of monthly, quarterly and annual compliance reporting. Keep apprised of provincial legislative changes and determine impact to the business.
• Manage the pension accounting and provide support with pension initiatives, year-end audit and pension financial statements.
• Oversee all aspects of parking tax including reconciliation of monthly reports, and leading audits associated with Parking revenue and tax.
• Prepare and file monthly, quarterly and annual statutory Canada compliance reporting.
• Identify foreign workers for withholding tax and complete statutory reporting.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

How you will succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or Business Administration.
• CPA designation completed or in progress preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GST/HST, PST, QST, and Canadian income tax compliance requirements.
• Experience managing government audits and responding to audit inquiries.
• Understanding of environmental legislation an asset
• Retail, pharmacy, consumer products, or multi-jurisdictional tax experience is preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

At Rexall, we are better together. We serve our customers, partners, and patients best—when everyone brings their true self to work. Our connected, inclusive culture celebrates our lived experiences, backgrounds, expertise, and self-expression to let us win as one team. Leveraging our differences distinguishes us and brings out our best performance.

Are you #ALLin?

Rexall Pharmacy Group is committed to providing an accessible environment for all of our customers, employees, and job applicants. Rexall Pharmacy Group will make available to any selected applicants' accommodations and/or accessible formats should they require. Candidates are encouraged to discuss any accommodation they may need in order to allow for the most effective selection process.

Our hiring process uses AI-enabled tools to assist with the assessment of applications based on job-related criteria. All decisions are made by the hiring team.