Senior Manager, Sales Tax Recovery

Ryan LLC; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in tax management seeks a Senior Manager in Sales Tax Recovery, to identify and maximize tax savings for clients, conduct engagements, and prepare detailed reports. Ideal candidates will bring extensive experience and a professional accounting designation, contributing to a collaborative and innovative work culture. This role offers hybrid work options and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid and Remote Work Options

Generous Personal Time Off (PTO)

14 Weeks of Parental Leave Top-Up

Monthly Gym Membership OR Equipment Reimbursement

Health and Dental Benefits Effective Day One

RRSP with Employer Match

Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in accounting or tax-related roles.
• Strong knowledge of GST and PST administration is a plus.
• Experience with accounting ERP software applications.

Responsibilities

• Identifies sales tax savings opportunities for clients.
• Prepares comprehensive client reports summarizing engagement results.
• Assists clients with sales tax issues and prepares refund claims.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Client Relations

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or College Diploma in Accounting or Finance

CPA, CA, CMA, or CGA designation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Access

Outlook

Job description

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Senior Manager, Sales Tax Recovery

Apply locations Calgary time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R0016815

Why Ryan?

• Hybrid and Remote Work Options

• Award-Winning Culture

• Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits

• 14 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.

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 %
• 40+ hour standard workweek requirement.

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran