Senior Tax Accountant

Mikelle Group; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mikelle Search Group partners with an established international organization to recruit a Senior Tax Accountant for its Calgary-based team. This role blends tax compliance with financial reporting and month-end accounting, offering exposure across the finance function and close collaboration with senior leadership on Canadian and cross-border matters.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of Canadian tax experience, strong accounting knowledge, and advanced Excel skills, with experience in

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Canadian tax experience.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles.
• Experience with both direct and indirect tax.
• Experience preparing GST, PST and sales/use tax returns.
• Advanced Excel skills and ERP familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and file GST, PST, HST, and other indirect tax returns.
• Assist with corporate income tax, provisions, and intercompany tax.
• Manage tax return preparation, reconciliation, and payments.
• Ensure tax entries are reflected in month-end close.
• Support financial reporting and internal controls improvements.
• Collaborate with finance leadership on cross-border tax matters.

Skills

Canadian tax experience

Accounting principles

Direct tax

Indirect tax

Excel

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Mikelle Search Group has partnered with an established international organization to recruit a Senior Tax Accountant for its Calgary-based team. This is a growing business with an exceptional leadership team and a strong culture.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced accounting and tax professional who enjoys a broader role combining tax compliance, financial reporting, month-end accounting and process improvement. Rather than operating solely within a traditional tax function, this position offers exposure across the finance organization while working closely with senior finance and tax leadership on both Canadian and cross-border matters.

The Role

The Senior Tax Accountant will be responsible for day-to-day accounting and tax activities, ensuring transactions and filings are completed accurately and in accordance with applicable requirements. This individual will also play an important role in financial reporting, month-end activities and the continued development of internal controls, accounting practices and processes.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Prepare and file indirect tax returns, including GST, PST, HST, sales and use tax, and other applicable compliance filings.
• Assist with corporate income tax returns, current and future tax provisions, and intercompany transactions.
• Manage the preparation, reconciliation, calculation, filing and payment of applicable tax returns.
• Ensure tax-related transactions are accurately reflected as part of the month-end close.
• Support accounting entries, trial balance accuracy and general financial reporting.
• Process and reconcile bank transactions and support accurate cash-position reporting.
• Analyze financial information and prepare reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify and assess potential tax implications related to business transactions.
• Support the preparation of annual financial statements.
• Partner with finance and tax leadership on special projects, internal controls and continuous process improvements.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of Canadian tax experience.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, procedures and practices.
• Experience with both direct and indirect tax.
• Experience preparing GST, PST and sales/use tax returns.
• Experience with current and future tax provisions.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work independently and take ownership of responsibilities.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships across an organization.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with a large ERP/accounting system.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established international organization while becoming part of a growing Calgary team. The company offers a fantastic culture, exceptional leadership, and a highly competitive compensation and benefits package.