Tax Analyst

Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd.; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid home-office

Competitive wages

Vacation policy

Volunteer time

Registration support

RRSP options

Health benefits

ESG commitment

Job summary

Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. in Calgary is seeking a detail-oriented Tax Analyst to support a growing global engineering consultancy.

You will work with the Manager, Finance & Tax and collaborate with internal teams and external advisors on Canadian and international tax matters, ensuring compliance and accurate reporting. The role offers exposure to international tax and cross-border activities across multiple jurisdictions, with opportunities to learn and apply technical tax knowledge, transfer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• CPA designation or nearing completion preferred.
• 3+ years of relevant tax experience in corporate or public accounting.

Responsibilities

• Provide tax analysis support related to contracts, regulatory matters, and business initiatives.
• Support domestic and international tax compliance activities, including permanent establishment exposure, withholding taxes, intercompany transactions, and treaty relief.
• Maintain the global tax compliance calendar, monitor deadlines, and identify changes in Canadian and international tax requirements.
• Coordinate with external advisors and regulatory authorities for multiple branches/entities.
• Prepare quarterly and year-end income tax provisions and supporting working papers.
• Assist with R&D tax incentive claims in multiple jurisdictions, including calculations and documentation.
• Prepare and coordinate monthly/quarterly filings (VAT, GST/HST, PST, US sales & use tax).
• Coordinate with third-party service providers to ensure timely statutory financial statements.
• Support responses to tax audits and inquiries, and liaise with external auditors.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Independent worker

Curiosity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA designation (preferred)

Tools

Excel

BST11 ERP

Job description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Tax Analyst to join our team and play an important role in supporting a growing global engineering consultancy.

The Tax Analyst reports to the Manager, Finance & Tax and works closely with internal teams, external service providers, and business leaders.

The role provides an opportunity to develop broad tax experience while contributing to compliance, financial reporting, regulatory requirements, and business initiatives.

The role offers significant exposure to international tax matters and cross-border operations across Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, the Dominican Republic, India, the United States, and Portugal, with opportunities to work in additional jurisdictions as the business continues to grow. International tax experience is an asset but is not required. Candidates with a strong technical and analytical foundation, curiosity, attention to detail, an interest in developing their international tax knowledge, and a demonstrated ability to learn and adapt quickly.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide tax analysis support related to contracts, regulatory matters, and business initiatives.
• Support domestic and international tax compliance activities, including permanent establishment exposure, withholding taxes, intercompany transactions, and treaty relief.
• Maintain the global tax compliance calendar, monitor filing and payment deadlines, and identify changes in Canadian and international tax requirements that may affect KCB’s operations.
• Coordinate with external advisors and regulatory authorities for multiple branches/entities.
• Compile related-party transaction tax reporting information, including support for transfer pricing documentation.
• Support the establishment and accounting administration of offshore entities to ensure compliance with global financial and legal requirements.
• Prepare quarterly and year-end income tax provisions and supporting working papers, as required.
• Assist with Research & Development (R&D) tax incentive claims in multiple jurisdictions, including the preparation of supporting calculations, working papers, and documentation.
• Prepare and coordinate monthly and quarterly excise, commodity and indirect tax filings, including VAT, GST/HST, PST and U.S. sales and use tax returns, together with applicable reconciliations and self-assessment calculations.
• Coordinate with third-party accounting service providers to ensure statutory financial statements are prepared and filed accurately and on time.
• Support responses to tax audits, reviews, notices, and inquiries from tax authorities by gathering, analyzing, and organizing required information in a timely manner.
• Liaise with external auditors during statutory audits.
• Prepare account reconciliations and investigate and resolve discrepancies to maintain accurate financial and tax records.
• Participate in process improvement and automation initiatives to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and consistency of tax compliance and reporting processes.

Qualifications

We respect the knowledge and experience you have gained to date and are willing to help you build on it. We do however request the following minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation or nearing completion of the CPA program is preferred.
• 3+ years of relevant tax experience, preferably in a mid-sized to large corporate environment or in public accounting.
• Strong technical knowledge of Canadian corporate tax principles, with international or cross-border tax experience considered an asset.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel; experience with BST11 or a similar ERP system is an asset.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, take ownership of assigned responsibilities, and consistently deliver accurate, high-quality work during critical reporting and tax compliance periods.
• Proactive and solutions-oriented approach to problem-solving, with the ability to identify issues, investigate discrepancies, and recommend appropriate actions.
• Ability to work independently on assigned responsibilities, recognize when issues require escalation, and collaborate effectively with colleagues across different business units and jurisdictions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, adapt to new subject areas, and research unfamiliar tax or regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with, or an interest in learning and using, generative AI and automation technologies to enhance tax research and streamline tax processes.

Along With Continued Career Development, KCB Offers

• Hybrid home-office work opportunities.
• Competitive wages.
• Vacation policy that aligns to your experience.
• Paid volunteer time, overtime, and sick days.
• Professional registration support.
• Retirement planning and flexibility through group RRSP options.
• Flexible health benefits, including social and mental well-being initiatives.
• Commitment to global Environmental, Social, and Governance standards.

About Us

Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. (KCB) is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm with five major business units providing engineering and environmental services in the mining, hydropower, transportation, ports, infrastructure, geotechnical, oil & gas, environmental, and water resources sectors. We offer a full range of services from our offices in North America, Australia, South America, and Europe.

From our offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, York (UK), Naas (Ireland), Sweden and the Dominican Republic, our EMIE Group works on challenging projects in the Water, Power and Transportation, Energy, Mining, and Environmental market sectors.

KCB is a platinum member of Canada’s Best Managed companies. We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from all qualified career seekers. We offer professional career development tracks and salaries commensurate with experience and an attractive benefits package.

Are you up to the challenge?

We thank all candidates for applying, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted.