Manager – Commodity Tax
| Company | Manulife Financial |
|---|---|
| Location | Toronto, ON, Canada, Kitchener, ON, Canada |
| Salary | $86250 – $155250 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- 5 to 7 years of relevant work experience.
- Post-secondary degree in business/accounting.
- Self-motivated and independent.
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and projects with overlapping deadlines.
- Knowledge of accounting rules related to commodity tax.
- Capable of communicating tax requirements to IT teams and managing the related system implementation and update projects.
- Advanced knowledge of Excel, specifically the ability to manipulate large volumes of data using Power Pivot and Power Query.
Responsibilities
- Review and analyze monthly and annual GST/HST, QST, and PST returns, including selected listed financial institutions returns for Manulife and its subsidiaries and funds.
- Proactively manage the accrual of HST recovery and development of recovery rates in accordance with Manulife’s ITC methodology and collaborate with various expense teams.
- Develop an understanding of the products and services offered by Manulife in order to provide trusted advice on commodity tax questions from the business units.
- Review proposed products and services offerings, new vendor contracts, intercompany transactions, and other unique transactions to ensure commodity tax implications are addressed.
- Support admin system implementation and update projects as they relate to commodity tax and review testing results.
- Manage government tax audits by gathering requested information, negotiate timelines and requests, and prepare responses.
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to collect and provide information to support audits, provisions, and related accounting entries.
- Oversee regular system testing and data analysis related to commodity tax controls and processes.
- Remain current on commodity tax legislative and administrative changes and highlight impacts and required changes to business processes and systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Accounting designation.
- CPA In-Depth GST/HST Course is an asset.
- Knowledge of the financial services and real estate industry is an asset.
- Aptitude to learn new technology, including Alteryx, Power BI, and Power Automate.