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About the role

  • Tax Analyst managing Canadian indirect tax returns, reconciliations, payments, and audits for Sun Life. Improving tax processes using SAP, Excel, and automation.

Responsibilities

  • Perform tax payment, reporting, accounting, and compliance activities for Sun Life, its Canadian subsidiaries, and investment funds
  • Prepare GST/HST, QST, and provincial sales tax returns
  • Prepare and remit weekly and monthly withholding tax payments
  • Calculate and process premium tax accruals and instalments and prepare annual premium tax returns
  • Reconcile premium tax, GST/HST, QST, and provincial sales tax accounts
  • Prepare supporting calculations and journal entry requests for tax accruals, payments, and adjustments
  • Investigate variances, identify root causes, and correct reconciliation errors
  • Analyze Accounts Payable and expense report data to identify and resolve tax compliance and coding issues
  • Recommend corrective and preventive improvements
  • Assist with federal and provincial indirect tax audits
  • Research routine indirect tax matters and monitor relevant changes
  • Respond to business-partner questions and escalate complex or higher-risk matters
  • Standardize and automate recurring compliance processes using Excel, SAP, and other tools
  • Develop and maintain documentation, test and monitor process changes, resolve exceptions, and communicate material outcomes
  • Maintain supporting documentation and controls
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve issues and improve processes

Requirements

  • 2-3 years of experience in corporate accounting, financial reporting, or tax compliance
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
  • Hands-on experience with accounting and reporting systems
  • SAP experience is required
  • Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and X/V-lookups
  • Comfort working with large amounts of financial data
  • Continuous-improvement mindset and comfort assessing processes, proposing solutions, documenting and testing changes, and learning new systems
  • Strong analytical, reconciliation, and problem-solving skills
  • Initiative and sound judgment about when to seek guidance
  • Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
  • Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and meet time-sensitive filing deadlines
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with tax and non-tax stakeholders
  • CPA designation completed or in progress and/or CPA Canada In-Depth GST/HST Program is an asset
  • Interest in developing expertise in Canadian indirect taxes, including GST/HST, QST, PST, and premium tax
  • Previous indirect tax experience is an asset but not required
  • Strong background in accounting is preferred

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment
  • A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
  • 15 vacation days per year
  • Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
  • Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
  • The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
  • Access to our Global Learning Centre, available 24/7 for your learning needs
  • Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical and financial
  • Eligible employees may participate in discretionary incentive plans
  • Accommodation available for persons with disabilities and alternative-format job postings

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

CA$70,000 - CA$105,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridTorontoCanada

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