Financial Analyst – Indirect Tax

Job title: Financial Analyst – Indirect Tax

Job description: Our family of 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1500 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

All career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.

Ready to Make an impact?

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have an opportunity for an 18 month term position as a full time Financial Analyst, Indirect Tax to join our Finance department based out of our office in Stellarton, NS, Montréal, QC or Mississauga, ON

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

As a member of our Finance Tax team with responsibility for Providing timely and accurate submission of Commodity Tax returns. You will work in a highly collaborative environment, developing relationships and partnering with peers, managers and Directors across the company to deliver goals in a fast-paced environment.

What you will get to do in this fast-paced role:

• Provide timely and accurate submission of Commodity Tax returns including GST/HST, PST, QST, fuel tax, container deposits and fees, and tobacco tax returns and other commodity tax as required.
• Own the payment process for the above returns and ensuring payment is completed prior to the required deadline.
• Investigate and analyze the variances between the various reports and general ledger balances.
• Drive the review of current processes and procedures to explore new improvements to respond to the needs of the business.
• Communicate with the Taxation Team as well as outside participants.
• Prepare period end working papers.
• Receive and file notice of assessments
• Respond and participate to Government queries
• Research application of tax, and administrative process from government websites

What you have to offer:

The ideal candidate has experience preparing sales tax returns and commodity tax knowledge. You will have strong communication skills and believe in participating in a team culture of high performance and being challenged to be the best. You will have the opportunity to think progressively, continually learn and develop, while working together to deliver our collective results.

What your resume will include and demonstrate to us:

• College Diploma and 2 – 4 years of working experience in a similar role
• Minimum one to two years in-office experience
• Commodity tax knowledge and experience
• Accounting background
• Experience preparing sales tax returns
• Experience in a team driven environment
• French (spoken/written) would be considered an asset

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a leading Canadian company with a clear vision and focus. We are only accepting online applications and welcome applications from all qualified people interested in this challenge. We will be contacting only those who will be selected to interview.

Sobeys offers our employees many valuable benefits such as:

Flexible working hours and hybrid working policy;

Friendly and welcoming environment;

Competitive salary;

Employee Discount;

Teamwork;

Proximity with senior management and openness to new ideas;

Possibility of advancement;

Company involved in its community.

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We offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role and location. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by or monitored for accuracy by our organization. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.

We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.

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