Job Description
The Indirect Tax Manager will be primarily responsible for monitoring, reconciling and filing global sales taxes, ensuring completeness of all business license & annual report filing requirements, and managing annual property tax compliance. This position requires a very detail focused individual, to ensure compliance with applicable tax laws and jurisdictions. The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic, good communication skills with an ability to work well with others but also independently.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Review, analyze, and reconcile the sales & use tax return filings and supporting workpapers. This includes supervision of the production of information used to effectively & efficiently generate tax returns, as well as maintaining supporting work papers and files while providing a clear audit trail to source & support documentation.
- Manage international sales tax compliance (Canada GST, Int’l VAT, etc.)
- Manage the new retail store registration process, including business licenses, sales tax permits, etc.
- Manage the preparation of annual property tax filings.
- Exemption Certificate maintenance
- Manage customer service inquiries related to indirect taxes.
- Prepare reconciliations on tax general ledger accounts to verify account balances.
- Perform product taxability research and communicate necessary changes as needed.
- Own the process of resolving tax notices and assessments from taxing authorities.
- Assist in analyzing new sales tax laws, regulations, and reporting requirements, and implementing those that impact tax compliance.
- Monitor nexus laws and ensure timely and accurate reporting and remittance of all taxes due.
- Assist with forecasting quarterly and annual tax balances and payments.
- Prepare tax journal entries as required.
- Assist with tax research projects as needed.
- Assist with indirect tax audits as required.
- Preparation and maintenance of annual indirect tax compliance calendar.
- Perform other tasks, duties and special projects as needed.