Job Description

Who we are
You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone\xe2\x80\x99s friendly and helps each other out? That\xe2\x80\x99s like Grant Thornton. Except here we\xe2\x80\x99re all professionals and there isn\xe2\x80\x99t a mayor or a general store. What we\xe2\x80\x99re trying to say is that we\xe2\x80\x99re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That\xe2\x80\x99s what\xe2\x80\x99s most important to us. We\xe2\x80\x99re building a thriving organization that\xe2\x80\x99s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

As a Senior Analyst, Indirect Tax your responsibilities will include:

• Understanding, analyzing and researching sales tax transactions
• Developing your technical skills and knowledge of our clients\' business
• Sharing your knowledge and growth-focused feedback with your colleagues to support their development
• Researching tax legislation and write reports
• Making recommendations and provide solutions to clients
• Actively engaging in sales tax compliance, planning and/or strategy development by analyzing client tax issues, relevant tax law, provisions, and jurisprudence
• Performing research and preparing correspondence in respect of sales tax issues including reorganizations, cross border strategies and other tax planning opportunities
• Liaising with clients and tax authorities for audits, assessments, appeals, and disclosures and conducting research on related tax issues, legislative matters or administrative positions
• Reviewing election requirements and assisting with the preparation of elections and voluntary disclosure returns
• Proactively liaising with our professional colleagues
• Assisting with the overall development of the Grant Thornton brand through internal and external activities and knowledge of industry

Be Grant Thornton
If you\xe2\x80\x99re a bit like us, you\xe2\x80\x99re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts \xe2\x80\x9cwe before me\xe2\x80\x9d, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Grant Thornton, you\xe2\x80\x99ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that\xe2\x80\x99s when the magic happens!

Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues\xe2\x80\x99 stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca

Think you\xe2\x80\x99ve got what it takes to be a Senior Analyst, Indirect Tax? Like the colour purple? Great. Here\'s a few more boxes we\xe2\x80\x99re also hoping you can tick:

• Desire to learn and grow, and be an integral part of a high-performing team
• Strong commitment to professional client service excellence
• Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills
• Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams
• Well-developed analytical and research skills together with attention to detail
• Willingness to enroll in the CPA Canada In-Depth GST/HST course or equivalent
• Ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office suite and ability to grasp new technology tools
• Completed undergraduate degree with outstanding academic credentials, preferably in tax, business or accounting
• 1 to 2 years of experience in public practice is preferred
• A CPA designation or relevant work experience would be an asset

At Grant Thornton we\xe2\x80\x99re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That\xe2\x80\x99s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?

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