Job Description

Tax Accountant - Northland Properties

This is exciting opportunity to join Northland Properties, Canada\'s largest and fastest growing privately owned hospitality group. Founded in 1963, Northland operates in five countries with over 60 hotels, 150 restaurants, three resorts, three hockey teams and other brands and lines of business. With more than 10,000 Team Members, we are well known for the quality of our services as well as our ability to bring people together and create exceptional guest experiences.

If you have a passion for process improvement, enjoy problem solving, and a high attention to detail, this is the role for you.

Tax Accountant Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for the legal entity tax filings in Canada, U.S., UK, and Ireland.

Tax Reporting

• Prepare timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, annual GST/HST, QST and PST returns
• Prepare timely and accurate US sales and liquor tax returns
• Prepare timely and accurate VAT returns for our UK and Ireland operations
• Prepare other tax returns as necessary (withholding taxes, parking taxes, room taxes, destination taxes)
• Coordinate for all relevant filing requirements
• Ensure payments are made on time and accurate journal entries posted into the ERP system.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations of relevant GL accounts
• Ensuring tax updates are accurately captured in our financial systems
• Liaise with Canada Revenue Agency and relevant provincial ministries on tax matters.
• Ensure completeness of tax filings across organizational chart
• Respond to sales tax audits and queries from other tax authorities as and when necessary

Other

• Responsible for the successful collaboration with inter-department stakeholders (FP&A, Treasury, AP, and Accounting)
• Gain a thorough understanding around stakeholder expectations and leverage accounting resources and knowledge to meet those expectations

Process Improvement

• Reviewing current processes and identifying opportunities for change within new ERP system, focusing on process automation where possible

Experience Requirements

• 2-3 years relevant accounting experience
• Experience with tax filings required
• Working towards CPA designation preferred
• Passion for process improvements
• Strong financial analysis skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly with Excel and ERP systems

Summation

Submission of resume does not guarantee an interview or an actual transfer. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, provided they meet the minimal requirements of the applicable skills required. You must be legally entitled to work in Canada to apply as the employer does not have a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) that would support a foreign worker.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Career opportunities, however, only those applicants we wish to interview will receive a reply to their application. **APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN PERSON. ABSOLUTELY NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE**

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