US Sales Tax Trainee

The trainee will be working closely and assisting the senior team members with the day-to-day tasks of the team to develop an understanding of standard processes which have an impact on the Business Unit and Corporate Financial Statements. They will be able to practice their technical accounting knowledge and work toward process improvement while working with other professionals to learn current accounting practices adopted in the software and service industry.

It is a 6-month paid trainee program that can potentially be converted into full-time employment based on performance.

What will you learn:

Be able to contribute to the US Sales Tax department at Contour Office and ensure compliance with US sales and use tax regulations and handling of GST/HST (Canada) and VAT (European) and GST (Australian) matters.

Learn existing sales tax filings process, tax rate updates, reconciliations, and data analysis.

Learn how to use Microsoft Great Plains as an Accounting Software and its reporting tools.

Opportunity to expand job responsibilities in the future in other domains.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Perform day-to-day sales tax related tasks for all the North American businesses under different Operating Groups.

Perform Sales Tax Nexus study, product taxability and implementation of changes required to indirect tax compliance processes as a result of changes to indirect tax legislation.

Perform sales tax research using TTR and other tax tools to keep entities up to date with recent changes.

Run regular control reports to confirm journal entry transactions are posted accurately

Professional Acumen

The ideal candidate will have strong organizational and communication skills allowing him or her to manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

Will ensure strong relationships with external stakeholders and internal teams; maintaining a strong customer service culture and positive attitude within the finance team. Experience with a multilocation environment is a plus.

Be proactive and eager to contribute and learn, ask lots of questions, and provide solutions. Maintaining a continuous improvement mindset and proactively identifying, reviewing, and implementing process improvements.

Education and Technical Skills

Finalist or part qualified Professional qualification (ACCA / ICAP or similar), Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.

Proven ability to calculate, post, and manage accounting figures and financial records.

Data entry skills along with a knack for numbers.

Understanding of ERP (MS Great Plains), AvaTax, Vertex or any other sales tax compliance tools is an asset.

Proficiency in English communication skills and in MS Office (primarily in MS-Excel).

A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.