Jobs at CP Rail – Analyst, Commodity Tax (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

Canadian Pacific is a transcontinental railway in Canada and the United States with direct links to major ports on the west and east coasts, providing North American customers a competitive rail service with access to key markets in every corner of the globe. CP is growing with its customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. Visit cpr.ca to see the rail advantages of CP.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assisting in preparing responses to commodity tax queries from business units;
• Monitoring and improving the commodity tax return process and identifying commodity tax opportunities and exposures;
• Accurately preparing and filing prescribed commodity tax returns and refund claims in a timely manner (including GST/HST, QST, PST, fuel tax, and carbon tax);
• Reconciling and analyzing monthly tax account balances and details to confirm their validity and investigating variances;
• Assisting in the completion of government commodity tax audits and refund reviews.
• Assisting the Manager, Commodity Tax to maintain SAP tax logic.
• Reviewing specific transactions for commodity tax compliance and minimization and making any appropriate adjustments;
• Assisting in developing and executing commodity tax compliance and recovery initiatives; and
• Accurately preparing and filing all assigned commodity tax returns prior to the legislated deadlines, as well as reviewing and reconciling the related notices of assessment;
• Analyzing tax reports, tax account balances, and related documents to ensure the accurate accounting of the federal and provincial commodity tax liabilities and refunds to minimize penalty and interest charges; and

Job Requirements:

• Demonstrated ability to take initiative; and
• Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, or information technology, or equivalent experience;
• Strong analytical and communication skills;
• Keen interest in learning commodity tax;
• Knowledge of railway business would be an asset;
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail;
• Aptitude for reading and learning legislation and governmental administrative policies;
• Able to prioritize workload under tight and firm deadlines;
• Experience in effectively communicating with larger or important groups.

Job Details:

Company: CP Railway

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Calgary, AB, CA

Application Deadline: N/A

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