Taxation Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Tax Accountant to join our team at Cardinal Health Canada. As a key member of our accounting department, you will play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and compliance of our financial transactions.

• Prepare and submit monthly returns for commodity taxes, ensuring timely and accurate compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Research and update VAT rates for new products, maintaining a thorough understanding of tax laws and regulations.
• Maintain accurate tax status classification of products for each Canadian province, ensuring compliance with provincial tax laws.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers on matters of item taxability or exempt status, providing expert guidance and support.
• Oversee and manage sales tax audits and CRA audits, ensuring prompt and effective resolution of any issues.
• Manage quarterly tax provision with the assistance of outside consultants, ensuring accurate and timely compliance.
• Monitor changes to tax legislation and inform management of potential implications, providing strategic guidance and recommendations.
• Manage preparation of annual tax return by the outside firm, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Manage communication with external advisers and CRA, ensuring effective and timely resolution of any issues.
• Liaise with internal tax teams on audits, inquiries, and implementation of different tax initiatives and audits, providing expert guidance and support.
• Prepare Statistic Canada Surveys, ensuring accurate and timely compliance.
• Manage insurance and lease payments, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
• Perform standard accounting functions, including month-end journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Act as a Tax SME on ERP implementation and other special projects, providing expert guidance and support.

• CPA (CA, CGA, CMA) designation preferred with at least 3 to 5 years' experience in accounting.
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance required.
• 3+ years' experience with Canadian legal entity tax filings.
• Knowledge of SAP is required, with JDE being an asset.
• Strong understanding of complex tax rules and ability to research to determine correct tax treatment.
• Strong accounting, analytical, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to clearly identify issues and bring them to a resolution.
• Self-starter with a process improvement mindset in the work performed.
• Expert Excel skills with ability to work through significant volumes of data.
• Clear and concise communication skills with ability to partner successfully with third-party organizations, finance, and other departments.
• Driven, customer-focused, and result-oriented individual.

• Experience in the Medical Segment, distribution organization, and/or large multinational organization.

Cardinal Health is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, and persons with disabilities.

Cardinal Health is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience, and background.

Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.