Indirect Tax Manager

Carole Groleau

Burlington, ON 905-***-**** adhxga@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Accountant

Result-oriented professional with 10+ years of experience within the financial accounting and taxation industry. Proven ability to prepare financial, tax and auditing reports while demonstrating sound analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Effectively manages and prioritizes multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment. Strong communicator in both French and English who effectively collaborates with various departments to complete financial projects.

Core Competencies:

Taxation Compliance

Financial Management

Audits

Detail Oriented

Analytical Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Collaborative Team Player

Organization

Technical Proficiencies: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SAP Accounting Module, Oracle Fusion

Professional Experience

2019 - Present

Senior Manager – Commodity Tax

TD Bank

Provide leadership and guidance to a team of 3 senior tax analysts

Participated in the implementation of Ariba e-procurement

Carrying out duties as described below at Hudson’s Bay Company

Senior Manager – Commodity Tax 2016 - 2019

Hudson’s Bay Company

Oversee, approve indirect tax returns/payments, (GST, HST, QST, PST)

Analyzed reports for reasonableness, prepared account reconciliations, and approved journal entries.

Participated in improving the efficiency of task processes.

Liaised with management team and stakeholders to communicate taxation compliance and regulations while monitoring legislative activities and interpreting tax bulletins.

Supported indirect tax inquiries from the organization, customers or tax authorities.

Explained technical accounting and taxation principles to both a technical and non-technical audience.

Managed external audits and notices of assessment.

Collaborated with Internal Auditors to manage indirect tax processes and internal SOX controls.

Supported month-end processes by conducting a review of reconciliations pertaining to indirect taxes.

Accomplishments:

Participated in the implementation of Oracle Fusion, reassigned sales tax general ledger accounts to enhance the clarity and ease of use.

Identified accounting and taxation discrepancies to resolve issues and reduce operational cost.

Participated in the enhancement of the electronic invoices to incorporate sales tax.

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Senior Commodity Tax Analyst 2010 - 2016

Suncor Energy Inc.

Prepared and filed sales tax returns (sales tax and fuel) for assigned federal/provincial jurisdictions.

Analyzed financial reports for reasonableness and reconciled to various general ledger accounts.

Updated tax status in product management system.

Managed external audits and notices of assessment.

Ensured compliance with indirect tax regulations and researched new legislation requirements.

Supported team members on various tax related projects.

Supported the legal team with completion of Notices of Objection and collaborated with auditors.

Commodity Tax Analyst 2005 - 2010

CIBC

Provided indirect tax advice on an on-going basis during and after the implementation of new vendor contractual relationships to ensure external vendors are compliant with tax requirements.

Liaised with federal and provincial auditors to address indirect tax audit requests and queries.

Interpreted federal and provincial indirect tax legislation to assist CIBC businesses.

Accomplishments:

Received three Achievers Awards for completing the Government Taxation Contact Update Project in 2009, contributing to IT projects in 2007 and participated as a member of the core working project team for harmonised sales tax in 2010

Gained recognition as a Top Performer in 2007

Managed the implementation of HST taxation in 2010 by performing as Taxation Lead and collaborated with accounts payable and management team members.

Additional Work Experience

Commodity Tax Analyst

Hudson’s Bay Company

Accounting Supervisor

Hudson’s Bay Company

Travel Accountant

The Loyalty Group

Education

Business Certificate Universite Du Quebec

Business and Tourism Diploma LaSalle College

Indepth (GST/HST Course) CPA

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