This will be a hybrid role with a mix of in office and work from home days.
Position Summary
Support Tax Managers, Sr. Tax Managers, and Directors in providing fuel tax advisory/consulting services. Conduct fuel & excise tax return preparations, registrations and licensing, overpayment reviews, jurisdictional audits, reverse audits, transaction analyses, and file refund claims for DMA clients. Perform Federal and Provincial/State research and work with relevant taxing authorities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Research and provide advisory/consulting guidance for current Federal and State/Provincial fuel & excise tax legislation and regulations
- Knowledge of and preparation of fuel & excise tax returns (Canada and USA)
- Collaborate with DMA teams to ensure proper tax treatment of client’s activities to ensure compliance with fuel & excise tax laws to ensure timely and accurate fuel & excise tax compliance
- Assisting in resolving fuel & excise tax issues for DMA clients
- Provide ad hoc support for fuel & excise tax audits by providing information and analysis to address audit queries pertaining to reporting issues and potential assessments and related analysis and investigation
- Negotiate with Federal/Provincial/State auditors during refund processing, audit appeals, etc.
- Support other fuel & excise tax compliance projects and work with DMA clients on other time sensitive projects or new requests or developments
- Prepare updates and reports of findings for DMA clients
- Prepare required administrative information for Director, including status updates, entering job cost hours, forecasting, etc.
- Travel to client locations as required
- Identify and collect data on prospective clients and analyze potential client opportunities
- Perform other duties as assigned
Education and Qualifications
- Past Canadian & US Fuel & Excise Tax experience (Federal, State/Provincial)
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field
- 3-5 years’ professional experience preferably in accounting or tax
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to travel up to 20% to client locations
- Valid driver’s license
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