Communication Specialist, Indirect Tax

Relevant backgrounds:

No prior experience needed, this role is an entry-level position.

Accounting

Tax

Mathematics

Sciences

Economics

Law

If you are wanting to pursue a CPA designation or currently pursuing one, this role will be able to accommodate your pursuit.

Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP is the largest local, independent, full-service accounting firm in Alberta. But that doesn’t mean we’re only about spreadsheets and number crunching. When we come to work daily, we are driven by a desire to be creative and continually open to new possibilities. This includes building strong relationships with all the people we serve - our clients, our team members and our community.

What matters most to us is staying connected, versatile and accessible. These are the qualities that allow us to make a real difference in people’s lives and empower them to reach their full potential.

We are an exceptional company - we embrace making small investments, learning from failures quickly, and growing stronger together. We seek inventive problem-solvers who prioritize customers to uncover victories across diverse sectors.

We don't hire for compatibility; we hire for contribution. We search for candidates who embody our core values:
Advancement, Accountability, Empathy, Intention, Openness, and Uniqueness. If you're enthusiastic about KRP, flourish in a dynamic setting, and aspire to collaborate with a brilliant, diverse team, we'd love to hear from you!

Our Indirect Tax practice area is growing and we’re looking to find the right person to grow with it. This position will report directly to the Indirect Tax Advisor and truly has unlimited growth potential. Indirect tax is very niche area of taxation and is in no way your typical "accounting" job, we're looking for an outlier and considering all relevant backgrounds.

Your experience in KRP’s Indirect Tax practice will start out with 4-6 weeks of direct training and mentorship, where we will begin with training to help familiarize you with basic accounting fundamentals, accounting software fundamentals, and income tax fundamentals, which create a foundation for your ability to work in indirect tax. Next you will receive detailed training in value-added tax and retail sales tax regimes, which will become your area of expertise as an indirect tax practitioner.

After 4 to 6 weeks of this training, you will be ready start assisting with client-problems under the direct supervision of the Indirect Tax Advisor, and with the assistance of your team members who will help you get your feet moving.

Our clients include publicly-traded companies, non-profit organizations, charities, municipalities, financial institutions, oil and gas, First Nations, real estate developers, international importers, etc.

As you develop a deeper understanding of both income tax and indirect taxes, you will progress into supporting clients directly with preparing information for various tax authorities during audits and examinations, writing technical memoranda for complex taxation issues, reviewing plans for mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations for tax implications, risks and opportunities.

As part of your early development:

• Accounting projects including preparation of financial statements;
• Completing personal and corporate tax returns, income tax elections; and
• GST/HST compliance filings such as filing registrations, elections, rebates and returns

Having a baseline understanding of the tasks above will help you move forward into more complex and client-facing services. As your technical knowledge progresses, your scope will expand into:

• Researching specific tax topics and briefing your direct supervisor or internal staff on your findings as needed.
• Preparing…