Job Description

Senior Indirect Tax and Pension Compliance Specialist

Rank P5

Scarborough, ON (Hybrid)

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $105,700 - $142,900. The salary offered will be based on the candidate’s experience, knowledge, skills and qualifications.

Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) currently has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Indirect Tax and Pension Compliance Specialist to support our Finance and Accounting team. This is a full-time opportunity and will report to the Senior Manager, Tax, Governance and Audit.

The selected candidate will be responsible for all indirect tax (sales, luxury tax, property tax and excise) and pension plan related to sales tax compliance and regulatory administration.

What We’ll Bring:

Company & Culture

• A hybrid work environment

• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect

• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career

• A focus on respect for people and continuous improvement

• Summer Hours – condensed work week during the summer

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including bonus

• Extended health care and dental benefits effective immediately

• Company pension plan with additional employer contributions

• Associate vehicle discount program

• Reimbursement programs (tuition & fitness)

• Paid holiday shutdown and competitive paid time off benefits

• Sabbatical leave program

What You’ll be Doing:

Pension Plans’ Accounting

• Oversee preparation of annual pension plans’ statutory financial statements by external pension plan accountant including review of draft financial statements with external accountant and senior management

• Oversee and co-ordinate annual pension plans’ financial statements’ year-end audit by external auditor including addressing queries, executing confirmations, and reporting audit results to senior management

• Complete Pension Plans’ GST compliance (deemed supply; GST494; rebates; TANs) for both TCCI & TCI

• Oversee invoice processing for pension plans (as required)

• Pension Plans’ Regulatory Compliance

• Responsible for ensuring annual FSCO filings (form 7s, form 8s, annual information returns, financial statement filings, tri-annual valuations, PBGFs) are completed and filed on time in co-ordination with external pension plan advisors (i.e. actuary, accountant, investment managers)

Pension Plan Governance

• Support senior manager to implement and maintain pension plans’ governance structure including review of service providers, co-ordination of pension committee records, governance reporting (e.g. investment performance and reporting from invest. consultant and invest. mgrs.), plan monitoring

• Maintenance of records retention system for confidential pension plans financial records

• Co-ordinate with pension plan actuary to monitor pension legislation amendments that impact financial reporting

• Support Senior Manager, Tax Governance & Audit, HR and payroll on special pension projects

• Participate in the Joint Operations Subcommittee (JOSC) to report pension administration updates to subcommittee members

Pension Plan Support

• Support Senior Manager, Tax, Governance & Audit, Finance Subcommittee, JOSC with knowledge of pension plan financial and regulatory compliance requirements

What You’ll Bring:

Indirect Tax

• Post secondary education in Business, Accounting or any other relevant programs.

• CPA Accounting Designation is required

• Completion of CPA In-depth GST/HST Program (within past 5 years)

• 5 years post designation experience in Canadian indirect tax compliance (sales, luxury tax & excise taxes) and advisory

• Expert knowledge in GST/HST Statutory Requirements

• Ex pert knowledge in Canadian Provincial Sales Tax Statutory Requirements (BC, MB, SK, QST)

• Excellent communication, comprehension, organization and technical skills

• Deadline oriented to ensure corporate compliance with statutory filing requirements with Indirect tax and Pension compliance obligations

• Proficiency with SAP Hana 4 Enterprise System Strong proficiency with MS Office Suite (specifically MS Excel)

• Experience with Power BI an asset

• French language skills, an asset

• US State Sales Tax knowledge, an asset

Pension Plan Compliance

• 1 year experience in pension plan administration and accounting, preferred

• General knowledge of Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution pension plans

• Comprehension of sales tax requirements for pension plans, an asset

• Pension plan accounting for corporations (IAS 19), an asset

• Ontario Pension Benefits Act knowledge, an asset

About Us

Toyota Canada Inc. is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Toyota Canada's head office is in Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax. Toyota parts and accessories are distributed through TCI's Parts Distribution Centres in Bowmanville and Vancouver. TCI supports over 287 Toyota and Lexus dealers in Canada with services that include training, sales, marketing, environmental and customer satisfaction initiatives.

What Sets Us Apart?

A focus on people, passion for Toyota, innovation and continuous improvement have made us an award-winning company, recognized worldwide for our technological leadership and superior standards of quality, community involvement and environmental responsibility.

What You Should Know:

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates the diversity of the communities where we live and do business. Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process or your employment if you require accommodation. Please note TCI may use AI-powered tools to assist us with initial screening and assessment. Talent Acquisition Specialists always review all applications and Hiring Managers always make final hiring decisions throughout the selection process.

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