Job Description
Job details
Job type
Permanent
Location
Vancouver, BC V6B 4N+
Full job description
Requisition ID: 226205
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.
As an Associate Tax Officer, Scotiatrust, you contribute to the overall success of a Scotiatrust Taxation Services unit in Canada ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. You ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.
Is this role right for you? In this role you will:
Champion a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
Review tax returns prepared by Tax Administrators, and seasonal staff to ensure completeness and accuracy and to minimize risk.
Prepare complex returns by proactively gathering or preparing all relevant supporting documentation, such as income statements, transactions, tax slips, capital gains & losses statements and fees charged.
Act as secondary contact for all clients and partners. May be primary contact for a limited number of assigned clients.
Proactively recognize tax issues as they affect the client’s situation and ensures that the clients and our partners are made aware, as appropriate.
Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas, while ensuring thorough knowledge of, and strict adherence to, the Bank’s Global Sales Practices, ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct.
Champion a high performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.
Do you have the skills and requirements that will enable you to succeed in this role? – We’d love to work with you if have:
Previous employment within a tax unit servicing individuals and trusts
Post-secondary degree or diploma
May be working towards an accounting designation
Pursuing the STEP or CSI Taxation Courses and keeps up-to-date with respect to legislative changes, particularly the frequent changes to the taxation of individuals, estates, trusts, corporations, and registered charities
Excellent computer skills are required, particularly in the use of tax preparation programs and MS Office, SalesForce and the Broadridge Trust System
Dimensions:
Total Tax Revenue / assigned tax preparation engagements $500,000 to $2,000,000
Total assigned tax preparation engagements / 400 to 750
Daily regulatory remitting and tax filing deadlines
Daily interaction with Canada Revenue Agency, Revenue Quebec, and internal partners
Location(s): Canada : British Columbia : Vancouver
Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.
At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.
You must create an Indeed account before continuing to the company website to apply
