Description:
Empire Life is looking to hire a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Tax team! We are actively seeking candidates to fill a current, open position.
Why pursue this opportunity
Our mission - Provide expertise and intelligent solutions to help Canadians navigate life with confidence.
Join a transforming business - we are a medium-sized Canadian company in a stable industry that emphasizes the importance of innovation to use industry-leading technology.
Play an integral role - this is an opportunity that allows for you to grow your skills, while directly contributing to the business unit you are a part of.
What you’ll be working on
- Drives transformation and acts as SME for the Tax Slip reporting processes
- Is a key contributor to the tax slip reporting production process, ensuring compliance with tax legislation (CRA/MRQ), regulatory requirements and industry practices
- Contribute to the installment remittance process for all corporate, commodity and premium taxes for the Company and its subsidiaries
- Review and identify areas of improvement in policies and procedures to ensure they are consistent and compliant with tax legislation, regulatory requirements and industry practices.
- Act as a subject matter expert for the annual year-end tax process and support tax-related system changes
- Act as a technical escalation point for situations relating to taxation issues to ensure compliance through accurate and timely reporting to regulatory bodies
- Provide technical and research support to ensure Empire Life is compliant with federal, provincial, local and applicable foreign and domestic tax laws and regulations
- Collaborate with other business units and departments on special project work and participate in departmental projects as required.
- Lead, and/or oversee in departmental projects
- Propose, review and develop efficiencies and improvements to current practices in the tax department
- Ensure compliance with internal control policies
What we’re looking for you to have
- 3+ years of experience with Canadian tax. (Exposure to the insurance and/or investment fund taxation industry is an asset.)
- Completion of a university degree with courses in accounting, finance, taxation, audit, management and business administration
- Enhanced technological skill requirements, such as Power BI, Advanced Excel skills with an understanding of how to create and deploy macros.
- Automation and process improvement mindset.
- Understanding of entry-level coding and Python would be an asset.
- Working knowledge of AI-driven applications and their potential use cases in corporate finance and taxation
- Knowledge of Canadian corporate tax legislation and experience conducting tax research.
- Knowledge of insurance/risk and wealth products, including universal life, whole life, term life and segregated funds
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
- Ability to work and drive desired outcomes with minimal supervision and oversight
- Effective oral and written communication.
- Key competencies include initiative, judgment, analytical thinking and problem solving and decision making.
- The incumbent must have well-developed organizational skills and great attention to detail/accuracy.
- Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation, an asset.
- FLMI designation is an asset
- If you are applying for a position which is open to applicants across Canada, unless otherwise indicated in the position, language proficiency in English is required for communicating with customers, advisors, or employees across Canada.
- Our hiring process includes AI screening for keywords and minimum qualifications. Recruiters review all results.