The Corporate Accountant – Tax Focus is responsible for supporting the TOPPAN’ Packaging Americas’ corporate, sales, and payroll tax compliance and reporting requirements across Canada. This role plays a key part in preparing tax provisions, performing detailed reconciliations, supporting audits, and ensuring timely and accurate tax filings. The role also contributes to broader accounting processes such as month-end close, treasury deposits, pension reconciliations, and benefits accounting.

What you’ll be doing:

Corporate and Indirect Tax Compliance

• Prepare annual corporate income tax provisions, including schedules for contributions, goodwill, intangibles, lease commitments, and non-deductible reserves
• Maintain and reconcile corporate tax rollforwards, true-ups, and trial balances
• Complete annual and monthly corporate tax return schedules (C3i Tax Credit, T106s, intercompany detail, fixed assets, revenue allocation, etc.)
• Support internal and external audit requests
• Calculate and record monthly and annual tax journal entries and adjustments in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) and Excel
• Review and process monthly GST/QST filings and ensure timely payment
• Manage corporate tax installments and NR4 filings, ensuring compliance with CRA and Revenue Québec requirements
• Perform sales tax reconciliations/rollforwards and submit monthly remittances.
• Conduct tax recovery and adjustment analyses related to utilities, leases, waste, and other recoverable items across applicable systems
• Support annual transfer pricing documentation and related intercompany reporting

Financial Reporting & Reconciliation

• Perform monthly reconciliations for corporate tax, pension accounts, and payroll-related accruals
• Assist with month-end closing activities including intercompany reconciliations
• Prepare and review tax-related trial balances and supporting working papers for external review
• Reconcile pension-related accounts and perform annual pension plan true-ups (SERP, VCRSP)
• Maintain documentation and audit support for all tax and related balance sheet accounts

Treasury and Payroll Support

• Prepare and post monthly payroll and benefits accruals, including workers’ compensation reconciliations
• Allocate benefits premiums and record accrual reversals and reallocations

Regulatory Filings and Compliance

• Complete Statistics Canada filings and other required government reports
• Ensure compliance with federal and provincial tax regulations and maintain proper record retention

Tools and Systems

• ERP Systems: Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Software: Excel (advanced proficiency required), Microsoft D365 (a plus)
• External Platforms: CRA and Revenue Québec portals

This is a remote position but candidate MUST be located in the Mississauga, ON Canada Area

We’d love to hear from you if:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• CPA designation or working toward CPA preferred
• 3+ years of experience in corporate accounting, with a strong emphasis on tax compliance and reporting
• Strong understanding of Canadian corporate income tax, GST/HST/QST, and payroll tax
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred)
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to meet tight deadlines
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• CPA designation or working toward CPA preferred
• 3+ years of experience in corporate accounting, with a strong emphasis on tax compliance and reporting
• Strong understanding of Canadian corporate income tax, GST/HST/QST, and payroll tax
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred)
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to meet tight deadlines
• Strong communication and organizational skills