Job Description
Lush is seeking an Indirect Tax Accountant to join their finance team in Vancouver. This role is a hybrid opportunity and involves collaboration with the accounting and wider finance team to ensure smooth day-to-day operations and accurate tax reporting. The Indirect Tax Accountant will be responsible for preparing monthly complex sales tax calculations, journal entries, and reconciliations for 270 retail stores in Canada, Puerto Rico, and the USA. They will also support and gather information for sales and use tax notices and audits.
Responsibilities include:
- Preparing monthly complex sales tax calculations, journal entries, and reconciliations.
- Preparing state/city excise tax returns.
- Supporting and gathering information for sales and use tax notices and audits.
- Collaborating with the business to ensure sales tax compliance.
- Monitoring mailroom and group emails for seller tax permit renewals, notices, and audits.
- Assisting with ad hoc tax and finance responsibilities.
Requirements:
- Minimum 2 years of accounting and tax experience.
- Proven organizational skills with attention to detail.
- Proactive approach and initiative.
- Effective communication skills.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize.
- Excellent Microsoft Office and Google application skills.
- Honesty, openness, transparency, and integrity.
- Flexibility around assigned tasks.
Lush offers:
- Employee ownership.
- Opportunity to contribute to ethical practices and sustainable initiatives.
- A diverse and inclusive company culture.