Sales Tax Trainee

About Contour:

Contour Software has grown from a dozen people to over 2,000 staff across 3 cities, in less than 14 years.
As a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc., we are proud to be part of a global enterprise software conglomerate that has grown to become one of the top 10 software companies in the world, with employees and customers in 100+ countries. With a broad-based and ever-growing portfolio of market-leading, vertical-market enterprise solutions covering more than 100 industry domains in predominantly mature markets, CSI's recipe creates the perfect environment for professionals to build fulfilling, long-term careers.

What started as an R&D & Accounting back-office, has progressed into a full-service Global Centre serving all functions and departments, at the divisional as well as operating group/corporate level. Today Contour employees, located in Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad, are serving CSI divisions located in time zones spanning the globe, from Sydney to Vancouver. With the global growth of Constellation as the wind in our sails, we are only just getting started

The Position:
The Trainee will be working closely and assisting the senior team members with the day-to-day tasks to develop an understanding of standard processes which have an impact on the Business. They will be able to practice their technical accounting knowledge and work toward process improvement while working with other professionals to learn current accounting practices adopted in the software and service industry.

It is a 3-month paid trainee program that can potentially be converted into full-time employment based on performance.

What will you learn:

• Be able to contribute to the US Sales Tax department at Contour Office and ensure compliance with US sales and use tax regulations.
• Learn existing sales tax filings process, tax rate updates, reconciliations, and data analysis.
• Learn how to use Microsoft Great Plains as an Accounting Software and its reporting tools.
• Opportunity to expand job responsibilities in the future in other domains.
• Day-to-Day Responsibilities
• Perform day-to-day sales tax related tasks for all the North American businesses under Vertus Group.
• Perform Sales Tax Nexus study, product taxability and implementation of changes required to indirect tax compliance processes because of changes to indirect tax legislation.
• Perform sales tax research using TTR and other tax tools to keep entities up to date with recent changes.
• Run regular control reports to confirm journal entry transactions are posted accurately.
• Day to Day Coordination with Tax Departments to resolve the issue related to Sales Tax. Queries and Notices.

Professional Acumen:

• The ideal candidate will have strong organizational and communication skills allowing him or her to manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Will ensure strong relationships with external stakeholders and internal teams; maintaining a strong customer service culture and positive attitude within the finance team. Experience with a multilocation environment is a plus.
• Be proactive and eager to contribute and learn, ask lots of questions, and provide solutions. Maintaining a continuous improvement mindset and proactively identifying, reviewing, and implementing process improvements.

Education and Technical Skills:

• Part qualified Professional qualification (ACCA / ICAP or similar), bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting or related field.
• Proven ability to calculate, post, and manage accounting figures and financial records.
• Data entry skills along with a knack for numbers.
• Understanding of ERP (MS Great Plains), AvaTax, Vertex or any other sales tax compliance tools is an asset.
• Proficiency in English communication skills and in MS Office (primarily in MS-Excel).
• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.