- Employment Type: Permanent Full-time
- Salary Range: 48.852 - 61.219
- Hours of Work: B – SGEU Field 37.33 work a total of 37.33 hours/week, averaged over 4 weeks
- Workplace Diversity: Preference will be given to qualified equity group members who self-declare in this online application, as identified in Diversity Groups below.
- Diversity Groups: Indigenous Persons
- Occupation Code: FTA
- Grade: SGEU.13.
- Organization: 018 Finance
- Number of Openings: 1
- Ministry only: No
The Opportunity:
The Revenue Division of the Ministry of Finance is responsible for administering Saskatchewan's consumption tax programs, including the Provincial Sales Tax (PST), Liquor Consumption Tax (LCT), Fuel Tax, Tobacco Tax, and Vapour Products Tax (VPT).
As a member of the Compliance Branch leadership team, you will lead a team of compliance officers responsible for promoting tax compliance and helping to ensure the effective administration of provincial tax legislation. You will provide leadership, technical expertise, and develop compliance program materials in a risk-based compliance environment while maintaining a strong commitment to client service, fairness, consistency, professionalism, and accountability.
This position combines people leadership, audit and other compliance program oversight, stakeholder engagement and outreach, policy and program development, and compliance risk management.
The knowledge and abilities required for this position would typically be obtained through the completion of an accounting or business degree specializing in accounting, or introductory and intermediate accounting classes supplemented with auditing experience in a taxation environment, along with supervisory / people leadership experience.
Prospective candidates with required education outside of Canada are strongly encouraged to obtain either an ICAS Assessment Report from www.icascanada.ca or a Credential Evaluation and Authentication Report from www.wes.org, including it with your application. This will aid in ensuring that your qualifications are appropriately evaluated and considered in the application process.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities, skills, competencies, and capabilities outlined below are representative of the role and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and expectations associated with the position.
- Leads, guides, coaches, advises, evaluates, and encourages staff to ensure effective service, and to meet program goals.
- Provides clear and concise instruction to individuals or groups of employees to enhance skills and improve job performance.
- Develops, recommends and implements special processes, procedures, and controls to deal with program changes or non-compliant tax clients.
- Develops and maintains effective working relationships to educate, influence or persuade others to achieve understanding or to negotiate an agreement.
- Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing with diverse stakeholder groups including provincial and inter-provincial businesses, industry, and business organizations to explain complex issues, policies, procedures, and legislation.
- Appropriately applies and/or enforces acts, regulations, policies and procedures related to provincial revenue programs.
- Accurately compiles, analyzes and evaluates clients’ and other financial data using various computer software.
- Continuously plans, prioritizes, organizes and reviews a large volume of audits for others, taking into consideration conflicting and changing priorities to meet deadlines.
- Develops indicators for assessing audit results, gathers and analyzes data to evaluate program performance, and identifies options for modifying audit procedures and policies.
Qualifications
Job Capabilities:
In this leadership and supervisory role, we are seeking someone who:
- Holds themselves and others accountable for delivering on work expectations.
- Demonstrates innovation and supports their team to identify, iterate, and implement new solutions.
- Brings people together in a collaborative manner and builds relationships that deliver desired outcomes.
- Is inclusive, promotes, supports, and enables belonging, encourages diversity, and values all contributions.
- Is adaptable, anticipates the impact of change, models agility, and supports their team through ambiguity.
- Is outcomes-focused, enables their team to meet or exceed established goals, and balances longer term objectives with tactical execution.
Technical Knowledge and Skills:
- Knowledge of intermediate financial accounting, cost accounting and auditing - including principles, theory, standards and practices, techniques and procedures.
- Ability to use word processing, databases, spreadsheets and other software packages with speed and accuracy to: access, retrieve, maintain, and enter information; compile, compare, calculate and summarize data and information; and create and generate queries, reports, correspondence and other documents and presentations.
- Ability to examine, understand and appropriately apply complex tax legislation, policies and procedures when planning for and conducting audits of taxpayers records and/or when providing interpretative information.
- Ability to analyze, review, interpret and evaluate business records, including documents and financial data in order to form conclusions, judgments, and provide advice or recommendations.
Job Skills:
- Communication (Level C)
- Critical Thinking (Level C)
- Digital Skills (Level C)
- Interacting with Others (Level C)
- Navigating Ambiguity (Level C)
- Managing Self (Level C)
- Health, Safety and Wellness (Level C)
- Data Literacy (Level C)
- Influence (Level C)
- Political and Organizational Awareness (Level C)
- Managing Organizational Resources (Level B)
- Managing Talent (Level B)
Learn more about the Government of Saskatchewan’s Capabilities and Skills Framework here.
In accordance with our Criminal Record Check policy, you may be required to provide a Criminal Record Check if you are selected as the successful candidate. You will be notified, with detailed instructions, if we need you to provide this information.
The successful candidates will be required to complete a satisfactory Financial Management Risk Indicator Screen as a condition of employment. This requirement is based on the position’s responsibilities and access to information owned by the Canada Revenue Agency. All screenings will be conducted with consent and in compliance with applicable legislation.
What we offer:
- Dynamic and challenging work
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefits package including pension
- Career growth, development, and advancement opportunities
- Vacation, earned days off (EDO) and other types of leave (maternity/paternity/adoption, family/personal leave, sick leave)
- Work-life balance
We are committed to workplace diversity.
Our Commitment to Excellence:
The Government of Saskatchewan upholds deep-rooted values of Respect and Integrity, Serving Citizens, Excellence and Innovation, and Acting as One Team.
About Us
The Government of Saskatchewan provides the services, programs and supports the people of Saskatchewan need. We deliver on the Saskatchewan Plan for Growth to build a strong economy, strong communities and strong families, ultimately building a stronger Saskatchewan. Dedicated to service excellence, we demonstrate innovation, collaboration and transparency, practice effective and accountable use of resources and promote engagement and leadership at all levels.
