Tax Accountant

Indirect Tax Audit Accountant

Summary of Position:
The Indirect Tax Audit Accountant will support internal and external audits by analyzing and providing supporting data and reports for sales tax audits. The position will assist with aligning business operations with sales tax requirements across the United States.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Obtain, and provide requested audit documentation, perform taxability research, and review audit workpapers.

• Provide corrective action recommendations based on audit results. Partner with our indirect tax compliance team and business partners to resolve sales tax related issues identified in audits.

• Reconcile simple tax accounts and provide recommendations to address account variances.

• Assist with use tax review and research tax laws to analyze and recommend application to internal leadership.

• Must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field.

• 0 to 2 years of experience in Indirect Tax with audit experience is preferred.

• Possess excellent organization and critical thinking skills and the ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks bringing projects to completion.

• Must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and be capable of working under pressure with a sense of urgency.

• Strong communication skills both written and verbal.

• Ability to perform basic tax law research and understand general taxability concepts – experience with CCH or Avalara, a plus.

• Ability to make strong judgment decisions and work with a high level of integrity and strong analytical skills

• Strong understanding of various sales tax systems (i.e., Vertex, Avalara) or ability to quickly learn new systems supporting sales tax compliance data. Vertex, Sabrix/OneSource or other tax engines.

• Power BI, Alteryx, or other automation tools

• Proficient in collecting and analyzing complex data sets

• Ability to interpret and summarize data