Staff Tax Accountant

Position Summary

Primary responsibilities include supporting the domestic tax function including sales/use and income/franchise tax compliance, researching domestic tax issues, and tax department projects for multiple legal entities doing business in multiple states.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain company sales tax compliance calendar
• File sales/use tax returns to multiple states
• Assist with sales/use tax accrual reconciliations
• Assist with gathering documentation for federal and state income tax filings
• Perform tax research to determine appropriate tax treatment of transactions
• Follow up on tax notices from state departments of revenue
• Prepare state tax registrations
• Assist with documentation requests from state and local tax auditors
• Assist with quarterly estimated income tax payments
• Various projects associated with tax compliance, audits, and planning

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Accounting or Finance
• 1-3 years of experience in public accounting or industry tax department
• Experience with multi-state sales/use tax compliance
• Familiar with state income tax compliance and apportionment
• Experience with ERP systems, Sage 100 a plus
• Experience with Avalara preferred
• Intermediate to advanced MS Office skills, primarily Excel
• Ability to perform responsibilities effectively and efficiently while working remotely
• Ability to work within tight deadlines

Physical Demands

• Involves sitting at a desk and/or driving for extended periods of time
• Involves lifting up to 20 lbs
• Ability to hear telephone conversations and speak clearly
• Ability to travel domestically

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.