Tax Accountant

Overview

Job Summary

The Tax Accountant is responsible for supporting the US Group's indirect tax and business license reporting functions.

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities

Essential Functions:

• Assist in the preparation and filing of indirect state and local tax returns and business personal property renditions.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly indirect tax account reconciliations.
  
• Support indirect and internal tax audits through data gathering and audit schedule preparation.
  
• Review use tax and sales tax debit/credit reports to support tax compliance process.

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Secondary Functions:

• Upload tax compliance into Katalyst database.
  
• Ad hoc projects as assigned to support direct taxation.

Networking/Key relationships

Accounting Department, Collections, Accounts Payable, Customer Service, Sales, IT

• Regularly interacts with internal teams to collaborate or provide information. May work with ex­ternal contacts.
• Coordinates activities to meet generally defined department objectives.

Qualifications

Minimum Knowledge & Experience for the position:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 1-3years' experience in a professional environment in an accounting/finance position.

Skills & Capabilities:

• Working knowledge of platform based software; SAP skills preferred.
• Technical knowledge necessary to perform spreadsheet analysis,
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proactive, problem solving approach.
• Exercise occasional judgement to make tactical decisions. These decisions affect work product and ulti­mately impact strategic decisions.

Travel requirements:

Up to 5% travel.