Senior Tax Associate, Indirect Tax

Senior Tax Associate, Indirect Tax

Our Global Tax team is seeking a Senior Tax Associate within our State and Local

Tax Team.  This position will be primarily responsible for indirect tax

compliance for Capital One. This newly created role will be responsible for

preparing sales and use tax and other indirect tax returns, preparing journal

entries, researching technical issues and responding to indirect tax audit

information requests.

In this role, you will be an integral member of our Tax team who will be

interacting and partnering with Capital One Travel, procurement, accounting,

finance and legal functions to manage tax risk, ensure accurate compliance with

sales and use tax laws, and support corporate-wide initiatives.

The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker who can work autonomously to meet

specific timelines for filing sales and use tax returns.  A successful candidate

has strong communication skills, attention to details, and a desire for problem

solving in a non-routine, dynamic environment.

An Ideal Candidate Will Possess

• Strong technical knowledge of state and local sales and use tax laws,

regulations, and administrative rules

• Experience preparing and filing indirect tax returns

• Analytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to identify risk,

research and resolve tax issues, identify tax savings and refund

opportunities, and work strategically with the key lines of business

• Written and verbal communication skills with ability to present technical

matters to other team members and applicable business units and stakeholders

in a manner appropriate for the audience

Responsibilities

• Prepare indirect tax returns for Capital One Travel, including calculating

tax in each jurisdiction

• Prepare monthly journal entries to record sales, use and other local tax

accruals, taxes paid and use tax expense

• Work closely with business units, finance and procurement functions to

coordinate data collection, and ensure timely and accurate tax reporting

• Partner with the Tax Controversy team to respond to questions from tax

auditors

• Prepare responses to indirect tax notices

• Research technical indirect tax issues as required

• Prepare tax registrations in new jurisdictions

• Prepare the monthly reconciliation of indirect tax accounts and ensure proper

documentation is maintained to support tax filings and audits

• Identify and implement process improvements and automation solutions for data

collection, indirect tax calculations and indirect tax reporting

• Travel to other company sites and tax conferences as needed

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience

• At least 2 years of tax experience in a public company or accounting firm or

law firm or a combination

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters of Science (MS) in Tax or Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

• 3+ years of indirect tax experience, including experience in the travel

industry and addressing hotel, accommodations and lodging taxes

• Direct experience with sales & use tax reporting and payment engines (e.g.,

Avalara, Vertex, TR One Source)

• Experience with invoicing and accounts receivable systems for indirect tax

collection

• Experience researching sales and use tax laws and advising companies on the

impacts of those laws and regulations

• Direct experience with the testing and implementation of a sales and use tax

reporting and payment engine

• Experience with Alteryx or other data automation products

• Experience with Microsoft Suite or Google Suite

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment

authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed

below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for

candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to

the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries

for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours

to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $96,500 - $110,100 for Sr. Tax Specialist

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range

associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered

to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s

offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation,

which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives

could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health,

financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at

the Capital One Careers website [https://www.capitalonecareers.com/benefits].

Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt

status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including

disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable

federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace.

Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal

history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws

regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable,

Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police

Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act;

Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable

federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background

inquiries.

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