Indirect Tax Accountant

**Indirect Tax Accountant**

**Launch Your Tax Career with the World's Largest Furniture Manufacturer**

Ashley Furniture Industries is seeking an **Indirect Tax Accountant** to support our U.S. indirect tax function across sales & use tax, property tax, business licenses, exemption certificates, and audit support.

This is a **great opportunity** for recent graduates or early-career professionals to build a strong foundation in indirect tax while working for a stable, family-owned global company that invests in professional development and career growth.

**About the Role**

As an **Indirect Tax Accountant**, you'll support Ashley's indirect tax team by preparing workpapers, organizing documentation, reconciling tax data, maintaining trackers, and assisting with audits and notices. You'll work with systems, data, and cross-functional partners to ensure accurate, timely, and audit-ready tax compliance.

You'll also help **modernize the tax function** by improving documentation, standardizing workpapers, identifying recurring issues, and using approved technology, automation, and analytics tools.

**What You'll Do**

**Sales & Use Tax Support**

• Prepare workpapers and reconciliations for sales & use tax filings
• Analyze purchase data to identify taxable purchases (consumer use tax)
• Support exemption certificate collection, validation, and tracking
• Research basic sales & use tax questions and prepare summaries

**Property Tax Support**

• Gather and organize fixed asset data, assessment notices, and tax bills
• Maintain property tax calendars, deadlines, and status trackers
• Support review of assessments and bills to identify discrepancies or appeal opportunities
• Coordinate with Accounting, Real Estate, and Operations for property-related information

**Business Licenses & Registrations**

• Support preparation and renewal of business licenses and sales tax registrations
• Maintain registration trackers (account numbers, filing frequencies, renewal dates, jurisdictions)
• Assist with new registrations, account updates, location openings/closures
• Coordinate with Legal, Real Estate, and Operations for jurisdictional filings

**Audit & Notice Support**

• Gather, organize, and index documentation for audits and tax notices
• Prepare audit support packages (invoices, certificates, reconciliations, sales/purchase data)
• Maintain audit trackers, notice logs, and document request lists
• Draft basic responses to notices for senior tax team review

**Data & Process Improvement**

• Prepare, clean, organize, and reconcile tax data from multiple sources
• Maintain standardized workpapers, checklists, trackers, and documentation repositories
• Identify manual steps, recurring issues, and process improvement opportunities
• Use approved tax technology, Excel, workflow tools, dashboards, and automation

**Business Support**

• Respond to routine internal questions about sales tax, property tax, licenses, and certificates
• Work with Accounting, Finance, AP, Procurement, Retail, E-Commerce, and Operations
• Support special projects, research, and business initiatives

**What We're Looking For**

**Education:**

• **Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, Business, Tax, or related field preferred** (relevant experience considered)

**Experience:**

• **0–3 years** in tax, accounting, finance, accounts payable, audit support, compliance, or business support

**Skills:**

• **Strong attention to detail** and organizational skills
• Ability to work with financial data, reconciliations, and spreadsheets
• **Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook**
• Ability to follow processes, meet deadlines, and escalate issues appropriately
• Customer service mindset when working with internal partners

**Preferred:**

• Experience with sales & use tax, property tax, business licenses, exemption certificates, or multi-state compliance
• Experience with ERP systems, tax software, workflow tools, or document repositories
• Accounting, tax, or data analytics coursework or certifications

**No CPA or professional certification required**—we'll help you grow your tax knowledge and skills!

**What You'll Learn**

✅ **Sales & Use Tax** – Multistate compliance, taxability, exemption certificates, nexus

✅ **Property Tax** – Renditions, assessments, appeals, jurisdictional filings

✅ **Audit Support** – How to prepare audit files, respond to notices, and support tax audits

✅ **Tax Technology** – Tax engines, automation, analytics, dashboards, workflow tools

✅ **Process Improvement** – How to standardize workpapers, improve data quality, and build scalable processes

**Why Join Ashley?**

✅ **Build a strong tax foundation** with hands-on experience across multiple tax areas

✅ **Work for a stable, family-owned company** that's #1 in the furniture industry

✅ **Professional development opportunities** and career growth

✅ **Learn from experienced tax professionals** in a collaborative team environment

✅ **Use modern technology**—tax automation, analytics, AI tools (with appropriate training)

✅ **Comprehensive benefits** and employee perks

**Benefits**

• Health, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) with Profit Sharing
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Your Birthday Off
• Generous Employee Discount on Furniture
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Life Insurance
• Ashley Wellness Centers (location specific)

**Our Core Values**

• **Honesty & Integrity** – Acts with transparency and ethical judgment
• **Dirty Fingernail** – Takes accountability and digs into details to solve problems
• **Continuous Improvement** – Seeks better ways to improve processes
• **Growth Focused** – Committed to learning and professional development

**Schedule & Location**

**Location:** Arcadia, WI or Tampa, FL

**Schedule:** Full-time; flexible hours during peak compliance or audit periods

**Ready to start your tax career with a global industry leader?**

**Apply today** and join Ashley Furniture Industries as an **Indirect Tax Accountant**.

*Ashley Furniture Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer.*