Tax Accountant

Position Summary

The Tax Accountant is responsible for supporting sales and use tax compliance

across a multi-state environment. This position supports the company’s indirect

tax compliance activities, focusing on preparing tax filings, managing exemption

certificates, and ensuring accurate tax reporting and compliance with applicable

regulations. The role focuses heavily on data gathering, basic return

preparation, administrative support, and learning tax systems and processes. The

Tax Accountant works closely with the Tax Manager and team to gain exposure to

multi state compliance, tax audits, and process improvements. This role

requires strong attention to detail, organization, and the ability to manage

high-volume transactional data.

Essential Responsibilities & Expectations

• Assist with the preparation, review, and filing of sales and use tax returns

across multiple states and local jurisdictions, ensuring timely and accurate

compliance with filing requirements

• Extract, validate, and analyze transaction data and reports from ERP systems,

tax engines, and reporting tools to support sales and use tax compliance,

reporting, and return preparation

• Perform data quality reviews and compliance testing to identify tax

calculation issues, incorrect tax treatments, missing tax codes, exemption

documentation deficiencies, and other reporting discrepancies, and assist in

their resolution

• Monitor tax rate and regulatory changes and assist with maintaining tax

tables, jurisdiction assignments, and system configurations to support

accurate tax calculations

• Administer exemption and resale certificate programs, including collection,

validation, renewal tracking, compliance review, secure storage, and

coordination with customers and internal stakeholders to maintain current

documentation

• Support sales and use tax audits by gathering exemption certificates,

transaction records, reconciliations, and other supporting documentation

requested by auditors or taxing authorities

• Ensure compliance with established internal controls, company policies, and

tax compliance procedures

• Partner with Sales, Accounts Receivable, Customer Service, and Operations

teams to ensure exempt customer accounts are properly documented and

maintained

• Prepare and post journal entries related to sales and use tax activity,

including accruals, adjustments, and other tax-related transactions

• Assist in account reconciliations and analysis related to sales tax payable,

use tax accruals, tax clearing accounts, and other tax-related balances

• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, operational efficiency,

reporting accuracy, and compliance processes through process enhancements and

technology solutions

• Assist in developing, maintaining, and updating tax procedures, process

documentation, and internal control documentation

• Work with large volumes of transactional data to support tax analysis, audit

requests, reporting requirements, and compliance initiatives

• Collaborate with Accounting and Finance teams to ensure the proper

classification, recording, and reporting of tax-related transactions in

accordance with company policies and accounting standards

• Participate in special projects, system implementations, process improvement

initiatives, and other assignments as directed by management

Qualifications

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting is required

Minimum Experience

• 2-4 years of accounting or tax experience with exposure to sales and use tax

in multi-state operations

• Experience with an ERP and tax engine software

Skills and Competencies

• Understanding sales and use tax principles and compliance requirements,

general ledger accounting, and reconciliations

• Willingness to learn and ask questions
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to follow structured processes and meet deadlines
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Effective communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with guidance
• High level of integrity and commitment to accuracy

Job Training

• Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012/D365
• CCH SureTax
• UKG (UltiPro)
• Targit
• Microsoft SharePoint

Safety Summary

Working Conditions

Work is normally performed in an office environment and some filing is

required. Some work must be performed in the shop environment with limited

exposure to physical risk. Little or very limited physical effort is required

for this position.

Physical Requirements

• Speaking
• Listening
• Writing
• Typing
• Reaching
• Kneeling
• Grasping
• Stooping
• Lifting up to 25 lbs.

Job Hazards

• Ergonomic hazards
• Electrical hazards
• Fire hazards
• Contagious illnesses
• Slipping, tripping, falling