Responsibilities include the timely and accurate completion of filings and various tasks related to the Company’s corporate sales, use, property and miscellaneous tax compliance. The Tax Manager will interact with the in-house tax department, IT, accounting and finance teams, co-sourcing service providers, and government tax agencies in meeting tax compliance and tax audit requirements. Responsibilities include the following:

Tax Compliance

• Gather and prepare filings required for sales, use, property and miscellaneous tax compliance.
• Provide timely responses to data requests from co-sourcing service providers related to sales, use and property tax compliance.
• Complete and file business licenses, fire permits, annual reports and other miscellaneous reports and returns.
• Complete internal processing requirements for tax and report payments.
• Provide technical guidance to IT regarding sales and use tax requirements; interface with IT for tax rate updates and tax holidays.
• Lead role in calculating required accruals for sales, use, property and gross receipts taxes.
• Monitor, analyze and communicate relevant tax law changes to the tax department.
• Work with the tax, IT, finance and accounting teams on process improvements in the compliance process.
• Research issues and document findings.

Tax Audits and Tax Notices

• Lead role in managing sales, use and property tax audits including interaction with auditors and scheduling.
• Gather and organize information required for sales, use and property tax audits; prepare responses to audit queries, as requested.
• Organize and provide timely replies to sales, use and property tax notices.
• Research issues and document findings.

Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree in Accounting or similar field.
• 5+ years of relevant corporate tax experience in public accounting and/or corporate tax department; tax audit experience a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); experience with JDE and Oracle a plus.
• Experience with retail, POS and sales tax requirements.
• Ability to analyze and interpret state tax laws and regulations.
• Ability to prioritize, multitask, problem solve, and work independently.
• Detail-oriented; excellent organizational and communication skills required.

Contact kat@taxconnections.com