Sales Tax Accountant
- Houston, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Analyze sales tax data, preparing, and reviewing, sales and use tax returns in a multi-state environment
- Review sales tax exemption forms for customers to provide improved customer satisfaction while maintaining compliance with state and local tax regulations
- Coordinate with the Credit and Collections Department to provide refunds to customers. This includes reviewing transactions and documentation, initiating internal refund requests, and tracking information for future reference. In certain instances, filing refund claims with the jurisdictions will also be required
- Maintain and apply the technical knowledge and skills required to evaluate and resolve various sales and use tax, personal property tax, business licenses, and income tax issues
- Coordinate with plant locations and other departments to file revenue-based business licenses
- Effectively and efficiently manage multiple detailed tasks required to timely file and pay sales & use taxes, property taxes, business licenses, and income tax liabilities
- Implement improvement projects to enhance information used for internal reporting, compliance, and audit activities
- Cross train with other team members including but not limited to vendor transaction review and use tax payments associated with such
- Bachelor’s Degree with emphasis in Accounting/Taxation
- 1-2 years of experience preparing and reviewing sales and use tax returns, particularly in a multi-state environment
- Ability to perform sales & use tax analysis, and provide consulting around practices and procedures with internal and external customers
- Ability to correctly interpret complex tax laws and regulations
- Skilled to determining root cause of customer complaints and providing solutions that satisfy the customer while remaining compliant with state/local laws and regulations
- Ability to juggle conflicting priorities to meet tight deadlines and is initiative-taking in requesting assistance from manager to ensure priorities are set correctly
- Ability to multi-task multiple projects, have strong time management skills, and have strong attention to detail
- Familiar with third party platforms such as Vertex, Avalara, Ryan LLC.
- Competitive Pay
- Holiday Pay
- Referral Bonuses
- Long-Term Career Advancement
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, AD&D, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance for Eligible Full Time Employees
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Great Team Environment
- The employee will be working at the corporate office and will be required to sit for long periods of time at a desk working on a laptop
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate