Sales Tax Accountant
Border States
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Fargo • North Dakota • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Supports the day-to-day operations of the Sales Tax Department in providing sales tax and accounting functions.
- Prepares monthly sales tax returns, remits sales tax, resolves questions regarding sales tax and maintains customer sales tax exemption certificates.
- Contacts state sales tax agencies and provides answers on sales tax policy questions posed by customers, corporate departments and branch employees.
- Adjusts sales tax on customer invoices once supporting documentation is received by adjustment methods and rebilling invoices and clearing these adjustments from customer accounts.
- Works with manager or Team Lead to prepare information for sales tax audits.
- Assigns and categorizes requests received in the Sales Tax Inbox.
- Reviews selected Sales Tax Returns on a monthly basis.
- Assists manager with requested monthly metrics reporting as assigned.
- Assists with education and training of branch and corporate department personnel on sales and use tax issues.
Requirements
- Minimum of a four-year accounting, finance or business administration degree preferred or the equivalent in work experience.
- Prior knowledge of general accounting duties preferred.
- Prefer strong working knowledge of PC Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint), Internet, Email and SAP software.
Benefits
- Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
- Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity
- FSA & HSA
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Disability Benefits
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Volunteer Time
- Personal Leave time and more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
sales tax accountingsales tax returns preparationsales tax remittanceinvoice adjustmentsales tax audits preparationmetrics reportingcustomer sales tax exemption managementgeneral accounting duties
Soft skills
communicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsteam collaborationcustomer service