
Senior Tax Consultant, Fuel & Excise Tax
DMA - DuCharme, McMillen & Associates, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Support Tax Managers, Sr. Tax Managers, and Directors in providing fuel tax advisory/consulting services
- Conduct fuel & excise tax return preparations, registrations and licensing, overpayment reviews, jurisdictional audits, reverse audits, transaction analyses, and file refund claims for DMA clients
- Perform Federal and Provincial/State research and work with relevant taxing authorities
- Research and provide advisory/consulting guidance for current Federal and State/Provincial fuel & excise tax legislation and regulations
- Knowledge of and preparation of fuel & excise tax returns (Canada and USA)
- Collaborate with DMA teams to ensure proper tax treatment of client’s activities to ensure compliance with fuel & excise tax laws to ensure timely and accurate fuel & excise tax compliance
- Assisting in resolving fuel & excise tax issues for DMA clients
- Provide ad hoc support for fuel & excise tax audits by providing information and analysis to address audit queries pertaining to reporting issues and potential assessments and related analysis and investigation
- Negotiate with Federal/Provincial/State auditors during refund processing, audit appeals, etc.
- Support other fuel & excise tax compliance projects and work with DMA clients on other time sensitive projects or new requests or developments
- Prepare updates and reports of findings for DMA clients
- Prepare required administrative information for Director, including status updates, entering job cost hours, forecasting, etc.
- Travel to client locations as required
- Identify and collect data on prospective clients and analyze potential client opportunities
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field required
- 3-5 years of experience in U.S. and Canadian fuel and excise tax compliance or related field
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office; advanced Excel skills preferred
- Experience with tax engines (Vertex, ONESOURCE) and ERP systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and client service skills.
- Valid Drivers License
Benefits
- Employee stock ownership program eligibility begins on day one of employment (ESOP contribution is targeted at 6% of your annual compensation)
- Company paid parental leave
- Generous time off package
- Multiple benefit plans, eligibility begins on day one of employment
- Culturally focused on work/life balance, mental health, and the overall wellness of our employees
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
fuel tax advisoryexcise tax return preparationtax complianceFederal and Provincial/State researchtax legislationtax auditsdata analysisrefund claimsjurisdictional auditstransaction analysis
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillsclient service skillscollaborationnegotiationorganizational skillstime management
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in FinanceBachelor’s degree in Economics