Salary
💰 $85,000 - $101,000 per year
About the role
- Lead the preparation of multi-state sales and use tax returns
- Ownership for quarterly filing for the Ohio Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) and Washington Business and Occupation (B&O) tax
- Resolve tax notices by communicating with the payroll team as needed
- Determine the course of action for any tax notices received, including submission/follow-ups with external vendor partners
- File property tax filings for VA and NC
- Collaborate with external tax accounting vendors and parent company for state and federal income tax filings
- Participate in month-end close activities, reconcile accounts (including sales tax payable), and record reclassifications
- Ownership of business insurance, disbursement and submission of renewed Certificates of insurance to clients, and submission of documentation for Workers’ Compensation compliance and audits
- Prepare payments and remittances, including mail tracking and documentation
- Maintain the filing system for all entities in the WillowTree enterprise
- Partner with Corporation Service Company (CSC) for annual reporting requirements
- Partner with Accounts Payable for 1099 filing and submission
- Review of expense reports and record month-end accruals related to expense reporting
- Assist with audit preparation related to the financial statement audit
Requirements
- 3+ years of tax accounting experience
- Extremely detail-oriented
- Track record of striving for data integrity and a desire to constantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of accounting processes
- Experience with regulatory filings
- Strong understanding of taxes, sales and use tax, and general compliance
- Ability to work independently without considerable oversight and to act decisively in order to meet deadlines and maintain accuracy
- Maintains a consistent awareness of tax accounting trends and changes
- Collaborative approach with the ability to engage various disciplines and stakeholders in an organization
- Demonstrates an equitable and open-minded approach when considering the viewpoints of others, especially when those viewpoints differ from their own
- Strong Excel and/or Google Sheet skills
- (Bonus) Experience with Workday
- (Bonus) Understanding of SOX compliance
- (Bonus) Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration with an Accounting emphasis, or a CPA