Overview
The Senior Indirect Tax Analyst oversees and executes complex indirect tax compliance, providing technical guidance, supporting process improvements, and serving as a key resource across the organization. This role ensures accurate and timely filing of sales and use tax returns, supports tax audits, leads process improvement initiatives, and contributes to cross-functional tax technology projects. The analyst also assists with training junior team members and strengthening tax operational effectiveness.
Responsibilities
Sales/Use Tax
- Analyze, prepare, and file assigned Sales & Use Tax returns and other reporting requirements, including support of month-end and quarter-end close activities (journal entries, reconciliations, and accruals) with strong attention to detail.
- Oversee resolution of tax notices, ensuring timely follow-up, effective issue escalation, and minimal backlog across the compliance function.
- Oversee and support indirect tax projects involving external taxing authorities, including:
- Voluntary Disclosure Agreements (VDAs)
- Sales and use tax audits
- Nexus reviews
- Account registrations and closures
- Taxability research
- Notice resolution initiatives
- Other compliance or remediation projects with outside providers and state/local jurisdictions.
Property Tax
- Assist with property tax reporting requirements by preparing supporting schedules.
- Work with Accounting to compile and maintain documentation needed for property tax filings, including inventory and tangible personal property details by state.
- Support preparation of annual tax accruals and account reconciliations, as assigned.
- Assist during tax audits by gathering documentation, preparing responses, and supporting the audit lead as needed.
Miscellaneous Items
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with other functional areas.
- Prepare business license filings, as assigned, and coordinate with statutory agent(s), as required.
- Assist in preparing computations for miscellaneous tax filings, such as gross receipts taxes and commercial activity taxes, as assigned.
- Support maintenance of the tax calendar and other departmental tracking documents as needed.
- Drive efficiency in tax workflows by refining Standard Operating Procedures and leading automation and reporting initiatives, including Vertex, Alteryx, and OneStream.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field required.
- Minimum 3+ years of indirect tax experience and/or equivalent public accounting experience required.
- Intermediate to Advanced skills in Microsoft Office products, including Excel.
- Proven attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with individuals at all organizational levels.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with using JDE (JD Edwards), NetSuite, or another major ERP system.
- Experience with Vertex (O-Series or Vertex Cloud), including assisting with:
- Maintaining tax rates
- Exemption certificates
- Jurisdictional settings
- Return preparation
- System testing
- Reporting validation
- Supporting cross-functional teams in resolving tax engine issues.
Compensation & Benefits
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Location
- Information not provided.
Physical Job Requirements
- Continuous viewing from and inputting data to a computer screen.
- Sitting for long periods of time.
Drug Policy
- This is a drug-free environment. All applicants being considered for employment must pass a pre-employment drug screening before beginning work.