Senior Tax Accountant - Property Tax

Overview

This role is a senior individual contributor position on the property tax team. Responsibilities center on business personal property tax rendition, billing, and audit support for a rapidly growing, multistate equipment rental fleet. Work includes owning the rendition calendar and bill processing cycle, reconciling rendered cost to the fixed asset ledger, using T3 telematics data to establish lien-date situs for a mobile fleet, and supporting assessment appeals and audit defense alongside the Property Tax Manager.

The position is based in Columbia or St. Louis, Missouri, with remote and hybrid arrangements available.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and file the annual business personal property rendition calendar across a multistate footprint, applying correct cost basis, class lives, and depreciation schedules for rental fleet, shop equipment, and branch assets.
• Establish lien-date situs for a mobile fleet by reconciling T3 telematics location data, rental contracts, and branch assignments so each asset is rendered once in the correct jurisdiction with audit-ready documentation.
• Validate, process, and accrue property tax bills across county, city, and school district collectors; match bills to a rendition; identify duplicate and phantom assessments; and ensure on-time payment.
• Reconcile rendered cost to the fixed asset ledger each cycle, identifying ghost assets, inter-branch transfers, disposals, and capitalized soft costs that do not belong in the taxable base.
• Administer Texas Dealer's Heavy Equipment Inventory (DHEI) compliance, including monthly unit property tax statements and annual declarations.
• Support assessment review and appeals by preparing evidence packages using utilization, idle time, and obsolescence data, and tracking protest deadlines, hearings, and outcomes.
• Prepare and file freeport, interstate commerce, and other available exemptions, and complete abatement and incentive compliance reporting.
• Support property tax audit defense by assembling records requested by auditors, preparing workpapers and schedules, and helping quantify exposure and refund opportunities.
• Reconcile property tax accrual accounts to the general ledger; prepare account reconciliations and flux explanations; and support the property tax forecast for FP&A.
• Support new location openings and acquisition integration, including assessor account setup, rendition onboarding, and resolution of assessor and collector notices.
• Execute assigned internal controls with audit-ready documentation and assist with information requests from internal and external auditors.
• Identify opportunities to improve property tax process effectiveness and efficiency; collaborate to streamline workflows using T3 data and property tax software, implement new systems, and train team members.
• Use formulas, pivot tables, and large-volume data analysis to manage asset-level rendition, valuation, and billing data.
• Perform other related duties or assist with special projects.

Requirements

• Multistate business personal property tax experience, including rendition preparation and direct involvement in assessment review or property tax audits.
• Working knowledge of property tax compliance software (PTMS, ONESOURCE Property Tax, or similar).
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Google Sheets, or similar spreadsheet tools, including reconciliation of large asset-level datasets to fixed asset ledgers.
• Ability to research a situs or valuation question independently and communicate conclusions in writing to a non-tax audience.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to manage a high-volume compliance calendar with competing deadlines.
• Process-focused, detail-oriented approach with a strong commitment to accuracy.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Tax, Finance, or a related field.
• At least 4 years of property tax experience, including meaningful exposure to multistate business personal property compliance, bill processing, and assessment review.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in equipment rental, leasing, transportation, or another asset-intensive multistate industry.
• Texas Dealer's Heavy Equipment Inventory (DHEI) or other special inventory regime experience.
• Property tax consulting firm, appraisal district or assessor’s office, or in-house property tax background.
• Experience using telematics, GPS, or ERP data for asset situs and tracking; SQL or Alteryx a plus.
• CMI (Property Tax) designation or progress toward it.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees.
• Generous PTO + paid holidays.
• 401(k) + company match.
• Gym membership stipend + wellness programs (earn PTO and prizes!).
• Company events and quarterly team activities.
• 16 hours of paid volunteer time per year.
• Career advancement, leadership training, and professional development opportunities.

Location

• Columbia or St. Louis, Missouri
• Remote and hybrid arrangements available

Additional Information

• Employment is contingent on passing a background check. Additionally, some roles require passing a drug test, depending on job responsibilities.
• Equal Opportunity Employer: all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.