Indirect Tax Senior

Job Description

Job Description

Our client is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Indirect Tax Accountant with at least 3 years of hands-on experience in sales and use tax compliance, including working with Workday and sales tax automation tools such as Avalara and / or Vertex. The ideal candidate will also have experience participating in the implementation of a sales tax engine and a strong understanding of multi-state sales and use tax requirements.

This role will play a key part in managing the company’s indirect tax obligations, ensuring timely and accurate filings, and supporting tax technology initiatives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Prepare, review, and file multi-state sales and use tax returns, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Enter payments for returns to ensure accurate and timely remittance.
• Maintain taxability matrices and monitor changing tax rates, rules, and exemptions.
• Research and communicate relevant sales and use tax determinations to internal teams as they arise.
• Prepare monthly sales tax reconciliations and ensure accuracy of tax accruals in the general ledger.
• Assist with tax audits, including gathering documentation and responding to inquiries from state and local tax authorities.
• Collaborate with IT, Finance, and external vendors on the implementation and maintenance of sales tax engines (Avalara or Vertex), including configuration and testing.
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure correct tax setup in Workday, including product taxability, customer exemptions, and jurisdictional rules.
• Monitor nexus determinations and assist in registration in new jurisdictions as necessary.
• Analyze and validate transactional tax data to identify inconsistencies or errors.
• Participate in continuous process improvement initiatives related to indirect tax compliance and automation.

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