Tax Director, Indirect Tax

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Requirements:

• 8+ years of relevant corporate tax experience, preferably a mix of experience with a corporate tax department and CPA firms, Big 4 experience is a plus.
• Required experience in all 50 states sales tax compliance, research and planning.
• Required experience with Avalara
• Experience in managing tax audits
• Extensive working knowledge of US and Canada sales tax, property tax and other indirect tax rules.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance, or tax required, CPA and/or MBT a plus.
• VAT experience is a plus.
• Avalara experience required.
• Strong GAAP accounting knowledge and skills, especially on account reconciliations and FAS5 reserves.
• Strong working experience with Oracle or similar ERP system.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, with an emphasis on Excel, including Pivot tables and VLOOKUP.
• Proficiency in tax data analysis and leveraging data to optimize tax strategies
• Proficient with tax research software such as RIA Checkpoint
• Must be detail oriented with advanced organizational, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Independent self starter with initiative and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
• Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well with others including upper management and outside tax professionals in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Excellent work ethic by taking ownership and being highly accountable and proactive.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the preparation and filing of all sales/use, property, franchise, gross receipts, B&O and other indirect tax returns.
• Collaborate with internal departments to ensure accurate data collection and monitor sales and use tax reporting data from Oracle and billing systems, and ensure that they are accurate and reported on the returns accurately.
• Prepare and file Canadian GST/PST/QST returns.
• Review and approve International VAT returns and VAT account reconciliations.
• Prepare business tax license registrations and renewals.
• Calculate sales tax reserves for prior period tax exposure as well as monthly tax accruals, and investigate discrepancies in the accounts and sales tax reports.
• Complete indirect tax account reconciliation and rollforwards.
• Manage Avalara sales tax engine including uploading transactions, assisting with billing system integrations, mapping products/services to Avalara tax codes, monitoring state/local nexus, and approving returns.
• Review and record sales tax exemption certificates in CertCapture.
• Heavy involvement in sales tax collection implementation projects.
• Manage sales/use, property, VAT and other indirect tax audits.
• Respond to tax inquiries and correspondence received from tax authorities, customers, the business, and vendors as needed in a timely manner.
• Maintain and provide documentation to support sales tax SOX control.
• Maintain and update sales tax calendar and assure that all sales tax filing requirements are completed on a timely basis.
• Keep abreast of new legislative developments and serve as a technical resource in the area of sales and use tax and maintain jurisdiction and industry knowledge where the Company operates.
• Identify opportunities for process enhancements and efficiencies and tax strategies in managing the sales tax function.
• Develop and maintain taxability matrices, updating regularly for tax rate and law changes, changes in products, etc. and ensure consistent application across the different business divisions.
• Research technical tax issues and prepare appropriate memoranda.
• Assist with other tasks within the tax or other departments as needed.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required, assigned, or requested. Consensus reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.