Senior Tax Analyst in Aurora, CO at Accounting Now

Job Description

Job Description: Senior Tax Analyst

Job Duties:

1. Tax Compliance Expertise: Utilize 4+ years of extensive experience in Tax Compliance, ensuring adherence to State and Local tax laws across various tax types, including Sales & Use Tax, with a strong focus on minimizing tax risk exposure.

2. Tax Returns Management: Oversee the review and filing of sales/use tax returns, conducting timely and accurate reconciliations for tax accounts, such as Sales/Use, GST/HST, PST/QST, Income Tax, and Property Tax.

3. Tax Law Proficiency: Stay current with evolving tax laws, ensuring documentation and knowledge management to adapt to tax law changes for multiple tax types.

4. Audit Management: Analyze and prepare audit findings, collaborating with tax authorities to reduce audit liabilities, thus safeguarding the company's financial interests.

5. Interdepartmental Collaboration: Foster strong cross-departmental relationships through interdepartmental training and support to establish best practices in tax-related matters.

6. Tax Software Oversight: Act as the primary contact for tax software maintenance and updates, ensuring the seamless functioning of the tax engine and software systems.

Qualifications:

1. Educational Background: Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance; however, relevant experience in lieu of education will be considered.

2. Professional Experience: Demonstrate a minimum of 4+ years of hands-on experience in tax research, tax return preparation, or public accounting, with a specific focus on tax compliance and Sales & Use Tax.

3. Communication and Teamwork: Exhibit excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a team, as well as with internal and external stakeholders.

4. Excel Proficiency: Showcase advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the use of VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and complex/advanced functions.

5. Industry Knowledge: Display familiarity with ERP frameworks such as SAP, with a preference for experience in the manufacturing industry.

Tax Software Familiarity: Possess working knowledge of tax software tools like Avalara (Cert Capture and AvaTax) and the ability to multitask, prioritize workloads, and exercise sound judgement in tax-related activities.

Pay for this role begins at $33/hr, but has the potential to pay higher depending on educaiton, skills, and experience. Insurance, and other benefit options that are offered include: 

1. Medical, Dental and Vision 
2. Disability Insurance 
3. Supplemental Life Insurance
4. Health Savings Account (HSA)
5. Fixed Indemnity Plans
6. Voluntary Benefits