Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
Our retail client seeking a detail-oriented Tax Compliance Accountant for a remote contract opportunity. This role will focus on sales and use tax compliance, business licensing, tax reconciliations, and multi-jurisdictional reporting requirements. The ideal candidate will bring strong indirect tax experience and a proven track record of supporting tax cleanup initiatives while ensuring compliance across multiple states and local jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and update jurisdictional filing and reporting requirements, ensuring ongoing compliance with state and local tax regulations.
- Coordinate sales and use tax filings, payments, and registrations across multiple jurisdictions.
- Monitor nexus requirements and identify potential compliance risks.
- Oversee the collection, validation, and maintenance of customer resale and exemption certificates in partnership with Accounts Receivable and operational teams.
- Manage state and local business licenses, including renewals, new registrations, and licensing requirements associated with acquisitions or new locations.
- Support the timely processing and payment of real estate taxes.
- Coordinate responses to tax notices, audits, and regulatory inquiries, maintaining documentation and tracking outstanding matters through resolution.
- Reconcile sales and use tax liabilities between ERP records, tax filings, and payments.
- Prepare adjusting journal entries and supporting schedules as part of the month-end close process.
- Assist with tax remediation and cleanup projects to improve compliance, processes, and documentation.
- Experience with sales and use tax compliance in a multi-state environment.
- Knowledge of business license management and state/local registration requirements.
- Experience supporting tax cleanup, remediation, or compliance improvement projects.
- Strong account reconciliation and month-end close skills.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and work independently.
Preferred
- Experience with Avalara.
- Experience with NetSuite.
- Exposure to tax audits, notices, and nexus reviews.
- Strong Excel and analytical skills.