Consultant, Sales and Use Tax

Ryan•Plano, TX

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sales and Use Tax Consultant (“Consultant”) works with a team to identify tax savings opportunities for clients and to gain an understanding of how the client computes each component of the sales and use tax. This includes researching issues, reconciling databases, and completing detailed calculations. The taxing authority verifies the issues, and the Consultant assists the team with this process.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Analytics, Business Computer Information Systems, Economics, Statistics, or other degree w/ Masters in Business Discipline or JD.
A minimum of 9 credit hours in Accounting or the ability to substitute technical courses for accounting hours, with a 3.0 GPA or higher, and a Major GPA of 3.25 or higher.
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft® Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research.
Valid driver’s license required.
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Ryan LLC (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).
Job duties related to this role are to be conducted in a manner that adheres to privacy laws, as well as follows internal governance related to protecting confidential information and trade secrets, and to securing data and company records.

Nice To Haves

Relevant work experience preferred (e.g. internships, summer positions, school jobs).

Responsibilities

Create a positive team experience.
Responds to client inquiries and requests from tax authorities.
Travels to client locations to gather and copy tax returns, invoices, purchase orders, and other documentation to use in the audit refund process.
Reviews documentation and researches issues.
Works with raw data to complete calculations.
Drafts filings, such as petitions for redetermination, refund claims, and various other administrative replies.