Indirect Tax Accountant

Ashley Furniture Industries•Arcadia, WI

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Indirect Tax Accountant Launch Your Tax Career with the World's Largest Furniture Manufacturer Ashley Furniture Industries is seeking an Indirect Tax Accountant to support our U.S. indirect tax function across sales & use tax, property tax, business licenses, exemption certificates, and audit support. This is a great opportunity for recent graduates or early-career professionals to build a strong foundation in indirect tax while working for a stable, family-owned global company that invests in professional development and career growth. About the Role As an Indirect Tax Accountant, you'll support Ashley's indirect tax team by preparing workpapers, organizing documentation, reconciling tax data, maintaining trackers, and assisting with audits and notices. You'll work with systems, data, and cross-functional partners to ensure accurate, timely, and audit-ready tax compliance. You'll also help modernize the tax function by improving documentation, standardizing workpapers, identifying recurring issues, and using approved technology, automation, and analytics tools.

Requirements

Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, Business, Tax, or related field preferred (relevant experience considered)
0–3 years in tax, accounting, finance, accounts payable, audit support, compliance, or business support
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Ability to work with financial data, reconciliations, and spreadsheets
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook
Ability to follow processes, meet deadlines, and escalate issues appropriately
Customer service mindset when working with internal partners

Nice To Haves

Experience with sales & use tax, property tax, business licenses, exemption certificates, or multi-state compliance
Experience with ERP systems, tax software, workflow tools, or document repositories
Accounting, tax, or data analytics coursework or certifications

Responsibilities

Prepare workpapers and reconciliations for sales & use tax filings
Analyze purchase data to identify taxable purchases (consumer use tax)
Support exemption certificate collection, validation, and tracking
Research basic sales & use tax questions and prepare summaries
Gather and organize fixed asset data, assessment notices, and tax bills
Maintain property tax calendars, deadlines, and status trackers
Support review of assessments and bills to identify discrepancies or appeal opportunities
Coordinate with Accounting, Real Estate, and Operations for property-related information
Support preparation and renewal of business licenses and sales tax registrations
Maintain registration trackers (account numbers, filing frequencies, renewal dates, jurisdictions)
Assist with new registrations, account updates, location openings/closures
Coordinate with Legal, Real Estate, and Operations for jurisdictional filings
Gather, organize, and index documentation for audits and tax notices
Prepare audit support packages (invoices, certificates, reconciliations, sales/purchase data)
Maintain audit trackers, notice logs, and document request lists
Draft basic responses to notices for senior tax team review
Prepare, clean, organize, and reconcile tax data from multiple sources
Maintain standardized workpapers, checklists, trackers, and documentation repositories
Identify manual steps, recurring issues, and process improvement opportunities
Use approved tax technology, Excel, workflow tools, dashboards, and automation
Respond to routine internal questions about sales tax, property tax, licenses, and certificates
Work with Accounting, Finance, AP, Procurement, Retail, E-Commerce, and Operations
Support special projects, research, and business initiatives