Indirect Tax Specialist

ICM Ventures Inc•Colwich, KS

About The Position

The Indirect Tax Specialist ensures compliance with sales, use, VAT, excise, gross receipts, contractor’s excise, and other indirect tax laws across multiple jurisdictions. The role manages indirect tax registrations, return preparation and filing, tax liability review, exemption documentation, refund opportunities, and tax audits. It also supports day-to-day accounting, month-end closing, general ledger reconciliation, and financial accounting for subsidiaries and related companies to help ensure timely, accurate financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
General ledger and accounting experience required.
Exceptional business math skills.
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
10-key proficiency by touch required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferred.
Three to five years of accounting experience with a multistate sales and use tax background in the construction and/or manufacturing industry preferred.
Audit experience preferred.
Navision experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Research and interpret sales, use, VAT, gross receipts, and other indirect tax laws in various states, ensure compliance across entities, and communicate policy changes.
Register for applicable state sales and use tax licenses.
Prepare and file sales, use, VAT, gross receipts, and contractor’s excise tax returns.
Review and accrue tax liabilities on open projects and expense accounts.
Process month-end entries and reconcile general ledger accounts monthly.
Review time-and-materials and firm-bid billings to ensure tax is accurately billed or accrued.
Provide tax estimates to project managers for budgets and bid proposals.
Review and code accounts payable invoices for sales tax exemption or liability.
Identify, document, and pursue sales and use tax refund opportunities with state taxing authorities.
Maintain exemption certificate files and provide tax status information and exemption certificates to accountants and vendors as needed.
Coordinate indirect tax audits and prepare schedules requested by state auditors.
Review projects before closing to assess tax liability.
Provide tax language for customer contracts, proposals, and subcontractor scope-of-work agreements.
Prepare and file property tax renditions and review property tax liabilities for reduction opportunities.
Support full financial accounting for subsidiaries.