Sales and Use Tax Accountant

Siemens•Orlando, FL

14h•$66,973 - $114,811•Remote

About The Position

Siemens is seeking a Sales and Use Tax Accountant to join their sales and use tax team. This role is integral to ensuring Siemens Operating Companies adhere to transactional tax and business license requirements. The position involves completing the monthly compliance cycle in a complex multi-jurisdiction environment, participating in sales and use tax audit defense, reverse audits, tax consulting, tax planning, tax accounting, and special projects. The successful candidate will report to the Indirect Tax Manager of Global Business Services (GBS) and will be an individual contributor demonstrating leadership skills and comprehensive knowledge of sales and use taxes. The department's mission is to provide comprehensive support for transactional taxes, including Sales and Use taxes, Property taxes, Business Licenses, 1042 compliance, and annual reports. This position will interface with internal and external contacts, including taxing authorities, vendors, and partners.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance. Equivalent experience with other education will be considered.
2+ years of sales & use tax compliance and audit experience.
Ability to perform sales & use tax analysis, and provide consulting around practices and procedures with internal and external customers.
Experience with multi-state sales & use tax compliance activities.
Ability to operate in multiple ERP systems (i.e. SAP).
Advanced knowledge in Excel, Word, Outlook, and Power Point.
Proficient in English both written and verbal.
Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Ability to engage in open, honest collaboration with team members.
Assumes ownership and execution of individual responsibilities and strict deadlines.
Ability to multi-task multiple projects and have strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Complete the monthly compliance cycle in a complex multi-jurisdiction environment.
Participate in sales and use tax audit defense, reverse audits, tax consulting, tax planning, tax accounting and special projects.
Ensure Siemens Operating Companies follow transactional tax and business license (taxes) requirements.
Complete sales tax and other related indirect tax compliance activities.
Timely submission of sales tax compliance data to partners to meet filing requirements.
Complete sales tax compliance activities to ensure Global Business Services complies with SOC service level agreements.
Complete the filing of refund claims identified in the account reconciliation process.
Follow up on all refund claims filed and receive funds within 365 days.
Provide registration and license recommendations and requirements to team members for processing to keep SOC's in compliance.
Participate in partner calls, partner sales tax compliance activities, complete the monthly and yearly nexus reviews.
Provide the business contacts with complex multi-state and local tax advice through tax law research that will increase tax compliance with the laws and regulations of state and local taxing authorities.
Provide tax analysis, planning, control and reporting for the business consistent with the Siemens guidelines and requirements for contract negotiations.
Research, analyze and prepare multi-state business and affiliate state and local tax refund opportunities.
Document, comply, monitor, evaluate and update internal state and local tax policies and procedures and recommend alternatives to ensure compliance and reduce tax overspending.
Recommends and implement process changes that reduce potential exposure.
Complete the day-to-day work activities of the audit and consulting team to ensure the audit cycle is completed in a cost effective, accurate, and timely manner.
Identify, communicate, and conduct strategic audits/refunds to recover sales/use tax exposure amounts and overpayments.
File and pursue refund opportunities identified in external/ internal audits and identified overpayments.
Document, monitor, evaluate, and update internal desktop procedures and process maps for compliance activities.
Recommend, drive, and follow through on compliance process improvements to increase efficiencies and reduce tax exposure.
Execute GBS SOX's review and reporting requirements.
Timely and accurately prepare account reconciliations for assigned sales and use tax accounts.
Timely complete monthly compliance metrics.
Actively contribute and participate in assigned departmental goals and objectives to meet Siemen’s balance scorecard for assigned targets for financial, customer, process and employee targets.
Participate in sales and business licenses tax compliance segment of migrations for new SOC migrations by following established project plans. Sample task can include: Establishing tax filing calendars, verifying data sources, reviewing parallel tax returns, verifying and ICC payment methods and vendors.