Sales & Property Tax Accountant

EC Electric • Portland, OR

9d • $80,000 - $85,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The accountant specializing in sales and property tax is responsible for the preparation, entry, maintenance, and review of tax returns, licensing, certifications, and fixed assets. This is a heavy deadline-driven position that requires attention to detail.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3+ years of accounting experience with a focus on sales and use tax compliance, multistate tax filings, and tax reporting.
• Strong knowledge of sales and use tax regulations, economic nexus requirements, resale certificates, and state tax compliance.
• Experience managing property tax filings, fixed asset records, asset reporting, and annual tax return preparation.
• Proven ability to administer and maintain business licenses, registrations, and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience with general ledger accounting, journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close processes.
• Familiarity with audit support, including preparing schedules, gathering documentation, and responding to auditor requests.
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while identifying process improvements and strengthening internal controls.

Nice To Haves

• ERP/accounting software experience (e.g., ViewPoint, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including data analysis, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Experience with unclaimed property reporting and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and files monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and use tax returns; performs reconciliations, journal entries, adjustments, and reporting; reviews invoices and tax certificates; maintains resale certificates; monitors changing tax laws and economic nexus thresholds; and updates multistate tax rates and system codes.
• Ensures tax compliance for all existing states and setting up new ones.
• Provides training, education materials, matrixes, and customer service to other departments.
• Manages the annual property tax process by gathering and reviewing asset information, coordinating with departments to ensure accurate reporting, preparing and filing property tax returns by required deadlines, and facilitating timely payment of all tax obligations.
• Conducts monthly reviews of purchase activity to identify personal property additions and maintain compliance with reporting requirements.
• Manages business license compliance by filing and renewing licenses in a timely manner, monitoring city, county, and state licensing requirements and deadlines, collecting and validating data needed for license filings, and maintaining accurate licensing records.
• Coordinates the activation and deactivation of licenses as business operations change and ensures ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Assists in the collection and review of unclaimed property data, prepares and submits annual unclaimed property filings in accordance with state requirements, and maintains accurate records and supporting documentation to ensure compliance and audit readiness.
• Prepares journal entries and monthly general ledger account reconciliations to ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial records.
• Assists with audit preparation by gathering supporting documentation, compiling schedules, and providing requested records to internal and external auditors in a timely manner.
• Performs assigned accounting and administrative projects, identifies and implements process improvements to increase efficiency and strengthen internal controls, and maintains current procedures, documentation, and training materials to support consistency, knowledge sharing, and employee development.

Benefits

• Opportunity for a discretionary year-end bonus.
• 401k with a 40% employer match (up to federal limit.)
• Competitive pay rate
• Paid holidays and PTO
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401k plan and Employee Assistance Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level