Sales Tax Accountant

Les Schwab Tire Centers•Bend, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sales Tax Accountant prepares and files sales and use tax returns across multiple jurisdictions and maintains general ledger reconciliations. Sitting between Associate and Senior levels, this role serves as the main contact for retail stores and tire centers on exemption certificates and invoice inquiries. The position also assists with tax regulation research, system testing, and operational tax guidance.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent and at least 2 years experience in Tax, Accounting, Finance, or related field
Advanced PC skills including Excel, and Google Suite
Ability to communicate clearly and professionally (both verbally and in writing) while ensuring that the quality and content of the message are relevant to the circumstances; ability to be an active-listener; the ability to draft, proofread, and send written communications effectively; the ability and willingness to carefully listen to others by asking appropriate questions and avoiding interruptions
Strong attention to detail
Analytical and problem-solving skills
The ability to establish and maintain rapport, interact comfortably, and work well with co-workers and others outside the Company. This includes cooperating, being supportive of others, willingly helping others, considering others’ ideas and opinions, sharing information, giving proper credit, and fulfilling team responsibilities
Excellent phone and people skills to support inquiries
Ability to manage work assignments through prioritization, paying attention to detail, and optimal time management

Nice To Haves

Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred
Other desirable system knowledge includes NetSuite, Customer First, OneSource, Vertex, or working knowledge of similar tax determination engines, general ledger and ERP systems

Responsibilities

Prepare, build tax reports for, and file routine to moderately complex sales and use tax returns for assigned tax jurisdictions. Ensure timely payment of taxes due
Review system-generated sales reports to ensure accurate tax collection. Perform monthly reconciliations of sales tax general ledger accounts and identify use tax reporting adjustments.
Collect, verify, archive, and audit sales tax exemption certificates for compliance. Follow up directly with stores to correct documentation errors and improve store-level compliance.
Provide direct assistance to tire center personnel regarding exemptions, invoice corrections, and routine sales/use tax inquiries. Assist in conducting sales and use tax training sessions for tire center and HQ personnel.
Support tax audits conducted by various taxing jurisdictions, maintain tax related training documents & perform tax research.