Sales Tax Specialist

Shi International • Somerset, NJ

114d • $40,000 - $50,000

About The Position

The Sales Tax Specialist works within the Accounting Department and is responsible for filing SHI's sales tax, ensuring timely reports and payments. The Sales Tax Specialist works with Accounts Receivable staff on tax credit issues that arise and assists in reviewing/approving the credit worth of potential SHI customers. The Sales Tax Specialist will be reporting to the Sr. Credit and Sales Tax Manager in the Accounting Department. This position will be required to report to the SHI Somerset NJ office location as determined by SHI management.

Requirements

• Ability to effectively utilize applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook to enhance productivity and perform various tasks efficiently - Intermediate
• Completed Associate's Degree or relevant work experience required
• 1-3 years of experience in a similar role

Responsibilities

• Monitor the sales tax policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with sales tax rules
• Responsible for tax filings, correspondence with tax authorities, and meeting deadline dates
• Create journal entries and payments while maintaining necessary backup
• Maintain tax registration documents and forms
• Assist in document gathering and managing inquiries for tax audits, as needed
• Point of contact for Accounts Receivable Specialist on sales tax inquiries and setups
• Approve/deny new account requests for prospect customer from several divisions
• Use the DNB database to verify the credit worth of our potential customers
• Processing internal invoices, related to: Purchase invoices, partner invoices, miscellaneous invoices, check requests, customer rebates, customer refunds, customer related sales orders
• Responding to all queries regarding vendor issues and payment updates
• Assist with audits - including: Audit Customer Statement of Work to ensure accurate customer billing and/or Audit invoices subject to use tax and allocate to appropriate division
• Making sure that the vendors receive payments within terms after completing any internal confirmations that may be required
• Liaising with various departments within SHI to ensure proper approval are received prior to invoice payment processing
• Potential to maintain various Miscellaneous GL cost spreadsheet
• Reconciling vendor statements
• Multitasking while handling a fairly heavy workload, and be very organized in order to meet all the deadlines

Benefits

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• 401K
• Flexible spending

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Associate degree