Senior Indirect Tax Accountant

Blackline•Woodland Hills, CA

19d•Hybrid

About The Position

It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing! At BlackLine, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications. Since being founded in 2001, BlackLine has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting function to enable greater operational effectiveness and agility, and we are committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to empower accounting and finance leaders around the world to achieve Modern Finance. Being a best-in-class SaaS Company, we understand that bringing in new ideas and innovative technology is mission critical. At BlackLine we are always working with new, cutting edge technology that encourages our teams to learn something new and expand their creativity and technical skillset that will accelerate their careers. Work, Play and Grow at BlackLine!

Requirements

B.A. or B.S. in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field.
Must be a highly motivated team contributor with the ability to collaborate with others.
3+ years of experience in indirect tax compliance (e.g., sales tax, GST/VAT, property tax).
Minimum of 2 years of public accounting or relevant industry experience (SaaS experience is preferred).
Strong US GAAP background.
Multi-state/multi-national industry experience required.
Sales/use tax compliance & tax controversy experience required.
Excel, Word, and PowerPoint proficiency required.
Excellent verbal, written, and inter-personal communication skills required.
Tax research and technical skills required
Years of Experience in Related Field: 3+ years experience required

Nice To Haves

CPA and/or MBT preferred.
Avalara and Netsuite experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare and file sales tax returns through Avalara.
Collaborate with and manage external service providers for the timely filing of international GST and VAT returns.
Prepare and file all domestic non-income tax filings and assist with other relevant direct state and local filing requirements.
Prepare monthly reconciliation and accruals of indirect general ledger accounts and data.
Work closely with accounts receivable team to review exemption certificates, withholding certificates, and address other relevant documentation requests.
Manage and track sales tax exemption certificates.
Complete and file various business surveys as required by government agencies .
Assist with tax controversy matters (direct and indirect), including negotiating settlements and VDAs, reviewing notices, preparing correspondence with tax authorities, and dispute resolution.
Stay current with changes in indirect tax laws and regulations and implement necessary updates to compliance procedures.
Implement tax “best practices” for tax automation and compliance to minimize reliance upon outside service providers.
Conduct regular reviews of indirect tax processes and controls to ensure compliance and minimize risks.