Senior Tax Accountant

Insurity

11d•$70,000 - $140,000•Remote

About The Position

Insurity is looking for a Senior Tax Accountant to join their team. This role will be responsible for managing third-party tax relationships and software, overseeing sales, use, and corporate income tax compliance, and assisting the accounting team with reporting and close activities. The position offers the opportunity to utilize and build tax skills through regular interaction with tax professionals and develop accounting skills alongside the finance team.

Requirements

2-5 years’ work experience in corporate income and sales & use tax
Intermediate Excel skills
Aptitude for identifying procedural improvements
Excellent work habits, including the willingness to go above and beyond to get the job done, especially during financial close, audit or tax season
Active listening
Analytical and critical thinking
Self-starter and quick learner
Detail-oriented
Ability to collaborate and work independently with limited supervision
Time and/or project management including work planning, prioritization, organization and multi-tasking
Experience with Avalara or similar sales tax software package as well as being the day-to-day owner of the software package
Experience in Intacct
Understanding of SaaS ("Software as a service" subscription-based model)
Working knowledge of SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and Office 365
Experience with foreign currency

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree is highly desirable
Experience with VAT, HST/GST/QST, Canadian E-Business and/or R&D tax credit programs highly desirable

Responsibilities

Oversee Avalara tax software ensuring correct product mapping, active jurisdictions and timely filed sales tax returns in a multitude of states
Ensure tax registrations and licenses are renewed and filed coordinating with legal and HR/Payroll as required
Monitor and address tax notices for sales, use, property and corporate income tax
Manage and provide data to 3rd parties for development of tax provision, apportionment for corporate financial statements, FIRPTA and Anti-Trust compliance and Canadian SR&ED and/or E-biz credit applications
Ensure timely filing of corporate income tax extensions, estimated payments and annual filings
Work with 3rd parties for preparation and filing of VAT, GST, HST and QST filings
Monitor and tend to correspondence in tax email box
Partner with Billing to address customer inquiries and resolution of issues
Partner with Accounting for preparation and filing of property tax returns and/or declarations as well as payments
Manage and coordinate tax portal logins and credentials with AP and Payroll
Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliation workpapers
Ensure specialty manually filed state returns including but not limited to franchise tax returns and Ohio CAT are filed as required
Complete supporting financial statement schedules
Oversee 3rd party tax partner projects as it relates to tax notices, audits and nexus reviews
Work on ad-hoc projects and research in support of the finance team

Benefits

Comprehensive health coverage
Employer-matched retirement savings
Open PTO Policy
Discounted tuition for employee and family through partnership with the University of Arizona Global Campus
Employee Referral Bonus program
LinkedIn Learning and Kaplan access
Mentorship program
Award-winning onboarding experience
Flex First Workforce approach (remote, hybrid, or in-office options)
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(K) match
Paid maternity leave
Paid paternity leave
Disability insurance