Senior Tax Accountant

Canon U.S.A., Inc.•Melville, NY

5d•$76,150 - $114,040•Hybrid

About The Position

Canon U.S.A. Inc., headquartered in Melville, NY seeks a Senior Tax Accountant (Sr Accountant, Tax). The Senior Tax Accountant will prepare and review sales and use tax returns for multi-states, to comply with state and local regulations. This position is full time and offers a hybrid work schedule requiring you to be in the office Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and an option to work from home the remainder of the week (unless a specific business need arises requiring in office attendance on other days). Note that work schedules and office reporting requirements may change from time to time based on business needs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting required
5 years of related experience
5+ years of multi-state sales tax accounting experience
General accounting work experience and knowledge of GAAP
Proficiency with Vertex Returns, or similar tax management system required
Strong Excel skills required
Ability to work independently and interact well with others

Nice To Haves

CPA helpful
Oracle and Tableau experience a plus

Responsibilities

Prepare and review journal entries and perform account reconciliations, identify account variances and determine corrective action
Review purchase invoices to determine taxability and review use tax accruals for accuracy
Review customers’ sales tax exemption certificate, based on state requirements and perform system updates Vertex and Canon’s ERP system (S21).
Maintain setups in Vertex O series system for sales and purchase transactions
Prepare support documents for requests from external auditors
Research tax rules and regulations for various sales and purchase transactions and remain current with tax law changes
Evaluate policies and procedures and suggest improvements where necessary, and assist with Robotics Process Automation (RPA) projects
Operate independently with general direction from manager