Sr. Accountant

Erbe USAorporated • Marietta, GA

16h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Accountant is responsible for all Sales and Use tax related issues, including assigning tax rates, filing returns, reconciling accounts, and serving as the primary contact for third-party sales tax service providers and Customer Service for sales tax inquiries. This role also involves preparing month-end General Ledger account reconciliations and journal entries, maintaining fixed asset records and depreciation schedules, and completing annual property tax returns and related audits. The Sr. Accountant will prepare audit schedules and analyses for financial statement and government compliance audits, research and report on various accounting issues like business licenses and Sunshine Reporting, and develop an understanding of all company accounting functions to provide support as needed. This is a full-time, individual contributor position operating in a professional office environment with eligibility for a hybrid work schedule.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required
• 3-5 years’ experience in an accounting role with progressively increasing responsibility
• Multi-state tax and sales and use tax experience an absolute must
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills required
• Quality interpersonal skills
• Superior organizational skills and the ability to meet strict deadlines in a high-volume environment required
• Demonstrated computer skills and accounting systems proficiency required
• CRM, ERP, Sales and Use tax software, and Microsoft Office proficiency required
• Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles required
• Must be detail-oriented and possess sound decision-making ability
• Must be able to handle confidential information in an appropriate and professional manner
• Ability to think and make decisions independently with limited direction a must
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Employees must not be specifically barred from working with Federal contracts, government entities or otherwise listed on excluded parties list as maintained by the Federal government.

Nice To Haves

• Postgraduate education or training preferred

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all Sales and Use tax related issues, including assigning tax rates, filing returns in accordance with filing deadlines, reconciling accounts, and being primary contact for third party sales tax service provider.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for Customer Service for all sales tax related issues and inquiries.
• Prepares month end General Ledger account reconciliations and related journal entries.
• Maintains fixed asset records, including related depreciation schedules.
• Completes annual property tax return(s) and related audits and inquiries.
• Prepares audit schedules, reconciliations and analyses as directed by manager in support of annual financial statement audit and accounting related government compliance audits.
• Researches, analyzes, and reports on various accounting related issues and projects, including business licenses, Sunshine Reporting, and related state compliance issues.
• Develops understanding of all company accounting functions to provide support as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees