Senior Sales Tax Analyst

Company: Airgas
Location: Levittown
Posted on: July 30, 2022

Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY: The Sales Tax Analyst is responsible for activities related to assuming customers are taxed properly, exemptions are properly documented, customer tax disputes are resolved and state tax audits are coordinated and resolved. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Determine proper taxability of customers and transactions with limited supervision.
• Utilize SAP & Vertex O Series software to determine proper taxability.
• Review and approve exemption certificates provided by customers in order to substantiate customer exemptions.
• Maintain exemption certificates in exemption certificate maintenance software.
• Provide vendors with properly executed exemption certificates where applicable.
• Customer transactions generated will require daily oversight through SAP billing block report.
• Perform state specific sales and use tax research and be able to effectively communicate sales and use tax laws to both internal and external customers.
• Responsible for managing and prioritizing customer tax disputes to ensure efficient and accurate resolution in a timely manner.
• Directly manage all aspects of sales/use tax audits.
• Obtain and maintain business licenses where required and file required business license reports.
• Cancelling and rebilling of intercompany invoices.
• Perform account reconciliations for the Sales & Use tax Gl accounts.
• Other related duties as assigned.QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
  • 2+ years of sales and use tax experience required, preferably in a high-volume environment
  • Ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities.The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    • Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance.
    • Skilled in Vertex O Series, preferred SAP experience, Microsoft Office including Word and Excel, Google Applications.
    • Familiarity with tax research tools such as CCH AnswerConnect.
    • Exhibit customer focused behavior such as building positive relationships and understand customer needs of internal and external customers.
    • Ability to deal with difficult situations in a diplomatic and professional manner.
    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
      • Light carrying of files and bindersWORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
        • The noise level is moderate.
        • Office setting.EOE AA M/F/Vet/DisabilityQualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability

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