Tax Accountant
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepare tax provision schedules, returns, payments, reports and maintain the Company’s tax database
- Find tax solutions to complicated tax issues or errors from incorrect tax filings
- Identify legal tax savings and recommend ways to improve margins
- Make sure that customers and vendors comply with federal, state and local tax regulations
- Advise management about the impact of tax liabilities and corporate strategies or new tax laws
- Assist with State Tax applications and ensuring proper tax bonds are secured for business operations.
- Accurately prepare monthly, quarterly and annual Fuel, excise and sales tax reports
- Keep up-to-date with tax changes and industry trends by participating in educational opportunities, participating in professional organizations, keeping up with professional networks and reading professional publications
- Ability to enter, compare, and present data in an efficient and accurate manner.
- Develop and implement proper keeping of financial records, making use of current technologies.
- Responsible to perform a variety of accounting and reporting duties related to area of accountability
- Maintain and balance the general ledger system by inputting and verifying data with that of the ERP systems.
- Research and implement sales tax rules and regulations
- Assume ownership of duties as delegated by the Director of Finance and Controller, such as financial reporting, financial audit and tax preparation, and others as assigned.
- Understand and communicate the financial and operational impact of any changes
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
- 4 or more years of related accounting and variance analysis experience preferred
- Proficiency with Microsoft office applications is expected
SKILLS & PROFICIENCIES:
- Detail oriented, analytical and inquisitive
- Ability to work independently and with others
- Extremely organized with strong time-management skills
- Analysis and Problem Solving
- Process Improvement
- Big Picture and Critical Thinking