Sales Tax Accountant - 6 month assignment

Company Description

Informa is a leading international events, intelligence and scholarly research group.

We’re the specialist’s specialist. Through hundreds of powerful brands, we work with businesses and professionals in specialist markets, providing the connections, intelligence and opportunities that help customers grow, do business, make breakthroughs and take better informed decisions.

Informa is listed on London Stock Exchange and a member of FTSE 100, with over 11,000 colleagues working in more than 30 countries.

Global Support is Informa's sixth division, with major hubs in the United Kingdom, United States, Hong Kong and Singapore as well as several smaller locations.  As the team behind the teams, Global Support colleagues provide shared, efficient business services and function-specific expertise to each of Informa's operating divisions, enabling our commercial teams to focus on their markets and customers.

Job Description

As a Sales Tax Accountant, you will play a crucial role in ensuring accurate and compliant sales tax reporting and management. You will be responsible for a range of duties related to sales tax preparation, analysis, and support, contributing to the overall financial accuracy and compliance of the organization. Job duties include:

• Prepare multistate sales/use tax returns and Canadian GST returns.
• Prepare monthly tax account reconciliations.
• Evaluating taxability of products and assigning tax categories.
• Projects - involved in user acceptance testing - providing scenarios, reviewing outputs, providing feedback.
• Review and validation of customer exemption certificates.
• Setting customers as exempt in Vertex O
• Assist with other tasks and responsibilities as requested by Sales Tax Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related discipline.
• 2+ years sales tax experience in multiple states required.
• Experience working with Vertex O and Vertex Returns.
• SAP and/or Oracle knowledge preferred.
• Proficient in MS Excel.

• Excellent attention to detail with ability to multitask and work under tight deadlines.
• Strong organizational and communication (verbal and written) skills.
• Team player with positive attitude and strong work ethic.

Additional Information

• The salary for this role is $75,000 - $85,000 depending on experience

Why work at Informa

Employee experience is very important to us at Informa. On top of joining a supportive, diverse and ambitious team that welcomes all types of candidates. We are also flexible with different working patterns and prioritizes promotions internally.

We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.

Please let us know of any adjustments we need to make for you to show us your best self. We want all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process!