Sales Tax Analyst

This is a remote position.

The Sales Tax Analyst will play a key role in ensuring compliance with various state (US), federal and provincial tax rules and regulations. This position will support the Finance Team, including sales tax invoice review, remit, approval, compliance, audits, research and ad-hoc projects. This is an opportunity to work in an environment where your actions, insights and analysis will directly contribute to the success of the finance function. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned within an accounting clerical function. 

• Actively perform the Canadian and US sales tax review function. This will include the review and approval of selected transactions for sales tax compliance and working with internal and external stakeholders to make corrections and adjustments as required
  

• Reconcile and analyze monthly tax account balances and details to confirm their validity and investigate variances
  

• Accurately prepare and file all assigned commodity tax returns prior to the legislated deadlines, as well as review and reconcile related notices of assessment
  

• Assist in the response to state, federal and provincial government sales tax audits including the gathering of information and drafting of responses (and gathering information) to government audit queries
  

• Work with senior leadership on special ad-hoc projects such as process improvements, risk reviews and recovery opportunities, demonstrating flexibility and a desire to learn new areas of direct and indirect tax
  

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