We are looking for individuals interested in interim Indirect Tax Consultant roles. Responsibilities will revolve around day to day indirect tax compliance, audit management, and tax related customer service efforts. Additional responsibilities could be:
- Lead all indirect tax activities including the implementation and maintenance of indirect tax best practices with the assistance of internal staff and external resources
- Manage internal and external resources to complete timely filing of all federal, state and local returns
- Act as a trusted advisor on a variety of issues including sales & use and excise tax overpayment reviews, Research and analyze a wide range of tax issues and tax implications.
- Responsible for preparing indirect tax forecast and budget
- Maintain indirect tax accounts and review account reconciliations
- Maintain tax calendars
- Manage exemption maintenance process
- Prepare and file annual reports and registrations for various jurisdictions.
- Manage all indirect tax audits
- Review and respond to customer tax disputes
- Ensure all notices are responded to timely and accurately
- Provide timely, comprehensive indirect tax advice, support & training for internal business units
Qualifications and Attributes present for success
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, taxation or finance, CPA or CMI certification a plus
- 5+ years of relevant indirect tax experience, experience in public or communications industry
- Strong knowledge of US indirect tax; experience with sales and use tax
- Experience with regulatory reporting issues related to telecommunications is a big plus
- Experience interacting with tax auditors and audit defense. Experience with general ledger systems such as Microsoft AX
- Strong Office skills, particularly Excel
- Superior organization, prioritization and planning skills
- Track record of taking initiative to drive individual and team results.
- Comfortable and confident in a results-driven team-oriented environment,
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills