Indirect Tax Senior/Supervisor

Rea & Associates is a growing Top 100 Accounting firm providing our clients services in tax, accounting, and business consulting. Here at Rea, we have a 'People First' culture and we focus on our employees' well-being and professional development. With over 400 professionals and offices throughout Ohio, Florida and North Carolina our firm has a culture that respects a work-life balance. We also provide competitive compensation and a robust benefits plan.

Our indirect tax department provides support to our clients with diagnosis of exposure, remedy and structural changes, and ongoing compliance and controversy support.  Primarily, we work with U.S. sales and use tax taxes in multiple state jurisdictions.  The Indirect Tax Senior will support our indirect tax senior manager in preparing and filing sales and use tax nationwide and reviewing the work of associate team members. 

Responsibilities

• Managed sales tax compliance and prepared annual SOS reports, including data analysis, return preparation, and review of client deliverables
• Implementation with transactional tax software (Avalara, Vertex) implementation and ongoing client assistance after going live 
• Assist with tax research, planning, consulting, remediation and compliance projects for internal clients and potential prospects
• Manage exemption certificate review and collection campaigns
• Preparation and review of state tax registrations
• Training of interns and staff on software, and indirect tax concepts
• Assist with sales/use taxability questions for internal and external clients
• Aid with notices and audits issued by state and local taxing jurisdictions
• Support nexus studies for sales tax, income tax, and other tax types 
• Help with risk assessments quantifying exposure for sales tax, income tax, and other tax types
• Assist with voluntary disclosure projects

Requirements

• B.A. or B.S. degree or equivalent from an accredited university preferred
• 2 years’ experience in multi-state sales and use tax compliance, preparation, and review
• Experience with Avalara Returns for Accountants, Avatax, ECMS, and Vertex Cloud is preferred
• Working towards CPA, or alternative credentials also accepted, particularly those in the state and local tax field
• Understanding of US indirect tax concepts
• Demonstrated analytical, problem solving, organizational, interpersonal, project management, communication skills
• Ability to provide exceptional client service, demonstrate commitment to continuous learning, display appropriate ethical knowledge and commitment and exhibit a sense of urgency and commitment to quality and the timely completion of duties
• Ability to mentor and train staff and interns
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, pivot tables and formulas
• Ability to work effectively on a team
• Ability to work and multitask in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

Rea & Associates offers a wide variety of benefits to help support our employees' health, wellness and financial goals.

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Holidays)
• Four (4) weeks PTO
• Twelve (12) paid holidays, of which three (3) are floating holidays
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work From Home
• Wellness Resources

Rea & Associates does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from Rea’s Talent team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. Rea & Associates will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers.