Description

Job Overview: The Tax Accountant is responsible for preparing and filing the organization's tax returns, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for sales and use tax compliance, and monthly journal entries company-wide, including US, Canada, and Puerto Rico
• Review sales and use tax returns prepared by Vertex.
• Prepare and analyze financial and tax accounts, records, and reports, and determine taxes owed in accordance with prescribed rates, laws, and regulations.
• Ensure compliance with state and local sales and use tax laws and regulations by maintaining Vertex tax rules to be up to date. Support research for taxation on new services in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Coordinate property tax compliance company-wide with an external consultant.
• Provide annual fixed asset schedules to the external consultant for property tax compliance.
• Maintain organized and accurate records of tax filings and supporting documentation.
• Confirm the organization complies with periodic tax payment, information reporting, and other taxing authority requirements.
• Reconcile tax accounts, evaluating and assessing use tax, creating and providing resale certificates to vendors, and providing assistance with year-end close.

• Prepare annual state income tax apportionment workpapers and other pbc's for state tax.

• Prepare miscellaneous tax returns and assist with compliance of all tax or business licenses .
• Provide solutions for any tax-related issues.

• Research tax notices and prepare responses to taxing authorities.
• Identify and implement process improvements in tax reporting and compliance.
• Performing other projects/duties and accounting-related special projects as assigned by the Manager.

Primary Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a relevant field.
• Minimum of 5 years of Accounting & Finance experience.
• Previous accounting and multistate sales/use tax experience (at least 3 years) required
• Preferred qualifications include experience with Oracle and Vertex or other similar sales and use tax software.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, including the recording and measurement of business or financial transactions in any field of practice.

Individual Skills & Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of tax laws and accounting best practices.
• Ability to analyze data and statistics.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills with team members throughout the organization
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to multiple internal software system s.

Benefits:

Loomis offers one of the most comprehensive employee benefit packages in the industry, which includes:

• Vacation and Sick Time (PTO) as well as Paid Holidays
• Health & Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Basic Life Insurance Plan
• Voluntary Life Insurance Plan
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Account
• Dependent Care Account
• Industry-leading Training and Development

Loomis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.