Responsibilities / Tasks
Position responsibilities will include:
- Position will manage all aspects of sales & use, personal property, business license and Canadian Value Added Taxes for GEA’s North American legal entities.
- Manage indirect tax audits, including pulling necessary documents for auditors, researching various issues to ensure tax determinations are correct and working with the auditor on sampling plans.
- Prepare and/or review sales & use, personal property, business license, Canadian VAT returns and amended returns. Prepare journal entries to account for accrued indirect taxes and corresponding tax filings.
- Monitor changes in indirect tax laws, regulations and court rulings for material jurisdictions.
- Review and prepare journal entries for return corrections, customer credits and intercompany invoicing transactions.
- Review and prepare various indirect tax accrual account reconciliations and maintain account balances in the general ledger.
- Continually develop taxation expertise and company knowledge
- Research and provide recommendations on various indirect tax matters, including due diligence support for major transactions, impact on taxability of customers and vendor transactions, and review of complex contract/purchase order language.
- Monitor changes in indirect tax laws, regulations and court rulings for material jurisdictions.
- Participate in the Vertex implementation for all other legal entities. Activities include the implementation, maintenance of taxing matrix, customer and vendor exemption setups, and system testing and review.
- Administrate Vertex for the legal entities currently utilizing the system; ensuring rates are properly updated when new releases are available.
- Establish constructive relationships within the North America Finance team, Sales Administrators and Procurement.
- Works closely with the Director of Corporate Tax.
- Provide indirect tax expertise to assist others in understanding the tax scenarios around different types of business transactions.
- Identify tax changes and plan tax strategies in an efficient
manner to reduce tax exposure.
Your Profile / Qualifications
Educational Background:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting (strongly preferred) or Finance, demonstrating a working knowledge of indirect tax statutes and regulation.
- Masters in Tax/MBA a plus.
Professional Knowledge and Experiences:
- 5+ years of progressive responsibility in accounting or tax, with a minimum of 3 years of experience in Indirect Taxation, including Sales & Use tax audits
- Qualified candidates must be able todemonstrate the ability to execute complex analysis and prepare comprehensive, clear, concise and action-oriented reporting.
Other Skills & Competences:
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Experience with SAP and Microsoft Dynamics a plus.
- Ability to work independently, with minimal direction/supervision
The typical base pay range for this position at the start of employment is $115,000 - $135,000. GEA Group has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States.
The pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. The estimated range is the budgeted amount for the position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications, and other job-related reasons. You may be eligible for additional rewards.
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