Senior Tax Accountant - Property Tax at our Corporate Headquarters in
Columbia, MO and we're looking for someone who's ready to grow with us, bring energy and drive to their work, and help us build the future of construction.
The Senior Tax Accountant, Property Tax is a senior individual contributor on our property tax team, responsible for the rendition, billing, and audit support work that keeps the business personal property tax of a rapidly growing, multistate equipment rental fleet accurate across thousands of taxing jurisdictions. This role owns the rendition calendar and bill processing cycle, reconciles rendered cost to the fixed asset ledger, uses T3 telematics data to establish lien-date situs for a fleet that moves, and works alongside the Property Tax Manager on assessment appeals and audit defense. It suits a practitioner who wants depth in property tax rather than breadth across tax disciplines - the work is business personal property, real estate, and specialty inventory regimes, not income tax or provision. This position is based in Columbia or St. Louis, Missouri, with remote and hybrid arrangements available.
Primary Responsibilities- Prepare, review, and file the annual business personal property rendition calendar across our multistate footprint, applying correct cost basis, class lives, and depreciation schedules for rental fleet, shop equipment, and branch assets.
- Establish lien-date situs for a mobile fleet: reconcile T3 telematics location data, rental contracts, and branch assignments so each asset is rendered once, in the correct jurisdiction, with audit-ready documentation.
- Validate, process, and accrue property tax bills across county, city, and school district collectors; match every bill to a rendition, identify duplicate and phantom assessments, and ensure on-time payment.
- Reconcile rendered cost to the fixed asset ledger each cycle, identifying ghost assets, inter-branch transfers, disposals, and capitalized soft costs that do not belong in the taxable base.
- Administer Texas Dealer's Heavy Equipment Inventory (DHEI) compliance, including monthly unit property tax statements and annual declarations.
- Support assessment review and appeals: prepare evidence packages using utilization, idle time, and obsolescence data, and track protest deadlines, hearings, and outcomes.
- Prepare and file freeport, interstate commerce, and other available exemptions, and complete abatement and incentive compliance reporting.
- Support property tax audit defense: assemble records requested by auditors, prepare workpapers and schedules, and help quantify exposure and refund opportunities.
- Reconcile property tax accrual accounts to the general ledger, prepare account reconciliations and flux explanations, and support the property tax forecast for FP&A.
- Support new location openings and acquisition integration, including assessor account setup, rendition onboarding, and resolution of assessor and collector notices.
- Execute assigned internal controls with audit-ready documentation, and assist with information requests from internal and external auditors.
- Diagnose opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of property tax processes; collaborate with the team to streamline workflows using T3 data and property tax software, implement new systems, and train new team members.
- Use formulas, pivot tables, and large-volume data analysis to manage asset-level rendition, valuation, and billing data.
- Perform other related duties or assist with special projects.
Perks & Benefits- Competitive compensation
- Full medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees
- Generous PTO + paid holidays
- 401(k) + company match
- Gym membership stipend + wellness programs (earn PTO and prizes!)
- Company events and quarterly team activities
- 16 hours of paid volunteer time per year - give back to the community you call home
- Career advancement, leadership training, and professional development opportunities
About YouYou want to be part of a team that's not just changing an industry for the sake of change - we're transforming it to make it safer, more secure, and more productive. You bring grit, heart, and humility to your work, and you're excited about the opportunity to grow within a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
We're looking for people who:
- See challenges as opportunities
- Embrace change and continuous improvement
- Bring energy, effort, and optimism every day
Skills & Qualifications- Multistate business personal property tax experience, including rendition preparation and direct involvement in assessment review or property tax audits.
- Working knowledge of property tax compliance software (PTMS, ONESOURCE Property Tax, or similar).
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, Google Sheets, or similar spreadsheet tools, including reconciliation of large asset-level datasets to fixed asset ledgers.
- Ability to research a situs or valuation question independently and communicate the conclusion in writing to a non-tax audience.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Solid ability to manage a high-volume compliance calendar with competing deadlines.
- Process focused and detail-oriented individual who strives for accuracy.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Tax, Finance, or a related field.
- At least 4 years of property tax experience, with meaningful exposure to multistate business personal property compliance, bill processing, and assessment review.
- Experience in equipment rental, leasing, transportation, or another asset-intensive multistate industry, preferred
- Texas Dealer's Heavy Equipment Inventory (DHEI) or other special inventory regime experience, preferred
- Property tax consulting firm, appraisal district or assessor's office, or in-house property tax background, preferred
- Experience using telematics, GPS, or ERP data for asset situs and tracking; SQL or Alteryx a plus.
- CMI (Property Tax) designation or progress toward it.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to sit at a desk while using a computer for long periods of time
