What are the responsibilities and job description for the Indirect Tax Accountant position at Boise Cascade Company?
Scope
Boise Cascade is seeking an Indirect Tax Accountant to support the Company’s indirect tax function, with property tax compliance and related activities as the primary focus. The role will work with the Corporate Tax team, operating divisions, finance teams, taxing authorities, and outside service providers. The scope of the role will align with the selected candidate’s experience and may include compliance preparation, review, workflow coordination, and process improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and review property tax returns, assessments, tax bills, payment requests, accruals, and related workpapers.
- Maintain filing calendars, organize information from internal teams, and help meet multi-jurisdictional deadlines.
- Gather and validate fixed asset and operational data required for filings. Facilitate data import into property tax software.
- Review tax notices, valuations, and assessments; assist with exemptions, abatements, credits, appeals, audits, and inquiries.
- Communicate with taxing authorities, assessors, operating division personnel, and outside consultants.
- Maintain accurate records and supporting documentation for filings, payments, accruals, and tax projects.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, templates, and data quality.
- With applicable experience, review work prepared by others, coordinate workflow, provide feedback, and support consistent work standards.
- Support sales and use tax compliance, audit preparation, research, and issue resolution, as needed.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Two or more years of accounting, tax, finance, compliance, fixed asset, reconciliation, or related experience; property tax experience is preferred.
- Experience working with financial data, reconciliations, deadlines, and multiple priorities.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work with both tax and non-tax partners.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Ability to work independently, collaborate effectively, and provide timely follow-up.
- Experience reviewing work, coordinating assignments, or improving processes is preferred.
- Experience in an asset-intensive, manufacturing, wholesale, distribution, or multi-location organization is preferred.
- Familiarity with property tax software such as PTMS or similar systems is preferred.
- Familiarity with sales and use tax is a plus, but not required.
Work Location and Schedule
Boise, Idaho — Corporate Headquarters. Hybrid schedule requires Monday–Thursday in office; Friday is optional work from home. This position is not open for remote hire.
Career Development
Boise Cascade is a leading distributor of building materials and manufacturer. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a complex, multi-jurisdictional property tax function while working with experienced tax, accounting, finance, and operational professionals across the Company.
Our Benefits:
- Medical Prescription Drug
- Dental Vision
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare Dependent Care)
- 401(k) Retirement Savings with company contribution
- Paid Time Off (20 days per year)
- Paid Holidays (10 per year)
- Paid Parental Leave (6 weeks)
- Life Insurance