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Tax Compliance Analyst – LV Petroleum LLC
Location: Las Vegas, NV (Corporate Office)
Department: Accounting & Finance
Reports to: Sr. Director of Finance
About the Role
LV Petroleum is a fast-growing, privately held company headquartered in Las Vegas, operating over 80 travel centers, convenience stores, and quick-service restaurants nationwide.
As we continue our aggressive expansion, we are seeking a detail-oriented Tax Compliance Analyst to manage complex sales, use, and excise tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions.This hands-on role focuses on ensuring accurate and timely tax compliance for fuel sales, convenience store merchandise, prepared foods, and other retail operations in a dynamic multi-state environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end sales, use, and excise tax compliance for LV Petroleum’s growing portfolio of travel centers, gas stations, convenience stores, and restaurants across multiple states
- Prepare, review, and file accurate sales, use, and excise tax returns (including fuel excise taxes) in a timely manner for all required jurisdictions
- Extract and analyze financial data from multiple systems (POS, ERP, fuel management systems) to calculate taxable sales, exemptions, and tax liabilities
- Maintain and update the corporate tax calendar, tracking filing deadlines, regulatory changes, and new jurisdiction requirements driven by company expansion
- Conduct in-depth tax research on complex issues such as fuel tax exemptions, nexus thresholds, product taxability (e.g., prepared foods, tobacco, alcohol), and multi-state compliance challenges
- Identify opportunities for tax savings, process efficiencies, and refund claims while ensuring full regulatory compliance
- Support tax audits and inquiries from state revenue departments, providing documentation and responses as needed
- Collaborate with operations, finance, and accounting teams to improve data accuracy and streamline tax-related processes
- Assist with special tax projects, including integration of newly acquired locations, system implementations, and process improvement initiatives
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
- 3 years of hands-on experience in sales, use, and excise tax compliance (experience in retail, fuel, or hospitality industries is strongly preferred)
- Strong knowledge of sales, use, and excise tax regulations across multiple U.S. jurisdictions, including fuel-specific excise taxes, dyed diesel rules, and retail taxability nuances
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, Power Query) and tax research tools
- Experience with tax compliance, return preparation, financial data analysis, and GL reconciliations
- Ability to research, interpret, and apply state and local tax laws for both compliance and tax optimization opportunities
- Excellent attention to detail, analytical problem-solving skills, and ability to meet tight deadlines
- Experience with tax automation software (Avalara, Vertex, or similar) is a plus
- CPA or progress toward certification is preferred but not required
What We Offer
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonus
- Comprehensive benefits package (health, dental, vision, 401(k), etc.)
- Opportunity to grow with a rapidly expanding company
- Dynamic work environment in the heart of Las Vegas
This role is ideal for a proactive tax professional who thrives in a high-growth retail/fuel environment and enjoys tackling multi-jurisdictional challenges.