What are the responsibilities and job description for the Indirect Tax Specialist position at PGW Auto Glass?
Job Summary: Responsible for maintaining the Sales & Use Tax compliance process, maintaining business license files, assisting with Sales & Use tax audits, personal property filings, and other miscellaneous tax tasks.
Essential Job Duties
timely manner as assigned.
administering corrective action for staff.
Education & Experience:
Essential Job Duties
- Maintain and update all permanent location and jurisdiction files, Sales Tax tracking sheets, as well as
- Prepare and maintain all business licenses accurately and timely as required by taxing jurisdictions to
- Prepare, process, and review Sales & Use tax returns and payments via paper and electronic methods
- Review use tax accruals and reconcile assigned General Ledger accounts monthly.
- Communicate effectively with state and local taxing authorities, all branch locations, team members
- Compile and submit Sales & Use tax accounts payable slips and journal entries to Accounting after appropriate approval.
- Submit Sales Tax and business license check requests to Accounts Payable, make copies of checks and tax returns/forms, and attach checks to Sales Tax returns/forms before mailing.
- Maintain and update state & local tax rates and location addresses in Sales Tax compliance software.
- Maintain electronic banking database for Sales & Use tax payments and communicate cash amounts
timely manner as assigned.
- Amend Sales & Use tax returns as needed.
- Perform and maintain state and local Sales & Use tax, Gross Receipts tax, and licensing research.
- Work with third-party vendor for personal property filings.
- Identify, initiate, and support the continual improvement of quality and efficiency of processes and systems within the Tax department and PGN Auto Glass as a whole.
- Assume other duties and projects as assigned.
- Manage the work of others, including planning, assigning, scheduling, and reviewing work, and ensuring
administering corrective action for staff.
- Hold weekly meetings with staff.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferably in Accounting/Finance)
- 2–3 years Indirect Tax and Accounting experience in a corporate setting preferred.
- Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Intermediate to advanced skill level in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with tax compliance software.
- Possess strong analytical skills.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload.
- Maintain strong focus on details, working with complex issues.
- Must demonstrate initiative, leadership, and the ability to communicate effectively.
- Possess strong work ethic and commitment to completing responsibilities.
- Understand legal organization, divisional and accounting policies & procedures in order to determine application of tax law.
- Analyze tax issues, related facts & circumstances, and recommend solutions.
- Research and interpret tax law and determine applicability to the company.
- Office environment requires walking, standing, or sitting for several hours at time.
- Perform repetitive motion tasks on computer.
- May require occasional travel.
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and disability coverage options.
- Employer-provided life insurance and long-term disability benefits.
- Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Parental leave and support continuing education.