Sr Sales & Use Tax Analyst
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locations: Houston, TX (HO)
time type: Full time
posted on: Posted 2 Days Ago
job requisition id: R10049970
World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than 3.6 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide’s ambition is to be the leader in its industry, delivering long-term performance and acting responsibly.
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
In compliance with numerous state and local sales/use tax (SUT) regulations, this position is responsible for coordinating and monitoring the activities of governmental tax auditors auditing for sales, use, gross receipts, B&O, and all other state, local, and district transaction taxes (“Tax”) for the purpose of defending, eliminating, settling and otherwise resolving Tax audit assessments made against any Air Liquide U.S. operating entity, as Tax audits are assigned. Reporting to the US Transaction Taxes Audit Manager, responsibilities of this position also include supporting and/or leading, as assigned, providing taxability consulting to internal clients, including tax estimates and reviews of major production facility projects; pursuing purchase-side tax recovery opportunities; processing vendor exemption certificate requests; and special projects as assigned. Contributing in two key functional areas: SUT Audit Management and SUT Reporting Compliance.
- Manage activities of tax auditors conducting state & local sales, use, rental, gross receipts tax, and similar tax audits on the operations of Air Liquide US companies.
- Presents and explains to tax auditors the various business models, relevant accounting and record keeping practices, and operating modes as these relate to completing the tax audits in the most efficient and beneficial way possible.
- Provides to auditors records, data, analysis, and other relevant company information necessary for efficient completion of audits.
- Analyze audit errors identifying areas needing corrective actions then develops specific action plans designed to affect changes, whether process or system based, to avoid the same or similar errors in future audits—also, documents this corrective action process, personally implements specific changes where feasible, and follows up on corrective actions assigned to other parties to ensure resolution.
- Provides detailed analysis of audit results for accounting and other internal purposes, including breakouts by business units, tax type, plants, department, assessment type, etc. as needed and/or requested by Tax Manager.
- Assist with limited taxability consulting, purchase-side Exemption Certificate Request (ECR) processing for all of Air Liquide’s U.S. operating entities, which often involves taxability research.
- Assist with customer refund request processing for customer sales tax refund claims adhering to and implementing relevant policies & procedures.
- Assist with, or lead as assigned, on Reporting Compliance activities.
Are you a MATCH?
Education
- Bachelor in Accounting or similar discipline required.
- CMI-(Sales Tax) a plus.
Experience & Capabilities
- 5+ years experience in US multi-state transaction taxation.
- Advanced knowledge of current state and local (multi-jurisdictional) sales/use tax laws, concepts, policies, and regulations and the specific application of these to manufacturing and retailing industries.
- Knowledgeable of state and local sales/use tax audit processes & procedures, including dollar stratified statistical sampling techniques and knowledge of the various state defense and protest processes.
- Demonstrated ability to manage priorities and time-sensitive projects.
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, a must.
- Knowledge of Vertex a plus.
- Proven ability working with data files in MS Excel is required.
- Experience working with Oracle R12 (AR & OM subsystems).
- Experience and comfortable working in a fast-paced and empowered environment.
Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.
About Us
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health.
Through the passion and diversity of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.
Join us for a stimulating experience: you’ll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment.
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