Hybrid Tax Compliance Analyst

Grainger; Lake Forest (IL); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO 18 days

401(k) plan

Job summary

Grainger in Lake Forest, IL is seeking a Tax Compliance Specialist to support non-income tax compliance and audit activities. You will gather and organize data for sales and use tax inquiries, review transactions, and escalate unresolved questions for guidance.

You will apply Excel skills to manage the daily workflow, maintain the use tax queue, and assist with other non-income tax tasks during peak periods, collaborating with the Tax team.

Qualifications

• 1+ years experience in accounting, tax compliance, financial operations support or related field.
• Knowledge of sales and use tax principles and their application to routine compliance transactions.
• Experience using tax research software, such as BNA or CCH, to locate tax information relevant to assigned compliance activities.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel to organize, review, and document tax compliance data.

Responsibilities

• Gather supporting documentation for sales and use tax audits, including exemption certificates, customer invoices, and vendor invoices.
• Document and organize results of audit data gathering to support tax compliance reviews and audit responses.
• Maintain daily use tax queue, review use tax discrepancies from our procurement system, applying Tier I solutions; escalated transactions not resolved.
• Assist with all other non-income tax compliance as needed during heavy compliance cycles, i.e. Business Licenses and Gross Receipt Returns.
• Support the group mailbox which is for internal and external inquiries.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Tax compliance

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma/GED

Associate degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

BNA

CCH

Job description

Grainger in Lake Forest, IL is seeking a Tax Compliance Specialist to support non-income tax compliance and audit activities. You will gather and organize data for sales and use tax inquiries, review transactions, and escalate unresolved questions for guidance.

You will apply Excel skills to manage the daily workflow, maintain the use tax queue, and assist with other non-income tax tasks during peak periods, collaborating with the Tax team.