Sales Tax Accountant III

IGT; Las Vegas (NV); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Job summary

IGT Gaming seeks a seasoned sales tax professional to join its global tax function. You will interpret tax rules, identify risks and opportunities, and drive timely, accurate tax returns across multiple states in a fast-paced private company environment.

Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Treasury, IT, and Operations to ensure compliant transactions, optimize processes with tax automation tools such as Avalara or Vertex, and support audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field; CPA ideal.
• 3–5+ years of experience in accounting or sales tax.
• Experience interpreting state/local tax laws and applying tax rules.

Responsibilities

• Manage preparation, review, and timely filing of multi-state sales and use tax returns.
• Reconcile sales tax accounts monthly for accuracy and completeness.
• Research and interpret state and local tax laws to ensure compliance and identify savings opportunities.
• Maintain exemption certificate records and respond to customer and auditor requests.
• Collaborate with Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Operations to ensure correct tax on invoices and purchases.
• Support sales tax audits by gathering documentation and preparing responses.
• Continuously improve processes by leveraging tax automation tools (e.g., Avalara, Vertex).

Skills

Advanced Excel

Pivot tables

VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP

Macros

Data visualization

Power Query

Communication skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Advanced degree in Taxation (CPA ideal)

CPA license ideal

Tools

SAP

Vertex

Avalara

Job description

IGT Gaming is a global leader in delivering entertainment and responsible gaming experiences for players worldwide. Leveraging compelling content, continuous investment in innovation, player insights, deep industry experience, and leading-edge technology, the Company’s solutions deliver gaming experiences that responsibly engage players and drive sustainable growth. The Company has a well-established local presence and is a trusted partner to gaming regulators around the world. The Company provides innovative gaming systems, electronic gaming machines, iGaming, and sports betting.

Business Case:

IGT is currently looking for a professional to join its global tax function in a role responsible for being an expert on all sales tax preparation. Your work will directly protect the company from compliance risks, optimize our tax processes, and ensure our customers experience smooth, hassle-free transactions.The role will be instrumental in driving timeliness, accuracy, efficiency, and insight across our sales tax lifecycle while partnering cross-functionally with key stakeholders in Finance, Legal, and Accounting.

• Work/life balance
• Ability to work remotely on a hybrid basis
• 401k Matching program
• Full benefits package

Job Description:

The person in this role will be responsible for interpreting new sales tax rules, identifying risks and opportunities, and helping drive returns to completion. Success in this role requires strong tax expertise, cross-functional collaboration, and an aptitude for process improvement in a fast-paced private company environment.

This person will have proven ability to work independently and experience working with other team members across other key functional areas either as an advisor or a business leader; including, legal, finance (operations and reporting), treasury, IT, and business development.

This person will report directly to the Manager of Indirect Tax and is expected to work closely with other tax, trade, finance, and operational team members (stakeholders).

Success will be measured in terms of (i) meeting agreed and documented development and implementation goals, (ii) the timely preparation and filing of financial reporting, and (iii) the timely filing of accurate tax compliance.

Principal Accountabilities / Duties:

This persons’ responsibilities would include, among other things:

• Manage the preparation, review, and timely filing of multi-state sales and use tax returns.
• Reconcile sales tax accounts monthly, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Research and interpret state and local tax laws to ensure compliance and identify potential savings opportunities.
• Maintain exemption certificate records and respond to customer and auditor requests.
• Partner with Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Operations to ensure tax is applied correctly on invoices and purchases.
• Support sales tax audits by gathering documentation and preparing responses
• Continuously improving processes by leveraging tax automation tools (e.g., Avalara, Vertex).

We’d expect this person to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field. An advanced degree in Taxation and a CPA license is ideal.
• 3-5+ years of experience in accounting or sales tax.
• Advanced Excel data analysis skills including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, macros, data visualization, and power query.
• Systems knowledge, including familiarity with using SAP or similar ERP systems, familiarity with Vertex; Avalara is also a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) with the ability to interact well with people of various backgrounds and levels, with the ability to explain complex tax concepts in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to work independently at times as well as closely and successfully with professionals of different backgrounds and cultures.
• Strong time management and organization skills with the ability to meet strict deadlines for US GAAP reporting needs and manage a number of projects at any one time.
• An ability to work as part of a dynamic leadership team to collaboratively solve complex problems innovatively.