Sales Tax Auditor

SalesTaxHelper; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus opportunities

Flexible work environment

Paid time off and holidays

Growth opportunities

Job summary

A sales tax consulting firm is seeking an experienced Sales Tax Auditor to join their audit defense team in New York. This role requires 3–5+ years of state sales tax auditing experience, excellent communication, and professionalism. You will represent clients during audits, analyze sales data, and negotiate with auditors. The position comes with a competitive salary, performance bonus opportunities, and a flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience as a state sales and use tax auditor.
• Strong understanding of audit procedures and assessment methods.
• Experience managing taxpayer documentation and negotiations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple cases.
• Professionalism and confidence in client-facing situations.

Responsibilities

• Represent clients during tax audits and manage communications.
• Prepare audit workpapers and supporting documentation.
• Negotiate audit findings with state auditors.
• Identify and address audit risks, weaknesses, and opportunities to reduce exposure.
• Negotiate audit findings with state auditors and supervisors in a professional, strategic manner.
• Analyze sales and purchase data to determine taxability and compliance.
• Review exemption certificates and resale documentation.
• Identify sourcing issues, nexus exposure, and reporting errors.
• Support voluntary disclosure and compliance remediation projects.
• Work closely with attorneys, consultants, and administrative staff.

Skills

Audit procedures understanding

Taxpayer documentation handling

Excellent written communication

Attention to detail

Client-facing professionalism

Negotiation

Tools

Sales tax software

POS systems

QuickBooks

NetSuite

Job description

Sales Tax Helper, LLC is a fast-growing sales tax firm representing businesses nationwide in sales tax audits, assessments, voluntary disclosure agreements (VDAs), registrations, filings, and complex sales and use tax consulting matters. We work with business owners, CFOs, controllers, and accounting teams to solve high-stakes sales tax issues with professionalism, clarity, and confidence.

We are hiring an experienced former state sales tax auditor to join our team and help represent clients through audit defense and dispute resolution matters.

Position Summary

The Sales Tax Auditor will serve as a key member of our audit defense team, supporting and leading client matters involving sales and use tax audits, document production, audit negotiations, and dispute resolution.

This role is ideal for someone with 3–5+ years of state agency auditing experience who enjoys working directly with businesses and helping them navigate high-pressure tax situations.

Key ResponsibilitiesAudit Defense & Client Representation

• Represent clients during sales and use tax audits, including managing audit communications and document submissions
• Review audit notices, IDRs, sampling plans, and proposed assessments
• Assist in preparing audit workpapers, reconciliations, and supporting documentation
• Identify and address audit risks, weaknesses, and opportunities to reduce exposure
• Negotiate audit findings with state auditors and supervisors in a professional, strategic manner

Technical Sales & Use Tax Work

• Analyze sales and purchase data to determine taxability and compliance
• Review exemption certificates and resale documentation
• Identify sourcing issues, nexus exposure, and reporting errors
• Support voluntary disclosure and compliance remediation projects

Internal Collaboration

• Work closely with attorneys, consultants, and administrative staff
• Assist in developing audit defense strategies and case plans
• Help improve internal processes, templates, and audit workflows

QualificationsRequired

• 3–5+ years of experience as a state sales and use tax auditor (Department of Revenue or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of audit procedures, sampling, and assessment methods
• Experience handling taxpayer documentation and audit negotiations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple cases
• Professionalism and confidence in client-facing situations

Preferred

• Experience with appeals, protests, or administrative dispute resolution
• Experience working in a CPA firm, law firm, or consulting environment
• Familiarity with sales tax software, POS systems, and ERP exports (QuickBooks, NetSuite, etc.)

What Success Looks Like

• Clients feel supported, confident, and informed during stressful audits
• Audit exposures are reduced through strong documentation and negotiation
• Matters move efficiently with organized, professional case handling
• You become a trusted “go-to” audit defense leader inside the firm
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Performance bonus opportunities
• Flexible work environment
• Paid time off and holidays
• Growth opportunities in a rapidly expanding sales tax firm