Sales & Use Tax Accountant III

EOG Resources, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

EOG Resources, Inc. Houston, TX is seeking a qualified Sales/Use Tax professional to support audits, manage state tax compliance for divisions, and perform tax research as needed.

The role includes reviewing transactions, preparing and reviewing state/local returns, training staff, answering taxability questions, and contributing to tax accounting reconciliations and journal entries. Upstream/midstream oil & gas exposure is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in accounting from an accredited institution, or
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a business or business-related field from an accredited institution, which includes accounting class hours (core classes such as Principles of Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, and other relevant coursework), coupled with relevant/complementary work experience commensurate with the accounting position
• 3 - 5 years multi-state Sales/Use Tax experience
• 1 - 2 years experience in the upstream and midstream Oil & Gas industry preferred
• Experience with the Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Access
• CPA, CMI or MBA a plus

Responsibilities

• Assist in the process, documentation, and support of State Sales/Use Tax Audits and refund requests.
• Autonomously be responsible for sales/use taxes for company division(s), including performing reviews of transactions, reviewing State/Local tax returns, training, and answering taxability questions.
• Independently perform Sales/Use Tax research as needed, such as a change in operations, change in tax laws, entry into a new State, etc.
• Assist in Department tax accounting requirements as needed, including tax account reconciliations and tax adjusting journal entries.
• Assist in the building and maintaining of Use Tax rules by State for system requirements and building and maintaining tax tools by State for tax users.

Skills

Tax research

Sales/Use tax

Education

Accounting degree

Business degree with accounting coursework

Tools

MS Access

MS Office Suite

Job description

• Assist in the process, documentation, and support of State Sales/Use Tax Audits and refund requests.
• Autonomously be responsible for sales/use taxes for company division(s), including performing reviews of transactions, reviewing State/Local tax returns, training, and answering taxability questions.
• Independently perform Sales/Use Tax research as needed, such as a change in operations, change in tax laws, entry into a new State, etc.
• Assist in Department tax accounting requirements as needed, including tax account reconciliations and tax adjusting journal entries.
• Assist in the building and maintaining of Use Tax rules by State for system requirements and building and maintaining tax tools by State for tax users.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• A Bachelor'sor Master's degree in accounting from an accredited institution, or
• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a business or business-related field from an accredited institution, which includes accounting class hours (core classes such as Principles of Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, and other relevant coursework), coupled with relevant/complementary work experience commensurate with the accounting position
• 3 - 5 years multi-state Sales/Use Tax experience
• 1 - 2 years experience in the upstream and midstream Oil & Gas industry preferred
• Experience with the Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Access
• CPA, CMI or MBA a plus

Position will be filled at a level commensurate with experience.

EOG Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Disabled.