Client Overview
Our client, an established manufacturing organization, is seeking a Sales & Use Tax Specialist to support their Tax team during a period of growth. This long-term consulting/temporary engagement is anticipated to continue through the end of 2027.
Salary/Hourly Rate
$42/hr - $51/hr, depending on experience
Position Overview
The Sales & Use Tax Specialist will support the Tax team during a busy period of growth. This position will assist with ongoing tax compliance activities, filing support, transactional data validation, and taxability research while the existing team focuses on implementation-related responsibilities. This is a long-term contract opportunity anticipated to run through the end of 2027, with the possibility of an extension.
Responsibilities Of The Sales & Use Tax Specialist
- Support sales and use tax compliance activities, including gathering, reviewing, and validating data required for tax filings.
- Compile and organize transactional data to ensure accurate and complete tax reporting.
- Coordinate with external tax compliance providers, including Vertex, to supply required information and resolve filing-related questions.
- Research and respond to taxability questions related to sales and purchasing transactions.
- Partner with internal departments, including Sales, Purchasing, and Accounting, to resolve tax-related discrepancies and obtain supporting information.
- Assist with sales tax and property tax compliance activities as assigned.
- Support applicable monthly accounting activities, including journal entries, adjustments, and general ledger postings.
- Utilize SAP or other ERP systems to retrieve, review, and validate tax-related transactional data.
- Assist with data validation, testing, and other activities related to the SAP S/4HANA implementation.
- Maintain accurate documentation and support recurring compliance processes and deadlines.
- Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders and external providers to help ensure timely and accurate tax compliance.
Required Experience/Skills For The Sales & Use Tax Specialist
- Approximately 1 - 5 years of relevant sales and use tax, tax compliance, or closely related accounting experience.
- Working knowledge of sales and use tax compliance and tax filing support.
- Experience gathering, reviewing, and validating transactional data.
- Strong Excel skills and comfort working with large data sets.
- Familiarity with ERP systems and the ability to navigate financial or tax-related information.
- Understanding of basic accounting principles, including journal entries and adjustments.
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and organizational abilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently, learn processes quickly, and manage recurring responsibilities with limited supervision.
- Ability to work onsite in Tampa four days per week.
Preferred Experience/Skills For The Sales & Use Tax Specialist
- Manufacturing, steel, or industrial industry experience.
- Experience with both U.S. and Canadian tax compliance, including GST.
- SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA experience.
- Vertex tax engine experience, including tax compliance workflows, integration, configuration, or data validation.
- Experience with Oracle or another comparable ERP system.
- Experience coordinating with outsourced tax compliance providers.
- Exposure to ERP implementations, system conversions, user acceptance testing (UAT), or data validation.
- Familiarity with taxability questions related to both sales and purchasing transactions.
- Public accounting or professional tax experience.
Education Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is preferred.
- Equivalent relevant professional experience will also be considered.
Benefits
- Atrium Care Package available, upon eligibility (including healthcare plans, discount programs, and paid time off).