Strategic Sales & Use Tax Advisor

FedEx Freight, Inc.; Harrison (AR); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

FedEx Freight, Inc. is seeking a skilled tax professional to manage sales and use tax return compliance, exemption certificate administration, and tax advisory matters to support business operations.

The role involves analyzing taxability across products, services, and transportation charges while coordinating with procurement, accounts payable, and finance teams. Responsibilities include coordinating returns, reconciling data, supervising vendor inputs, and identifying improvement opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Business, or a related field is required.
• Five (5) years of relevant sales and use tax or indirect tax experience.
• Experience with sales and use tax return compliance, exemption certificate review, taxability research, account reconciliations, and audit or notice support.
• CPA license, Certified Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation designation, Master of Taxation, or progress toward one of these credentials preferred.
• Strong Excel skills, data analysis, and written communication with internal/external parties.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and review timely monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and use tax returns in assigned jurisdictions.
• Reconcile return data to tax accounts, investigate variances, document adjustments, and support use tax accruals.
• Oversee sales tax bills and payments, reconcile assessments and payments to tax accounts, and monitor deadlines.
• Research statutes, regulations, guidance, and internal policies to determine taxability of products, services, and other transactions.
• Prepare written conclusions and provide guidance to procurement, accounts payable, legal, finance, IT, sales, and operations teams.

Skills

Attention to detail

Written communication

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Business, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

FedEx Freight, Inc. is seeking a skilled tax professional to manage sales and use tax return compliance, exemption certificate administration, and tax advisory matters to support business operations.

The role involves analyzing taxability across products, services, and transportation charges while coordinating with procurement, accounts payable, and finance teams. Responsibilities include coordinating returns, reconciling data, supervising vendor inputs, and identifying improvement opportunities