Tax Accountant

Ingersoll Rand; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Stock grant

Paid time off

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand is seeking an Indirect Tax Specialist to manage sales and use tax compliance for North American entities. You will file monthly returns, oversee property tax renditions, and coordinate SALT obligations with the Accounts Payable team within the FSSC.

You will support internal teams with SALT inquiries, maintain exemption certificates, assist auditors, and help ensure timely, compliant tax reporting across multiple locations. The role reports to the Indirect Tax Manager NA.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years experience in indirect tax and general ledger accounting
• Excellent computer skills; SAP experience preferred; Oracle, Excel, and Word
• Experience withIndirect Tax tools such as Vertex and Avalara
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Compliance-based mindset; ability to follow policies and procedures
• Resilient; comfortable with tight and changing deadlines and ambiguity
• Team player; works across BU, Direct Tax, Legal, HR, and SSC across locations

Responsibilities

• Prepare Sales and Use Tax returns
• Prepare GST/HST/PST returns for Canadian operations
• Prepare property tax renditions
• File SALT annual reports and miscellaneous license returns
• Perform related general ledger account reconciliations
• Execute SALT payments through Accounts Payable
• Maintain exemption certificates for customers and vendors
• Research SALT queries to ensure compliance
• Provide SALT advisory for various departments
• Reconcile GL accounts related to tax returns
• Assist with pulling support for state tax audits
• Support indirect tax function as assigned

Skills

Indirect tax

General ledger accounting

Communication skills

Compliance mindset

Team player

Deadline-driven

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Excel

Word

Vertex

Avalara

Job description

This position will be responsible for managing sales and use tax compliance activity for all North American entities covered by the SSC. Ensure all monthly return information is prepared in a timely manner, property tax returns are filed on time, and annual reports/license are completed on a regular basis with little to no delay in completion. Along with regular monthly activities, also assist internal teams with indirect tax inquiries and managing technologies the team is responsible for. Reports to the Indirect Tax Manager North America and part of our Finance Shared Service Center (FSSC) team.

• Perform:
• Sales and use Tax returns
• GST/HST/PST returns for Canadian operations
• Property tax renditions
• Other SALT Annual reports and miscellaneous license returns
• Related general ledger account reconciliations
• Execution of timely SALT payments through Accounts Payable team
• Manage exemption certificate maintenance for both customers and vendors
• Research SALT queries to ensure compliance
• SALT-related advisory for a variety of departments
• Responsible for reconciling the general ledger accounts related to the tax returns listed above.
• Assist with pulling support and coordinating with auditors for state sales tax audits
• Other duties related to supporting the indirect tax function as assigned.

Qualifications and attributes

• Preferred 3-5 years experience in indirect tax and general ledger accounting
• Excellent computer skills - Preferred SAP experience; Oracle, Excel, and Word
• Experience with Indirect Tax tools (Vertex, Avalara, etc)
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Compliance-based mindset, ability to follow policies and procedures
• Resilient, accustomed to working to tight and changeable deadlines, deals well with ambiguity
• Team player, capable of working in multi-disciplinary teams (e.g. BU, Direct Tax, Legal, HR, SSC) across several locations

What we Offer

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

We are committed to helping you reach your professional, personal, and financial goals. We offer competitive compensation that aligns with our business strategies and comprehensive benefits to help make life better. We are committed to building an inclusive and sustainable culture that engages as well as values diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees, which, in turn, spurs innovation, generates creative solutions and enhances our customer relations.

If you share our passion for inspiring progress—for bringing about bold shifts in how people, economies and societies operate—then you belong with Ingersoll Rand. Progress begins with you.