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Job description
Skill required: Statutory Reporting & Tax Compliance - Indirect Tax Processing Designation: Tax Specialist Qualifications:Any Graduation Years of Experience:7 to 11 years About Accenture Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security.Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song— all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 784,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com What would you do? • This position performs a wide range of sales and use tax (SUT) compliance functions in a team-based, collaborative environment. Understand various business entities (retail, service, manufacturing, leasing, etc.) and the related SUT compliance details involved. Accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and timely filing of the client returns and payments.
Responsible for building and maintaining client relationships by acting as the dedicated specialist.
Specific knowledge of multi-state tax preparing software and preparation of monthly SUT returns
Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
Must be detailed oriented and have strong organizational skills
Demonstrate customer focused mentality, and be a team player
Must be able to adhere to tight monthly deadlines, with strong time management and organizational skills
Strong diplomacy skills are required
Ability to develop and apply professional concepts to resolve issues with moderate to significant scope.
Exercise independent judgement on new projects or assignments.
What are we looking for? • Bachelors degree in accounting, finance or similar required.
Six (6) plus years of sales & use tax compliance experience.
Or equivalent combination of education and or experience.
Roles and Responsibilities: • Prepare Clients sales and use tax returns for the time sensitive SUT compliance cycle. This will include:
Communicate frequently with Client contacts via phone and e-mail
Review Client tax data for accuracy, investigate questionable data and take corrective action when necessary
Properly format and import monthly tax data to Client Indirect Tax Returns software
Review and reconcile SUT returns using established best practices
Confirm Client approvals and process and requested revisions
Collaborate with other staff to complete the submissions returns and payments
Timely initiate electronic filings and payments
Prepare and maintain monthly client tax compliance reports
Track and respond to notices from taxing jurisdictions, ensuring proper documentation and timely resolution
Prepare and submit sales tax registrations on behalf of clients
Reconcile bank activity for assigned clients
Exercise significant and independent professional judgment to resolve more complex tax reporting problems
Participate in new client implementations and successfully transition clients to other staff members with appropriate training
Assist with special projects and new hire training.
Lead or participate in projects or other duties to support the business
Ability to accommodate additional hours as needed during the monthly peak processing period, which is between the 5th and the 20th of each month
Returns volume supported expanding to approximate 600 returns per month within (6) months with moderate to complex client complexity
Assist with new client onboarding
Assist with new hire training
Work independently after (3) months
Participates in projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Any Graduation
About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com
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