Now Hiring - Financial Services Sales & Use Tax Senior Staff Accountant, Next Evolution in High Point, NC

At FORVIS, your career is designed with a purpose. We want our team members to thrive professionally and feel the impact their work yields when serving clients, industries, and local communities. This starts by empowering team members to design a career journey that leverages their skills and fuels their passions.

Creating a best-in-class employee experience is at the heart of our vision for the future. With several industry focus areas, multiple service lines, and locations in five geographical regions across the country to choose from, the opportunities for your career are without limit.

About FORVIS

FORVIS is a Top-10 professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services, driven by our commitment to using our forward vision to provide rewarding career opportunities and deliver unmatched client experiences. Learn more at FORVIS.com [please apply online]

Design your career with purpose at FORVIS. For more information about our firm locations, visit [please apply online] FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications.

It is FORVIS's standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

• FORVIS expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
• FORVIS further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with FORVIS.
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  Preparation of sales tax data received from clients to be used in sales and use tax return processing
• Preparation of sales and use tax returns for various taxing jurisdictions
• Electronically filing sales and use tax returns on the taxing jurisdictions website
• Processing sales and use tax payments for clients as part of the return filing process
• Communicate with clients clearly and professionally while establishing and maintaining positive relationships with clients
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential business matters
• Exercises strong sense of professional ethics and judgment
• Must be reliable and able to meet deadlines
• May be required to perform or assist with other services and special projects as needed such as data analysis relating to audit and consulting engagements
• Obtain a working knowledge of sales and use tax return preparation software

• Minimum of Associates degree is required, preferably in business or accounting
• High degree of computing acumen is preferred
• GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred
• Sales tax experience preferred but not necessary as we will train the desired individual
• Thorough working knowledge of MS Office: Word, Excel and Outlook required
• Effectively collaborate with visitors, clients, staff and coworkers in a professional manner required
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required