Now Hiring - Certex USA - Manufacturing Sales Tax Accountant in Houston, TX

Full description of the position

CERTEX USA, Inc. seeks a Sales Tax Accountant for its Houston tax department

CERTEX USA is a recognized leader in the lifting and material handling industry. With 34 branches in North America, CERTEX USA is equipped to fulfill the complete spectrum of our customer’s stringent demands for lifting products, services and ancillary requirements. Additional information is available at [please apply online] position does not have a remote worksite option.

Responsibilities

· Multi-state sales and use tax return preparation and review.

· Prepare and review journal entries, perform account reconciliations, identify account variances and determine corrective courses of action.

· Review purchase invoices to determine taxability and review use tax accruals for accuracy.

· Review customers' sales tax exemption certificates based on state requirements and update systems.

· Assist in the implementation of Avalara sales tax software

· Maintain setups in Avalara for sales and purchase transactions.

· Prepare support documents for requests from external auditors

· Research tax rules and regulations for various sales and purchase transactions and stay current with changes in tax law.

· Assist in month-end clos process and preparation of monthly financial statements and reports.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

· Bachelor's degree required (Accounting preferred), CPA helpful

· 2+ years of multi-state sales tax accounting experience.

· Experience researching tax rules and regulations for products and services

· Experience with exemption certificates preferred.

· Requires general accounting work experience and knowledge of GAAP.

· Strong Excel skills required.

· Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.

CERTEX USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

Benefits include, ·

• Salary
• Vacation
• Medical, dental, vision and life coverage,
• 401k

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location