Sales Tax Accountant I

Flexibility Option: In Person

Job Req Id: 31184

Description:

Be part of a growing, successful company in an exciting and challenging field. Border States is 100% employee-owned, which means you’re empowered to make decisions, find solutions and receive rewards for your hard work.

This position will be located in: Fargo, ND

Application Deadline: Posted Until Filled

Please note that the position may be filled before or after the listed application deadline. Applications will only be accepted while the posting remains active.

Job Summary

Supports the day-to-day operations of the Sales Tax Department in providing sales tax and accounting functions. Prepares monthly sales tax returns, remits sales tax, resolves questions regarding sales tax and maintains customer sales tax exemption certificates.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

- Prepares and reviews monthly sales tax returns and remits sales tax to the appropriate state Revenue Departments.

- Contacts state sales tax agencies and provides answers on sales tax policy questions posed by customers, corporate departments and branch employees.

- Adjusts sales tax on customer invoices once supporting documentation is received by adjustment methods and rebilling invoices and clearing these adjustments from customer accounts.

- Maintains customer sales tax exemption certificates.

- Works with manager or Team Lead to prepare information for sales tax audits.

- Assigns and categorizes requests received in the Sales Tax Inbox.

- Reviews selected Sales Tax Returns on a monthly basis.

- Assists manager with requested monthly metrics reporting as assigned.

Non-essential Functions

- Assists with education and training of branch and corporate department personnel on sales and use tax issues.

- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or designate.

Qualifications

- Minimum of a four-year accounting, finance or business administration degree preferred or the equivalent in work experience.

- Prior knowledge of general accounting duties preferred.

- Prefer strong working knowledge of PC Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint), Internet, Email and SAP software.

Skills and Abilities

- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication, reading, and customer service skills.

- Ability to effectively plan and organize.

- Excellent customer service skills include being competent, accurate, responsive and engaged.

Physical Requirements

Frequency at which you would carry/lift in a typical day:

Occasionally 0 – 33% Frequently 34 – 66% Continuously: 67 – 100%

- Lift from Waist:

- < than 10 lbs. - Not at all

- 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all

- 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all

- 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all

- 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all

- 100+ lbs. - Not at all

- Lift from Floor:

- < than 10 lbs. - Frequently

- 10 to 25 lbs. - Frequently

- 26 to 50 lbs. - Occasionally

- 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all

- 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all

- 100+ lbs. - Not at all

- Carried for Distance:

- < than 10 lbs. - Not at all

- 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all

- 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all

- 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all

- 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all

- 100+ lbs. - Not at all

Physical Activity

Frequency at which you would do the following in a typical day:

- Sitting (a continuous period of being seated) - Continuously

- Standing (for sustained periods of time) - Frequently

- Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks) - Frequently

- Bending/stooping (downward and forward) - Occasionally

- Crawling (moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet) - Not at all

- Climbing/Walking Stairs (ascending or descending) - Frequently

- Reaching (extending arms in any direction) - Frequently

- Crouching/squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine) - Occasionally

- Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s)) - Occasionally

- Balancing (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling) - Occasionally

- Repetitive motion (substantial movement (motions) or the wrists, hands, and/or fingers) - Continuously

- Pivoting (movement in any direction with one foot, keeping the other in contact with the floor) - Occasionally

- Pushing/Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug) - Occasionally

- Grasping (Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm) - Continuously

- Fingering (picking, pinching, typing; working with primarily fingers and not whole hand) - Continuously

- Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word) - Frequently

- Driving (the control and operation of a motor vehicle) - Occasionally

- Desk work (work usually performed at a desk) - Continuously

- Use of a computer - Continuously

- Use of a telephone - Frequently

- Hearing (Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels) - Continuously

- Exposure (to adverse weather & temperature conditions) - Not at all

- Travel (travel needed to perform job duties) - Occasionally

Additional Information

This job description is a summary of the job duties and responsibilities and is not intended to cover all possible job duties and is subject to change at the employer’s discretion. Employees must be able to perform the essential job duties and satisfy job requirements either with or without a reasonable accommodation.