Evergy

Tax Accountant

Tax Accountant
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LocationMissouri, MO
Salary$52,700-$128,400
On-site
Utilities

About This Job


REQUISITION ID: ACC001P

DEPARTMENT: Corporate Tax – Kansas City Headquarters or Topeka General Office

LOCATION: Kansas City, MO or Topeka, KS

PAY RANGE: Tax Accountant I: $52,700 - $65,900


Tax Accountant II: $64,500 - $80,600


Sr Tax Accountant: $81,800 - $109,100


Lead Tax Accountant: $96,300 - $128,400

Scheduled Work Hours:Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Additional hours as required)


Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Contributes to the overall effectiveness and operation of Tax Department. Acts as key facilitator of tax returns and ensures their timely filing. Reviews purchases for Use Tax accruals and assists Procurement in providing appropriate Tax Exemptions to suppliers. Provides support to Property, Sales & Use Accountants with all returns as needed. Acts as Tax Department liaison to both internal and external customers.


Duties and Responsibilities:

Review purchases to determine taxability and use tax accruals for multiple states.

Assist Procurement in providing exemption certificates to suppliers and monitoring that exemption certificates are correctly applied by suppliers.

Assist in preparing yearly Tax Department budget and monthly department expenditures analysis including creating the monthly variance report for Tax Director.

Assist Director, Managers and all other department personnel on special projects/audits as needed.

Act as liaison by providing information to internal and external customers, directing inquiries to Tax Accountants, Managers and Director as needed.

Manage Tax Department Storage, retrieval, and record retention process.

Coordinate filing of all tax returns which includes processing tax payment request with Accounts payable, attaching appropriate documents with tax returns, timely mailing returns to taxing jurisdictions.

Work with outside vendor on unclaimed property spring and fall compliance, by providing stale check and customer credit information from Evergy’s billing system.

Experience in sales and use tax. This position will be responsible for the preparation of the Transaction tax returns.

All tax returns are assembled and filed in a timely manner.

Check requests are timely processed and matched to the correct tax remittance.

Work closely with Accounts Payable to ensure taxes are paid appropriately on supplier’s invoices.

Monthly budget variance analysis is completed timely and accurate manner.


Education and Experience Requirements:

Accounting or Finance Degree Required.


Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Required:

Ability to multitask and prioritize projects
Expert in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to work independently

Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required: None


Working Conditions: Normal Office Working Conditions

Evergy has a clear mission – To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know that to lead the responsible energy transition and provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable service to our customers and communities, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We are committed to building a team where everyone – regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status – has a voice and can bring their best every day. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Work Locations: 1KC - Missouri HQ - Floor 20 One Kansas City Place 1200 Main St Kansas City 64105


Job: Accounting


Shift:


Unposting Date: Aug 5, 2025

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