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Gena Gonzales
Sales Tax Accountant
Posted: 04/09/2025
2025-04-09
2025-05-21
Employment Type:
Contract
Industry: Retail/Consumer Goods & Services
Job Number: 17428
Field of Expertise: Accounting & Finance
Remote Friendly: Hybrid Work Schedule
Job Description
Our client, a retail chain of home improvement and agriculture stores, is seeking a Sales Tax Accountant  for a 2-3 month contract position in Brentwood, TN. This role is  hybrid, with one day onsite per week. During the training period, the role will be onsite 2-3 days per week. Â
Day to Day:
This position is responsible for reporting, verification, and filing of sales tax and misc. tax returns in multiple taxing jurisdictions. This position will ensure all returns are filed timely and accurately and will assist, as needed, with audits for the tax types filed and research pertaining to sales, use, and misc. taxes.
Tax Compliance: 60-70%
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Day to Day:
This position is responsible for reporting, verification, and filing of sales tax and misc. tax returns in multiple taxing jurisdictions. This position will ensure all returns are filed timely and accurately and will assist, as needed, with audits for the tax types filed and research pertaining to sales, use, and misc. taxes.
Tax Compliance: 60-70%
- Coordinate, prepare reports, and file returns timely and compliant with federal, state and local jurisdictions. Prepare accounting entries and account reconciliation to reflect filings and balance General Ledger accounts.
- Monitor change in tax rates and update tax rate files monthly.
- Process incoming tax notices and tax bills.
- Assist in responding to tax issues from stores and customers by researching items and setting them up in the tax system correctly.
- Maintain and analyze detailed schedule of store and customer tax issues.
- Experience: 2 years of sales tax experience in a corporate, government, or public accounting environment.
- General knowledge of tax trends and processes.
- Ability to multi-task in a high energy environment.
- Display detail-oriented approach to work, especially data entry and integrity.
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability and proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Excel (Pivot Tables) and Word.
- Display a detail-oriented approach to daily activities and a self-starter attitude.
- Ability and proficient use of spreadsheets and word processing, specifically Microsoft Office.
- Ability to research, audit, and analyze.
- Knowledge of sales tax audits.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
- Experience with xlookup or vlookup
- Experience reading and researching legislation
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Meet Your Recruiter
Gena Gonzales
Senior Recruiting Consultant
Gena joined Corps Team in 2021 and has over 12 years of recruiting experience focusing on IT, Engineering and Professional Services. She also has experience in start-up and corporate environments with consultative full life cycle recruitment background, administrative support and HR background. She is skilled at building relationships with employees across all levels of an organization, multitasking and adapting to meet any changing organizational needs. Gena has a Bachelors degree in Journalism and a minor in Speech Communications.
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