Overview:
We are looking for a Tax Analyst to join our dynamic company.
This is a great opportunity for a candidate to work in an innovative environment and grow within our business.
The analyst is primarily responsible for providing excellent customer service through resolving inquiries from our sales/use tax returns customers.
The successful candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where balancing multiple priorities/issues, attention to detail, analytical skills, critical thinking, and strong communication skills are essential.
*We’re opening this role to candidates located in commuting distance from our Durham, NC office as this will be a hybrid role.
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Responsibilities:
Communicate regularly and effectively with customers, jurisdictions, and other internal teams as part of research and resolution
Preparation, review, and filing of multi-jurisdictional sales/use, business and occupation, and gross receipts tax returns for monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual filings
Detail and process-oriented jurisdictional returns set up on behalf of our customers
Manage workload effectively in order to meet deadlines
Work collaboratively with all staff members and management
Support in identifying areas of improvement and efficiencies in all compliance processes
Qualifications:
2+ years in sales and use tax preparation and filing, preferred.
Bachelor's degree (B.
S.
or B.
A.
) from an accredited college or university, or equivalent career experience
Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Self-starter with the ability to work independently yet still function as a team player
Ability to prioritize and multitask to meet strict filing deadlines
Ability to learn and adapt to different software applications and tools
Ability to analyze, compare, evaluate, and reconcile data
Must have knowledge of Microsoft Office such as Word and Excel.
About Avalara:
About Avalara:
We’re building cloud-based tax compliance solutions to handle every transaction in the world.
Imagine every transaction you make — every tank of gas, cup of coffee, or pair of sneakers, every movie ticket, meal kit, or streamed song, every sensor-to-sensor ping.
Nearly every time you make a purchase, physical or digital, there’s an accompanying unique and nuanced tax compliance calculation.
The logic behind calculating taxes — the rules, rates, and boundaries is a global, layered, three-dimensional mess of complexity, with compliance dictated by governments and applied by every business, every day.
Avalara works with businesses of all sizes, all over the world — from corner stores to gigantic global retailers — to calculate tax accurately and automatically, at speeds measured in milliseconds.
That’s a massive technical challenge, in terms of scale, reliability, and complexity, and we do it better than anyone.
That’s why we’re growing fast.
Headquartered in Seattle, Avalara has offices across the U.
S.
and around the world, in Brazil, Canada, India, U.
K, Belgium and across Europe.
Equal Opportunities:
Avalara is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.