Staff Tax Accountant

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.Position Summary:Tax/Staff Accountant will assist with the management of multistate sales/occupancy tax returns, personal property tax returns and various other state and local filings.I. Position Responsibilities: EssentialReview, and oversee our Third Party that files sales/use and hotel occupancy tax returns for monthly, quarterly and annual filings for multiple jurisdictionsRecord month end sales and use tax journal entriesAssist the tax manager and tax team with sales tax and property tax audits – audit calendar, correspondence to auditor’s requests, and audit status reportPrepare check requests for tax invoicesPrepare business registrations, business licenses and annual reportsRespond to property general managers to answer tax questions or determine the validity of sales tax exemptionsProperly record and document exempt revenuePrepare tax journal entries and enter them into the accounting system (Epicor)Assist the tax manager with tax notices from various jurisdictions to resolve outstanding tax issuesAssist the tax manager with periodic research for tax rate change and municipal code updatedII. Essential Skills/Credentials/Experience/EducationBachelor’s degree in AccountingFamiliarity with online tax research resourcesDetail oriented with a high degree of accuracyAbility to efficiently work in a high volume environmentStrong analytical and organizational capabilitiesProficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and OutlookPrevious sales/occupancy tax experience is preferredIII. Mental and Physical DemandsWork Environment:Typical office environment – moderate noise level Physical Demands:The position will be physically located in the Atlanta office; working remotely (outside of Company Directed Guidelines) is not permitted. Currently, the in-office work model is a hybrid with 2 days remote/3 days in the office.Indoor work with hard and carpeted surfacesMust be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.This position is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.Extensive use of hands and fingers for manipulation of the keyboard, answering phone calls, calculator, copy machine, computer printer, and other office productivity machinery.Use of computer terminal, which requires extensive eye contact with a video display terminal.The person in this position frequently communicates with employees/vendors. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.Travel Demands:This position requires less than 5% travel; however, from time to time, and depending on the project, travel needs could change.The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by managers/supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent an expressed or implied contract of employment nor does it alter your at-will employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate. #J-18808-Ljbffr Intown-Suites