Company Overview
POOLCORP is the leading business-to-business distributor of swimming pool and landscape supplies, equipment, and related outdoor living products. Through our subsidiaries, SCP Distributors LLC, Superior Pool Products LLC, and Horizon Distributors Inc., we operate in more than 440 wholesale Sales Centers worldwide with nearly 6,000 employees serving the needs of customers by offering a wide array of products and value-added support.
Our Covington, LA headquarters provides exceptional support (i.e., IT, HR, Finance, Marketing, Legal, Purchasing, Sourcing, etc.) to each of our Sales Centers. Our extraordinary company culture encompasses a high work ethic, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a community presence all within a family-oriented work atmosphere. At POOLCORP, we strive to employ only the very best.
Why POOLCORP?
Because it’s a place where you can make an impact and grow! At POOLCORP you’ll find a wealth of opportunities that support your individual and long-term career goals. Our stable work environment is further enhanced by our generous compensation and benefits package. Publicly traded since 1995, POOLCORP is a global organization with a long history of continuous success - clearly making it an industry leader – in so many ways!
So, end your job search here – at POOLCORP – Where Outdoor Living Comes to Life!
Location: Covington Support; 109 Northpark Blvd., Covington, Louisiana - 70433
Responsibilities:
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Prepares and files sales tax returns and account reconciliations.
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Assists with detailed review of sales tax returns and account reconciliations.
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Gathers information to prepare for sales tax audits.
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Assists with preparing responses related to sales tax audit findings.
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Coordinates acquisition due diligence related to resale certificates and taxability designations.
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Verifies sales tax rates monthly and update master files.
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Verifies customer tax jurisdiction set-up.
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Verifies status of resale certificates via state internet web sites and through other resources.
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Inputs and changes customer tax status.
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Coordinates with branch personnel to obtain updated resale certificates as needed.
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Prepares business license renewals.
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Prepares reports to process sales tax credits.
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Extracts general ledger information.
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Reconciles report discrepancies and problems.
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Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
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Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related discipline.
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1 to 2 years of experience preparing and filing sales tax returns for a multi-state corporation.
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Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
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Strong computer skills including use of MS Office programs.
Bilingual, Military, Military Spouses and Veteran applicants are strongly encouraged to apply! Currently, POOLCORP has over one hundred and twenty military personnel serving on our team. We understand the uniqueness of hiring military personnel and veterans and will support him/her in the time of duty or with the transition into new civilian professions.
All offers to external candidates for employment are contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment drug testing and background verifications before employment is finalized.
POOLCORP, including all its subsidiaries, is a drug-free company and Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. The Company understands, respects, and values diversity – unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while striving to be inclusive of all people. This commitment is critical to our success as a global company as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Hiring and promotional decisions are based solely on the qualifications required for the job to be filled.
What We Do
With more than 6,000 employees and over 420 locations worldwide, POOLCORP leads the pack as the world's largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products.
With Sales Centers located across North America (US, Canada, and Mexico), Europe (France, UK, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Germany, and Croatia), and Australia, we distribute a broad range of products to roughly 125,000 customers around the world, serving four principal markets:
- Remodelers and builders installing new swimming pools and refurbishing existing pools
- Independent specialty retail stores selling outdoor living products to consumers
- Service companies performing pool and hot tub maintenance and repair
- Contractors serving in the irrigation and landscape maintenance markets
POOLCORP’s Sales Center networks distribute non-discretionary pool maintenance products such as chemicals and replacement parts and discretionary products such as packaged pool kits, whole goods, irrigation, and landscape products. The product mix also includes a complete line of commercial and residential irrigation products and parts, power equipment for the professional landscape market, specialty products such as outdoor lighting, grills, and outdoor kitchen components, golf irrigation, and water management products.
We recognize our responsibility to contribute to the sustainability of our environment. POOLCORP is taking strides towards reducing our carbon footprint, providing product choices that allow our customers to reduce their environmental impact, and implementing health and wellness programs company-wide to improve the lives of our employees.
POOLCORP focuses on exceptional value and promoting growth for our customers' businesses, expanding opportunities for our employees, and increasing returns for our shareholders. We strive to locate products at the lowest possible cost while maximizing supply logistics to deliver the best value to our customers
