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Tax Analyst-Audit and Appeals

Penske Logistics

Tax Analyst-Audit and Appeals

Reposted 14 Days Ago

Reading, PA, USA

In-Office

Junior

Logistics • Transportation • 3PL: Third Party Logistics

The Role

The Tax Analyst provides analysis on tax issues, assists with audits, and supports tax planning efforts in the defense of audits across various tax disciplines.

Summary Generated by Built In

Position Summary:

The Tax Analyst is an integral member of the Fleet Services Organization. This dynamic position will be responsible for providing analysis and recommendations on various tax issues in the defense of audits, in the sales, use and property tax disciplines with a focus on credits and incentives. Additionally, this position will assist with research, and tax planning.

Qualified candidates for this position will have at least 2 years of specific experience with sales and use tax.

Major Responsibilities:

-Perform sales & use, FET, property and fuel/mileage tax audits, including negotiating with auditors and interfacing with taxing jurisdictions.

-Perfect appeals and refund claims.

-The position will require the ability to design, develop, implement, and maintain databases to ensure process compliance requirements and efficiencies are met.

-The ability to query, analyze data, and map detailed processes coupled with analytical skills will enable the associate to draw clear and concise conclusions and identify improvement opportunities.

-Manage audit support requests with customers, vendors and related companies

-Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

Qualifications:

-2 years of tax experience preferred

-A Bachelor's degree is required, CPA or Masters in Taxation is preferred

-Ability to understand sales, use and property tax

-Strong communication skills required

-Proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and Powerpoint

-Experience with AS400 and/or Savvion preferred

-Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job

-Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.

Physical Requirements:

-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.

-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Us

About Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions

Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is a premier global transportation provider that delivers essential and innovative transportation, logistics and technology services to help companies and people move forward. With headquarters in Reading, PA, Penske and its associates are driven by a dedication to excellence and a commitment to customer success. Visit Go Penske to learn more.

Skills Required

2 years of specific experience with sales and use tax
Bachelor's degree
CPA or Master's in Taxation
Ability to understand sales, use and property tax
Strong communication skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
Experience with AS400 and/or Savvion

Penske Logistics Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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Retirement Support — Retirement options include a 401(k) and, in some driver roles, a 100% company‑funded pension that provides strong long‑term value. These retirement features are described as rare and valuable within certain assignments.
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave are part of the standard package, with some roles offering PTO starting on day one. Time‑off provisions are consistently presented alongside core benefits.
Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and hearing coverage are complemented by telemedicine, mental‑health support, and disability options. FSAs/HSAs and wellness resources contribute to broad healthcare coverage.

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The Company

HQ: Dearborn, MI

8,695 Employees

Year Founded: 1969

What We Do

Penske Logistics is a Penske Transportation Solutions company. We provide supply chain management and logistics solutions to leading brands around the world. Penske Logistics delivers value through its design, planning and execution in transportation, warehousing, freight management, and dry-van truckload services. Penske offers customized supply chain and logistics solutions including: Dedicated Contract Carriage; Distribution Center Management; Freight Management; Freight Brokerage; Transportation Management Solutions (TMS); Lead Logistics Provider (LLP), Control Tower and 4PL Solutions. We serve a variety of industries including: automotive; food, beverage, grocery, wine and spirits; cold chain; convenience and drug stores; quick service restaurants (QSRs); retail; big box retailers; building and construction products; CPG; healthcare; industrial manufacturing; consumer appliances and consumer electronics; and many others.