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.
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
QualificationsQualifications:
-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.
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