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Manager – Tax
This role will serve as an integral member of the tax team and as a subject matter expert in both sales tax and international VAT compliance. This department supports the partnership’s key objectives with the highest standards of conduct without compromise. Honesty, integrity and accountability are essential to our Partnership’s success.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for overseeing the timely filing and payments of sales/use tax returns and VAT returns
- Review sales/use tax returns prepared by outside consultants and approve journal entries to reflect the accrual and payment of sales tax,
- Responsible for overseeing international VAT compliance,
- Assist with the flow of sales tax/VAT information to third party service providers,
- Review of reconciliations of sales/use tax and VAT related account
- Use discretion to scrutinize accounting records for unusual/extraordinary transactions, investigate findings and provide resolution
- Responsible for ensuring that the company is registered for sales/use tax and VAT in the appropriate jurisdictions,
- Responsible for the collection and maintenance of certificates impacting the taxability of transactions
- Support tax team and internal/external customers regarding tax review of transactions, information requests, and issue resolution
- Participate in master data sales/use tax setup
- Responsible for interpreting sales/use tax and VAT laws and applying them to minimize the company’s tax liabilities
- Verify and maintain all necessary SOX documentation related to sales/use tax and VAT processes
- Assist with software implementations and ERP integrations
- Conduct or participate in trainings with other team members and/or other departments to insure proper tax accruals/payments
- Research tax issues and work on special projects as needed
- Assist as needed during examinations by auditors
- Maintain all compliance records in accordance with document retention policies
- Responsible for managing personnel including training, developing, and providing oversite to employees in accordance with the company and department's processes and procedures
Requirements:
Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:
Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or related field
- 8 years of tax experience which includes at least 8 years in multi-state sales tax matters and 4 years of international VAT experience,
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office is required
- Knowledge of SAP and Vertex is preferred
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required
- Proficiency in analyzing and reconciling accounts and preparing journal entries
- Experience performing tax research using tax services such as RIA, CCH, etc.
Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level:
- The Manager level requires a Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- CPA or CMI candidate preferred.
Working Conditions:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- Usually, normal office working conditions.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.
- Occasional overnight travel may be required.
- Occasional visits to industrial/manufacturing settings, which may include exposure to various materials and chemicals, as well as extreme temperature conditions and loud machinery, and require appropriate personal protective equipment.
An equal opportunity employer/disability/vet
Energy Transfer is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
The nature and frequency of the above working conditions and requirements may vary depending on individual operational circumstances. Where feasible, the Partnership will make reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.
DISCLAIMER: The statements listed in this job posting, which are subject to change, are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
