What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting and Tax Lead position at ThompsonGas?
ThompsonGas is the nation’s fastest growing propane retailer, and we are looking for innovative, outside of the box thinkers who want to make an impact. We established a culture of collaboration, trust and continuous improvement by empowering employees to bring up initiatives and run with them. If you are looking for an environment that will allow you the freedom to drive change, create an unrivaled customer experience and have fun while you’re doing it – then ThompsonGas is for you!
We are looking to add a new Accounting & Tax Lead to our Finance & Accounting team. This position will work extensively with the company’s accounting, financial reporting and industry specific revenue systems. The individual will be a key contributor to the month-end close, P&L review, annual audit, oversee all tax- related functions, and other initiatives. This position reports to the Accounting Manager and will be based out of our Frederick, MD Corporate HQ – but is a HYBRID role, with flexibility to work from home a few days a week.
Essential Job Duties :
- Participate in all aspects of day-to-day accounting operations, and month-end / year-end close process
- Participate in all financial reporting throughout the company utilizing Sage Intacct, Excel / SQL and Tableau based reporting, reconcile account balances and review GL activity
- Assist with daily, weekly and monthly management of tax related functions.
- Experience in sales / use and excise taxes
- Experience in tax planning, preparation, compliance, training, supervision to ensure the business complies with tax regulations
- Experience in filing tax returns, advising leadership team and managing tax audits
- Analyze and lead monthly review of financial results for various geographical areas
- Serve as a Regional Accounting Lead to provide accounting support for day-to-day transactions
- Collaborate with Operational Leaders as well as the Executive Team on various projects as needed
- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls, ensure compliance with GAAP principles
- Evaluate best practices and identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies
Education and Experience :
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ThompsonGas provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, ThompsonGas complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
