Tax Analyst

Career Opportunities with WEG - A First Class Company!

Founded in 1961, WEG is recognized as one of the largest electric machine manufacturers in the world. WEG employs over 47,000 people around the globe and offers a diversified and integrated product line, with sales to more than 135 countries worldwide. Our U.S. operations are growing at an impressive rate and we're looking for talented individuals to help us move forward with this aggressive growth plan.

WEG offers competitive compensation, challenging and exciting career options, as well as great benefits, including paid vacation, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and disability. Read about our career opportunities below and inquire about being a member of our first-class team.

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The Tax Analysts primary responsibilities include working with internal and external partners to ensure all income tax and indirect tax compliance, audit, and accounting obligations are completed. Responsible for monitoring, preparing, and filings tax returns, analyzing tax regulations and providing support for information and management decisions.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation of federal and state income tax returns, including but not limited to extracting and analyzing data from SAP system to ensure completeness and accuracy
• Coordinates the filing of all federal, state, and local income tax returns
• Review quarterly estimated federal and state income tax calculation prepared by external tax advisors
• Ensure all tax filings and payments are made in a timely manner
• Prepare and book monthly, quarterly, and annual tax provisions
• Preparation and filing of indirect tax returns (sales/use, gross receipts, personal property, business license, and other regulatory filings)
• Manage the sales tax compliance process for monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual filings, to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Maintenance and gathering of exemption certificates for various indirect tax types (One Source)
• Collaborate with Credit & Collections team on customer sales tax inquiries
• Collaborate with AP team on providing appropriate exemptions to suppliers and respond to inquiries
• Collaborate with Purchasing team to properly assess the taxability of business purchases
• Perform multi-state taxability research and document conclusions, review potential over payments and make recommendations for tax recovery efforts
• Manage One Source system and monitor its sales and use tax calculation for accuracy and completeness
• Prepare Form 1099 annual filing
• Maintain proof-of-payment documentation for all tax payments
• Maintain documentation on all federal, state, and local tax accounts
• Maintain tax filing calendar for all tax filings
• Maintain and reconcile all tax related general ledger accounts, including tax fixed assets, and identify adjustments needed to align these accounts
• Maintain and organize tax records and documentation supporting tax filings
• Investigate tax notices and prepare responses
• Prepare forecast of estimated tax payments for cash planning purposes
• Analyze and interpret tax rules, regulations, policies, and procedures and assesses the company’s policies to ensure that taxes are prepared in compliance with tax legislation
• Effectively research and document tax issues of moderate difficulty
• Manage tax audits, including preparing responses and liaising with tax authorities
• Coordinate and support special projects and initiatives related to tax planning and compliance (R&D, Transfer Pricing, Nexus, VDA, etc.) for all WEG USA companies, as needed
• Manages tax planning, accounting and work paper preparation process considering federal, state, local, and international tax implications.
• Collaborate on tax strategies with executive leadership team to support company initiatives and identify opportunities for tax savings
• Prepare and submit US government agency reports (monthly, quarterly, annual)
• Develops key financial metrics and reports on them to management

Experience

• 2-4 years of experience in federal, state, and indirect tax preparation, compliance and research

Knowledge/ training (preferred):

• Experience with preparing tax provisions
• Strong knowledge of federal and state tax laws and regulations
• Strong computer and technical skills including MS Office applications, advanced Excel skills required
• Experience preparing and filing federal and state income tax returns
• Experience preparing and filing indirect tax returns (sales/use, gross receipts, personal property, business license, etc.)
• Experience in Form 1099 reporting
• Experience with federal and state income tax compliance process
• Experience in all aspects of the sales & use tax compliance process
• Experience in identifying tax saving opportunities and realizing the benefits thereof
• Experience with SAP preferred
• Experience with One Source Indirect Tax highly preferred

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA or equivalent…