Lead Analyst, Indirect Tax

Lead Analyst, Indirect Tax

Location: Orrville, OH

Work Arrangements: Hybrid, 30% in office expectation

• Lead overall day‑to‑day U.S. domestic sales and use tax function
• Develop knowledge of plant locations and operational activities to ensure accurate sales and use tax compliance and reporting
• Liaise with external sales and use tax compliance partner to support timely monthly tax filings
• Monitor domestic sales tax legislation and maintain sales tax rates in Vertex
• Research, issue and manage direct pay permits and sales tax exemption certificates, including supervising tax staff in the preparation and issuance of certificates
• Lead collection and maintenance of customer exemption certificates, including coordinating with customer logistics team as required
• Respond to tax notices and research pending issues
• Lead tax audit activities from tax authorities, as well as internal or external reverse audits, by compiling IDRs, reviewing findings, participation in meetings with tax authorities, and presenting positions
• Review journal entries as a part of month‑end close related to sales and use tax
• Reconcile sales and use tax accruals quarterly and annually
• Develop and maintain documentation of indirect tax processes
• Develop detailed understanding of current indirect tax process to identify opportunities for improvement
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and external partners to transform and elevate the sales and use tax process
• Collaborate with Purchasing and other cross‑functional teams to ensure timely communication of upstream and downstream system and process changes to ensure proper treatment for sales and use tax
• Assist with legal entity restructuring projects, on‑boarding new acquisitions and transition of divested companies
• Assist business partners in building indirect tax budgets as it relates to projects and business operations
• Supervise analysts and interns

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• Bachelors in Accounting
• 3+ years related tax experience and/or relevant operations experience
• Experience with sales and use tax at either the corporate or operational level
• Experience with web-based tax solutions
• Experience with an exemption certificate management system
• Ability to collaborate with cross‑functional team members and external business partners
• Ability to manage high volume of activity
• Ability to work with all levels of management
• Attention to detail and process‑focused approach to accomplishing key tasks and delivering high quality work products
• Excellent organization and analytic skills
• Flexibility to changing business needs and evolving work environment
• Intermediate Excel experience (E.g., v-lookups and pivot tables)
• Ability to travel 5-10% annually

• CPA and/or master’s degree
• Experience with plant operations
• Experience with Oracle, Vertex (tax engine) and Spotfire/Tableau
• Experience with an exemption certificate management system
• Prior user experience with Oracle/Hyperion applications, online tax research services and other web-based tax solutions

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• Our Thriving Together Philosophy Supporting All Impacted by Our Business
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