Tax Compliance Specialist

Tax Compliance Specialist | Sales & Use Tax

Hillyard, Inc. is currently seeking an experienced Tax Compliance Specialist to join our Accounting team in St. Joseph, MO
. Are you a tax professional who enjoys digging into the details, solving compliance challenges, and becoming the go-to resource for tax-related questions? Do you have experience with sales and use tax and enjoy working across departments, managing deadlines, and partnering with outside tax professionals? If so, this could be a great opportunity to bring your expertise to a stable organization where you'll have ownership of an important area of our business.

As our Tax Compliance Specialist
, you'll serve as Hillyard's primary resource for sales and use tax compliance, working with internal teams, customers, suppliers, tax authorities, and our third-party tax provider. You'll help ensure accurate reporting, maintain exemption documentation, support audits, and keep Hillyard compliant with changing state and local requirements.

• Prepare, review, and reconcile monthly sales and use tax data using Vertex.
• Review and approve state and local sales tax returns prepared by our third-party tax provider.
• Prepare and file tax returns not handled by our outside provider.
• Reconcile sales and use tax-related general ledger accounts.
• Manage sales tax exemption certificates and review documentation for accuracy and validity.
• Monitor supplier transactions for company use tax compliance.
• Serve as the primary relationship manager with Vertex and coordinate tax application updates with our ERP system.
• Coordinate and manage sales tax audits, including documentation and communication with auditors.
• Complete tax and licensing applications as needed.
• Monitor unclaimed property requirements and coordinate required filings.
• Partner with our outside tax firm on state income tax estimates.
• Manage W-9 and tax exemption certificate requests from internal teams, customers, and suppliers.
• Research tax questions, identify potential compliance concerns, and recommend appropriate solutions.

• 2–4 years of experience in corporate tax, public accounting, or a related accounting role.
• Sales and use tax experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Knowledge of state and local tax regulations, particularly sales and use tax.
• Understanding of tax accounting, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Strong analytical, research, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to identify potential compliance risks and recommend solutions.
• Experience with tax software and ERP systems;
  Vertex experience is a plus.
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and follow‑through.
• Ability to manage multiple filings, deadlines, audits, and priorities independently.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build productive relationships with internal teams, customers, suppliers, auditors, tax authorities, and outside tax professionals.

This is more than a tax return preparation role. You'll have the opportunity to take ownership of Hillyard's sales and use tax compliance processes and become a trusted resource throughout the organization.

• Serve as a key internal resource for sales and use tax matters.
• Manage the relationship with our third-party tax provider.
• Work across Accounting and other areas of the business.
• Take ownership of tax compliance processes from reconciliation through filing.
• Manage and support sales tax audits.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen processes and reduce compliance risk.
• Continue developing your tax expertise within a stable, established organization.

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