Sr. Sales & Use Tax Accountant

Job title:

Sr. Sales & Use Tax Accountant - Houston, TX or Florida

Location: West Palm Beach, FL, US, 33401

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Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Here at CEMEX we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time off, employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on!

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In addition, to gainfully participating in a high-performance team, the S&U Tax Accountant is responsible for ensuring that Cemex US Sales Tax Team provides our customers, external vendors, and government agencies with superior service and maintaining compliance with State and local tax laws. Managing sales and use tax audits in a multi-state environment with an emphasis on minimizing tax burden. Working in collaboration with cross‑functional teams.

In addition, assist business operations with implementation of processes to mitigate tax liabilities. Constantly challenging the status quo by analyzing and continually improving current processes to gain efficiencies, to ensure quality outcomes and accurate results.

• Conduct multi‑state audit defense for Sales & Use, Severance, Business Licenses, and Fuel Taxes.
• Resolve tax issues with external customers in a timely manner.
• Respond to internal customer and vendor inquiries regarding state and local tax matters.
• Prepare reconciliations for related Sales and Use tax accounts.
• Complete research projects on multi‑state Sales & Use taxes.
• Assist with due diligence analysis for multi‑state and local taxes in the context of mergers and acquisitions.
• Provide research support for SAP and Vertex tax software to ensure accurate taxation.
• Draft technical correspondence to state officials to clarify interpretations of tax laws.
• Apply for, obtain, and implement special exemptions as needed.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency in tax processes.
• Develop, author, plan, and deliver training for internal customers.
• Perform necessary tasks to support compliance goals related to Sales & Use Tax Laws.
• Undertake additional duties as required to ensure ongoing compliance with S&U Tax Laws.

• 5+ years of experience in multi‑state sales & use tax audit defense
• Bachelor of Science in Accounting
• Master's Degree and/or CPA is a plus

• Computer Literacy
• Word Processing
• Excel Spreadsheet
• Vertex Software a plus
• Social/Interpersonal skills
• Positive Collaboration and Teamwork
• Organizational skills and attention to detail
• Able to develop and administer efficient work processes
• Analytical approach to problem solving
• Knowledge of process control (How to measure, track, analyze and initiate improvement)

• Capability to work extended hours as necessary
• Ability to work with standard office/computer equipment
• Capable of working remotely
• Ability to participate in required overnight travel as needed

• Requires walking, sitting, lifting, pushing and climbing to a significant degree
• Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• Job involves sitting most of the time, but also involves walking or standing for brief periods of time
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, to communicate with employees/visitors

CEMEX is an EEO/AA (equal opportunity/affirmative action) institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic…