Sales & Property Tax Analyst

Essential Functions

• Enhance productivity and streamline processing to achieve at least 10% improvement year over year.
• Able to create and follow policy and procedures 100% of the time.
• Maintain bill payment deadlines and follow-up on sales and property payments with clients.
• Ensure compliance with various state and other jurisdiction deadlines and processes to prevent penalties.
• Process and pay bills on behalf of multiple clients for sales and property tax.
• Handle the rendition filing process for all required states.
• Process fulfillment requests (i.e., customers requesting copies of property tax).
• Process abatements, refund checks to lessees, and check requests for clients.
• Handle requests for research if customers are disputing charges. Contact the appropriate taxing jurisdictions, if needed.
• Afford guidance and manage workflow for tax staff to ensure all filings are accurate and completed within time deadlines to ensure financial penalties are not assessed.

Required Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 3-5 years basic accounting/accounts payable experience required.
• Minimum 3 years experience with property and sales tax as it relates to vehicle leases.

Additional Eligibility Requirements

• Understanding of automotive leasing sales tax, ability to research and understand sales tax requirements and applicability to client portfolios.
• Strong written and verbal communications, comfortable with making recommendations to our clients and supporting decision rationale.
• Provide guidance and manage workflow for tax staff to ensure all filings are accurate and completed within time deadlines to ensure financial penalties are not assessed.
• Dependable self-starter.
• Proficiency in MS Windows based environment with intermediate proficiency with MS Excel software required.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with daily work processing deadlines.
• Strong Data entry/keyboarding skills required.
• Excellent organizational, time management, follow through, research and problem-solving skills required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent phone and customer service skills.
• Ability to work effectively independently with minor supervision.
• Responsible to help reconcile daily balances for cash accounts.
• Ability to participate effectively in a team atmosphere.

Travel Required

Less than 5% travel

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

defi SOLUTIONS is an Equal Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.