Senior Associate Indirect Tax

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for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections have content. From posting: There's a description about company, position summary, essential functions (sales & use tax, property tax, indirect tax operations), competencies, education and experience (required skills/experience, preferred qualifications), travel requirements, salary pay range, disclaimer, EEO statement (to be removed). We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. So we should drop EEO statement and disclaimer? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should remove EEO statement and disclaimer (the disclaimer about position description not covering comprehensive listing). Also travel requirements maybe considered metadata; we can fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. Travel requirements: "TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: 10% US". That's minor metadata; we can put in a short

. Salary Pay Range: we need to include Pay section if posting actually states them. Yes, salary pay range is given: $100,000 - $130,000 USD. So we should have a Pay section with that info. Benefits: not mentioned, so no Benefits section. Schedule: not mentioned, so no Schedule section. We need sections: About the role (maybe from position summary and company description). Responsibilities (essential functions). Requirements (education and experience required). Qualifications (preferred qualifications). Skills (competencies). Pay (salary range). Possibly also a short paragraph for travel requirements. We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is not given explicitly but we can ignore. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include details from each bullet. Let's extract: Company description: "As a leader and innovator in the snack food industry for over 50 years, J&J Snack Foods provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include such icons as SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE, and Dippin’ Dots along with other key brands like LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, The Funnel Cake Factory Funnel Cakes, and Hola Churros. J&J also has a strong presence in bakery providing cakes, cookies, and pies to some of the largest grocery and convenience retailers in industry. Our company continues to deliver record sales led by a talented team and a commitment to “Fun Served Here”." Position summary: "Responsible for data analysis, sales/use and personal property tax, audit research, and acting as a control’s liaison across the personal property tax and sales/use tax space, as well as various assigned projects. This role will assist with tax planning, audits, process improvement initiatives, and the implementation of indirect tax strategies to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations. The position partners closely with Accounting, Finance, Procurement, Operations, and external advisors to support the organization's tax obligations and minimize tax risk." Essential Functions broken into sections: Sales & Use Tax: - Prepare, review, and file multi-state sales and use tax returns and related compliance filings. - Research taxability of transactions, products, and services across various jurisdictions. - Review accounts payable transactions to identify and accrue applicable use tax. - Maintain and validate sales tax exemption certificates and resale certificates. - Maintain sales and use tax rates, taxability mappings, and exemption settings within ERP and tax software systems. - Coordinate with IT, Procurement, and Accounts Payable teams to ensure transactions are coded appropriately for indirect tax purposes. - Validate tax determination results and investigate tax calculation errors. - Support testing and implementation of tax updates resulting from business or legislative changes. - Analyze tax accounts and prepare reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting. - Monitor changes in state and local tax laws and evaluate impacts on business operations. - Assist with sales and use tax audits, information requests, and audit defense activities. - Identify opportunities to improve compliance processes and reduce tax exposures. Property Tax: - Manage annual personal property tax compliance and filings for multiple jurisdictions. - Compile and analyze fixed asset data for property tax reporting. - Coordinate with Fixed Asset, Accounting, and Operations teams to validate property records. - Assist with valuation analyses and assessment reviews. - Respond to taxing authority notices, inquiries, and audit requests. - Monitor assessment changes and identify opportunities for appeals and tax savings. - Maintain calendars and documentation related to filing deadlines and assessments. Indirect Tax Operations Support: - Support indirect tax accounting processes, including account reconciliations and journal entries. - Assist with tax technology initiatives, data analytics, and process automation projects. - Develop and maintain tax compliance procedures and internal controls. - Support tax planning initiatives and special projects related to indirect taxes. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure tax implications are appropriately considered in business transactions and operational decisions. - Prepare presentations, analyses, and reports for tax leadership and management. - Ad hoc support where needed within the tax department. Competencies: - Strong attention to detail and accuracy. - Effective written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to interpret and apply complex tax regulations. - Collaborative and team-oriented mindset. - Continuous improvement and process optimization focus. - Ability to work independently while exercising sound judgment. Education And Experience Required Skills/Experience: - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or related field. - 3-6 years of experience in indirect tax, including sales and use tax compliance. - Knowledge of state and local tax regulations and tax research methodologies. - Experience supporting sales tax audits and responding to taxing authority requests. - Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. - Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. - Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Preferred Qualifications: - CPA, MST, CMI, or progress toward a professional certification. - Experience with property tax compliance and reporting. - Experience with tax technology solutions such as Vertex, Avalara, OneSource, PTMS, or similar systems. - Public accounting and/or large corporate tax department experience. - Experience with JDE, SAP, Oracle, Workday, or other ERP systems. Travel Requirements: 10% US Salary Pay Range: $100,000 - $130,000 USD We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Pay. Possibly also a short paragraph for travel requirements (maybe under a generic "Additional Information" but not a heading; we can just include a

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    . We need to decide what goes where. About the role: could combine company description and position summary as prose. Could be two paragraphs. Responsibilities: list of essential functions (sales & use tax, property tax, indirect tax operations). Could be a single list with subheadings? But we cannot add extra headings inside; we could just list all responsibilities as items. However we might want to group but not required. We'll just list each bullet as

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          after Pay maybe. We must not include Benefits or Schedule sections. Now ensure we preserve all substantive information: we need to include all bullet points exactly as given (maybe slight rewording not allowed). We must not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to copy each bullet exactly. Let's list them precisely. Company description paragraph: "As a leader and innovator in the snack food industry for over 50 years, J&J Snack Foods provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include such icons as SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE, and Dippin’ Dots along with other key brands like LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, The Funnel Cake Factory Funnel Cakes, and Hola Churros. J&J also has a strong presence in bakery providing cakes, cookies, and pies to some of the largest grocery and convenience retailers in industry. Our company continues to deliver record sales led by a talented team and a commitment to “Fun Served Here”." Position summary paragraph: "Responsible for data analysis, sales/use and personal property tax, audit research, and acting as a control’s liaison across the personal property tax and sales/use tax space, as well as various assigned projects. This role will assist with tax planning, audits, process improvement initiatives, and the implementation of indirect tax strategies to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations. The position partners closely with Accounting, Finance, Procurement, Operations, and external advisors to support the organization's tax obligations and minimize tax risk." Now responsibilities list: Sales & Use Tax: - Prepare, review, and file multi-state sales and use tax returns and related compliance filings. - Research taxability of transactions, products, and services across various jurisdictions. - Review accounts payable transactions to identify and accrue applicable use tax. - Maintain and validate sales tax exemption certificates and resale certificates. - Maintain sales and use tax rates, taxability mappings, and exemption settings within ERP and tax software systems. - Coordinate with IT, Procurement, and Accounts Payable teams to ensure transactions are coded appropriately for indirect tax purposes. - Validate tax determination results and investigate tax calculation errors. - Support testing and implementation of tax updates resulting from business or legislative changes. - Analyze tax accounts and prepare reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting. - Monitor changes in state and local tax laws and evaluate impacts on business operations. - Assist with sales and use tax audits, information requests, and audit defense activities. - Identify opportunities to improve compliance processes and reduce tax exposures. Property Tax: - Manage annual personal property tax compliance and filings for multiple jurisdictions. - Compile and analyze fixed asset data for property tax reporting. - Coordinate with Fixed Asset, Accounting, and Operations teams to validate property records. - Assist with valuation analyses and assessment reviews. - Respond to taxing authority notices, inquiries, and audit requests. - Monitor assessment changes and identify opportunities for appeals and tax savings. - Maintain calendars and documentation related to filing deadlines and assessments. Indirect Tax Operations Support: - Support indirect tax accounting processes, including account reconciliations and journal entries. - Assist with tax technology initiatives, data analytics, and process automation projects. - Develop and maintain tax compliance procedures and internal controls. - Support tax planning initiatives and special projects related to indirect taxes. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure tax implications are appropriately considered in business transactions and operational decisions. - Prepare presentations, analyses, and reports for tax leadership and management. - Ad hoc support where needed within the tax department. We need to ensure we keep the bullet points exactly as in text, including punctuation. Now Required Skills/Experience list: - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or related field. - 3-6 years of experience in indirect tax, including sales and use tax compliance. - Knowledge of state and local tax regulations and tax research methodologies. - Experience supporting sales tax audits