Sr. Tax Accountant
Robert Half · Portland, OR · 4 days ago
On-siteAccountingTemporary
Responsibilities
- Manage indirect tax compliance activities across U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions, ensuring timely and accurate preparation and submission of required filings.
- Prepare and review sales and use tax, property tax, gross receipts, and other related returns while maintaining supporting documentation for audit readiness.
- Oversee tax obligations in high-volume jurisdictions, including large and complex states such as California and New York.
- Support Canadian indirect tax reporting, with particular focus on GST and PST requirements and related compliance processes.
- Partner with accounting, accounts receivable, and other internal teams to research issues, resolve tax questions, and improve accuracy in transaction reporting.
- Maintain compliance within a public company control environment by following documentation standards, internal controls, and established review procedures.
- Analyze tax data and identify filing risks, discrepancies, or process gaps, then recommend practical corrective actions.
- Contribute to special projects and operational changes that affect tax reporting, including cross-functional process updates when needed.
Requirements
- Strong expertise in U.S. and Canadian indirect tax compliance, including sales and use tax and other transaction-based tax filings.
- Hands-on experience preparing or reviewing property tax, gross receipts, corporate tax, and related tax returns.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Canadian GST and PST requirements; Canadian indirect tax experience is essential.
- Familiarity with compliance expectations, documentation practices, and internal controls in a public company setting.
- Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively with stakeholders across accounting, accounts receivable, and other business functions.
- Proven success managing competing deadlines in a lean, high-speed environment with minimal supervision.
- Background in public accounting and experience within large, complex organizations are strongly preferred.
Qualifications
Commensurate with experience.
Skills
Technical proficiency in U.S. and Canadian indirect tax compliance, including sales and use tax and property tax.
Benefits
Not specified.
Pay
TBD.
Schedule
TBD.