Tax Accountant I, Transactional Tax

For more than three decades, Crown Castle has led the way in shared communications infrastructure, delivering profitable solutions by connecting communities, businesses, and people, and enabling each to thrive with reliable access to voice and data in more places, faster than ever before. When you join Crown Castle, you become part of a dynamic team of passionate and collaborative professionals engaging in complex challenges and contributing to projects that shape the future of life and work.

About the role

Entry-level role with focus areas including sales, use, and similar transactional taxes. This includes interpreting and applying the laws of all fifty states, Puerto Rico, and Canada, including county and municipal taxing authorities. This position will work closely with the Director Tax and Senior Tax Accountant to ensure Crown’s transactional tax compliance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and assist outside consultants in the completion of the transaction tax returns.
• Prepare, review, and analyze monthly transaction tax billing reports, general ledger account reconciliations and tax compliance data files.
• Prepare tax billing adjustments and journal entries.
• Perform tax research to assess the taxability of products, services, and customers.
• Responsible for setup and routine maintenance of transaction tax software.
• Setup, administration, and filing of electronically filed transaction tax returns, including periodic reviews to identify necessary sales and use tax registrations.
• Respond to sales and use tax notices.
• Administer sales tax exemption certificates for customers and vendors.
• Monitor Sales Tax ServiceNow ticketing queue for routine sales and use tax requests from Crown Castle business partners and external parties.
• Assist with collecting-audit defense information.
• Assist with other duties and projects related to transaction taxes as needed.

Requirements

Zero (0) to one (1) or more years of relevant work or academic experience. Transaction tax experience preferred, but not required.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.

Skills

• Working knowledge of Vertex, Avalara, or similar sales tax software application preferred but not required
• Working knowledge with accounting systems and software preferred
• Ability to work collaboratively in an office environment
• Ability to interact professionally and communicate effectively with vendors, customers and Crown Castle business partners
• Software skills and application knowledge, including AI tools and the Microsoft suite of products preferred

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare plans with highly company subsidized premiums and up to $2,000 annual company contribution to your Health Savings Account (HSA base plan for employee and dependents)
• Market-leading