Sales Tax Analyst

Description Hill's Pet Nutrition is a $2.2 billion, global division of Colgate-Palmolive and the maker of Science Diet® and Prescription Diet® brand pet foods.  Our mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationship between people and their pets by providing the best, leading-edge pet nutrition technology, products and expertise to pet owners, veterinary professionals and other key pet professionals worldwide.  Our company is a globally-recognized Best Place to Work. 
 
We invite applications for the position of Sales Tax Analyst.  As a Sales Tax Analyst for Hill's Pet Nutrition, you will ensure proper compliance in Sales and Use tax and be responsible for the accumulation, reconciliation of data and the timely and accurate preparation of all sales and use tax returns for all Hill's U.S. legal entities.  The position is also responsible for customer support and response relating to sales tax issues.
 
Responsibilities for this position include:   

• Coordinate and review the preparation and filing of all sales and use tax returns.
• Responsible for the monthly reconciliation of the Sales and Use Tax accrual accounts.
• Responsible for maintaining the tax logic matrix for use tax decisions in the EBP/SAP purchasing environment which interfaces with the Taxware system for calculating any use tax liabilities.
• Coordinate the scheduling, preparation and management of all sales and use tax audits.
• Responsible for tax research related to sales and use tax in order to properly respond to changes in laws and regulations.
• Assembly and communication of sales and use tax guidelines and policies to the company to ensure proper compliance and to reduce potential sales and use tax liabilities under audit.
• Ensure that special sales and use tax software systems are correctly configured and performing as required to satisfy various state's laws.
• Ensure customer accounts are properly identified and classified regarding taxable status on purchases of products from Hill's.
• Ensure customer tax exemption/resale certificates are correctly completed and on file as required by the laws in each state.
• Coordinate the calculation and issuance of sales tax credits to customer accounts when necessary.
• Other projects related to the accounting or reporting of sales and use tax related data.
• Other financial or tax related projects or duties that may be assigned.
• Support other Tax Department members as required to meet the goals and objectives of the department

Requirements Basic requirements:

• 5+ years of direct experience leading a team in sales & use tax compliance
  
• BS, BA, or Accounting degree
  
• Experience handling tax issues in a multi-company, multi-jurisdiction operation
  
• Excellent PC skills, including Microsoft Word & Excel 
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Pursuit of a CPA certification or other related professional designation
• Experience with SAP software
• Experience with sales tax calculation software and tax return preparation software (i.e. AVP/Taxware and Quantum Returns)
• Experience conducting tax research using both hard-copy and electronic services (i.e. CCH on-line)
• Experience with Access or similar database application
• Demonstrated organizational skills including the ability to effectively document work results and manage large amounts of data both physically and electronically.