Tax Accountant

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Hiab offers a variety of different career possibilities for different backgrounds and ambitions, so whatever your passion is, we may just have the job for you! We want to bring in new expertise and fresh ideas, while providing our existing employees with new and interesting career opportunities. Your talent, experience and passion may just be what we seek or need to shape the future of Hiab and our industry. We offer as well:

• Employees First way of life: all of us should experience Easiness, Empowerment and Excellence every day at work
• Comprehensive benefit package including; health, vision, dental, voluntary life/disability insurance upon first day of employment
• 401k program with 6% company match
• Personal time off and company-paid holidays
• Opportunities for career growth and competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Paid training
• Company mentoring program
• Tuition reimbursement for job-related continued education
• Referral Program
• You may also be provided with a company cell phone, laptop and/or credit card, all to be used for the purpose of conducting company business

Purpose of the position

• Acts as primary point of contact for selected processes, which include indirect tax accounting/returns, personal property tax, fixed assets, coordination of month-end system balancing/closing, audits, 1099 filing, environmental reporting, census reporting
• Provide support for roles in the area of local Country Finance and Controllership
• Responsible for administration and updating/maintaining of data within Vertex and Sage
• Participate in process improvement projects to ensure appropriate tax assessment
• Participate/lead cross trainings of business staff related to US indirect tax
• Handling ad-hoc/audit requests on a timely manner
• Follow internal control procedures and all accounting policies in accordance with CAS and internal control framework
• Building supportive relationships with peers and colleagues

Main tasks and responsibilities

• 65%  Provide tax accounting services: deliver services in line with agreed controls and procedures; ensure that data is accurate in company systems; recognize unusual events and work with supervisor to resolve the case
• 20%  Comply with internal control procedures and tax accounting policies in compliance with US tax practices; ensure all the documentation is up-to-date and accurate
• 15%  Provide cross training and back-up support for roles in the area of US RTR; handle ad-hoc requests
• Any other tasks assigned by the line manager related to the areas of accountability
• All work needs to be conducted in compliance with Global Company guidelines, code of conduct, policies, procedures, controls and legal requirements
• Responsible for securing own and co-workers’ safety and health with all possible means and in compliance to law

What you’ll need to succeed

Education:

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics

Working experience:

• 2-4 years of relevant experience in US sales/use tax, asset management, finance operations

Skills and competencies:

• Experience with simple to complex query handling
• Good MS-office skills, ERP knowledge, Vertex, Sage
• US indirect tax/asset management knowledge
• Strong team player 
• Problem solving attitude
• To demonstrate analytical skills
• Good Interpersonal & Communication Skills
• Taking initiative in a proactive manner to improve own and team work practices 
• Proficiency of written and oral English

Interested to join?

If you are excited about this opportunity, please submit your Resume/CV today for consideration!

HIAB USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, and training, are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs.

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