[Hiring] Tax Staff Accountant @Bonterra

Role Description

As a Tax Staff Accountant supporting the Accounting team, you will own aspects of tax-related accounting activities ranging from reviewing sales tax exemption certificates, compiling data required for various tax & compliance filings, and helping to reconcile tax-related accounts. The ideal candidate has excellent problem-solving and communication skills and enjoys working in a challenging and complex environment. In this role, you will:

• Review incoming sales tax exemption and resale certificates from customers for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with state-specific requirements.
• Follow up with customers and internal teams to obtain missing, expired, or deficient certificates.
• Research and resolve sales tax exemption-related inquiries from customers & internal team members.
• Support sales tax audits by assembling certificates and supporting documentation for state auditors.
• Assist with tax-related requests from internal and external sources, investigating issues and following up on deliverables.
• Provide outside consultants with the financial information needed to prepare and file various tax and business returns.
• Contribute to the efficiency of the accounting team by participating in cross-training, sharing job responsibilities, and serving as position backup for other team members.
• Document policies, procedures and workflows for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Develop and implement process improvement initiatives, to reduce errors, improve efficiency, remove redundancy, expedite reporting and enhancing business reporting initiatives.

Qualifications

• A proven background in tax accounting encouraged but not required.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Minimum of 1 years’ accounting experience.
• Familiarity with Avalara is strongly preferred.
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented and intensely deadline-driven environment.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to relate and communicate effectively across all levels of staff inside and outside the department.
• Ability to prioritize projects, quickly determine the requirements to accomplish them, and analyze the processes to figure out how to simplify, automate and improve them for increased efficiency.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information and a sense of strong business ethics.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to interpret documentation against regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (lookups, pivot tables, data validation).

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-subsidized premiums.
• Unlimited Flexible Time Off (FTO).
• Paid holidays.
• Dedicated time off to volunteer.
• Eligibility for the Bonterra 401(k) plan with a 3% company match.

Company Description

Bonterra exists to propel every doer of good to their peak impact. We measure that impact against our vision to increase the giving rate as a percentage of GDP from 2% to 3% by 2033. We know that this goal is lofty, but we are confident that the right technology and expertise will strengthen trust in the sector, allowing the social good industry to accelerate growth and reach peak impact. Bonterra's differentiated, end-to-end solutions collectively support a unique network of over 20,000 customers, including over 16,000 nonprofit organizations and over 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies.