Senior Analyst - PRS

• Prepare, review, and file multi-jurisdictional sales/use, business and occupation, and gross receipts tax returns for monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual filings 
• Manage a select group of customers as their primary point of contact 
• Ability to research and resolve jurisdictional notices on behalf of customers 
• Responsible for the on-boarding and validation of new sales/use tax returns customers 
• Responsible for identifying and improving automation to serve our customers across a variety of market and tax verticals. 
• Communicate regularly and effectively with customers, jurisdictions and other internal teams as part of research and resolution 
• Perform QA related to sales and use tax content and form changes 
• Manage workload to effectively meet deadlines 
• Identify ways to improve process and/or technology to better serve our customers. 
• Work collaboratively with all staff members and management 
• Prepare, review, and file multi-jurisdictional sales/use, business and occupation, and gross receipts tax returns for monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual filings 
• Serve as trusted resource for critical troubleshooting & questions needed to reduce risk in-cycle 
• Expert knowledge of jurisdiction's website & taxpayer experience when manually imputing filing information (data input nuances; limitations) 

Qualifications/Skills

• (I3) Sr. Tax Analyst: Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience. 
• Works during US business hours 
• Strong analytical, research, and problem solving skills 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Ability to work independently yet still function as a team player 
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task to meet strict filing deadlines 
• Ability to learn and adapt to different software applications and tools 
• Must have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel (functions include power pivot, vlookup, hlookup, etc.) 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Advanced degree in accounting or finance 
• Experience with a Big 4 firm, large corporate tax department of a multinational company, or large ERP integration 
• Expert understanding of an Avalara customer's data flow from AvaTax portal to Returns Console 
• Deep understanding of user platform features related to jurisdiction (nexus; exemptions; marketplace; rules; filing calendars; reporting; transactions) 
• Basic overall knowledge and understanding of transaction flow across the business and subsequent impacts to returns preparation and filing (advanced knowledge is a plus) 
• Content 
• Transaction Tax Calculation 
• Transaction Data Flow 
• Returns Mapping 
• Returns Filing Automation