Indirect Tax Accountant

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Job title:
Indirect Tax Accountant

Location:
Davidson, NC


About Us

Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies - from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers - to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we're driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.

Job Overview

This position will be responsible for managing sales and use tax compliance activity for all North American entities covered by the SSC. Ensure all monthly return information is prepared in a timely manner, property tax returns are filed on time, and annual reports/license are completed on a regular basis with little to no delay in completion. Along with regular monthly activities, also assist internal teams with indirect tax inquiries and managing technologies the team is responsible for. Reports to the Indirect Tax Manager North America and part of our Finance Shared Service Center (FSSC) team.

Responsibilities:

• Perform:
  
  
  
  • Sales and use Tax returns
    
    
    
  • GST/HST/PST returns for Canadian operations
    
    
    
  • Property tax renditions
    
    
    
  • Other SALT Annual reports and miscellaneous license returns
    
    
    
  • Related general ledger account reconciliations
    
    
    
  • Execution of timely SALT payments through Accounts Payable team
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
• Manage exemption certificate maintenance for both customers and vendors
  
  
  
• Research SALT queries to ensure compliance
  
  
  
• SALT-related advisory for a variety of departments
  
  
  
• Responsible for reconciling the general ledger accounts related to the tax returns listed above.
  
  
  
• Assist with pulling support and coordinating with auditors for state sales tax audits
  
  
  

• Other duties related to supporting the indirect tax function as assigned.
  
  
  

Requirements:

• 3+ years experience in indirect tax and general ledger accounting
  
  
  
• Bachelor Degree in Accounting or Finance
  
  
  

Competencies:

• Excellent computer skills - Preferred SAP experience; Oracle, Excel, and Word
  
  
  
• Experience with Indirect Tax tools (Vertex, Avalara, etc)
  
  
  
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
  
  
  
• Problem Solver
  
  
  
• Compliance-based mindset, ability to follow policies and procedures
  
  
  
• Resilient, accustomed to working to tight and changeable deadlines, deals well with ambiguity
  
  
  
• Team player, capable of working in multi-disciplinary teams (e.g. BU, Direct Tax, Legal, HR, SSC) across several locations
  
  
  

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements

• Hybrid
  
  

  
  

What we Offer

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.