Tax Accountant II (Indirect Tax)

Job description
Title: Tax Accountant II (Indirect Tax)

Location: Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid – in office M-W)

Type: Full-Time Permanent

Compensation: $68,000-75,000

This role supports indirect tax compliance and reporting across multiple tax types, with a focus on accuracy, regulatory alignment, and cross-functional collaboration. The position works independently on complex tax matters, contributes to financial reporting, and serves as a key internal resource for tax-related guidance.

Your role:

· Prepare and file indirect tax returns, including sales and use tax, VAT, and related filings, with complete supporting documentation.

· Review tax work papers and returns prepared by others to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance.

· Maintain tax provision schedules and summaries for inclusion in financial statements.

· Research changes in tax laws and regulations, evaluate tax positions, and determine proper treatment and classification.

· Respond to tax authority inquiries and support audits with well-documented analyses and explanations.

· Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on tax questions, transactions, and process impacts.

· Coordinate with external advisors and service providers to support filings, studies, and compliance needs.

· Review tax packages and supporting materials for completeness and technical accuracy.

· Support transfer pricing documentation and analyses at local, regional, or global levels.

· Contribute tax expertise to restructuring initiatives and other business changes.

· Identify opportunities to improve tax processes, documentation, and internal controls.

· May provide day-to-day guidance to one or two team members supporting tax operations.

What you’ve got:

· Solid experience preparing and reviewing indirect tax returns, including sales and use tax and VAT.

· Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals and their application to tax reporting.

· Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, reconciliations, and data analysis.

· Experience preparing tax provisions and supporting financial statement reporting.

· Ability to research tax issues, interpret regulations, and apply guidance to real-world scenarios.

· Comfort working independently on complex issues with limited direction.

· Strong attention to detail and ability to manage work that has material organizational impact.

· Clear written and verbal communication skills for working with internal teams and external partners.

· Experience supporting audits, tax authority inquiries, or regulatory reviews.

· Ability to balance competing priorities and coordinate across departments.

· Experience with transfer pricing documentation or multinational tax environments preferred.

· Prior exposure to process improvement or policy development within a tax function preferred.

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