Sales & Use Tax Accountant

Pathfinder Business Analysis (P) Ltd · India

Designation: Sales & Use Tax Accountant – U.S.

Job Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Job type: Work from Office - 100%

Job role: Permanent

Job Summary;

We are seeking an experienced Sales & Use Tax Accountant to support and manage U.S. multistate sales and use tax engagements, including audit defense, refund recovery, tax research, and tax savings initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage sales & use tax audit defense and refund recovery engagements.
• Analyze sales, purchase, and fixed asset transactions for taxability, overpayments, and potential exposures.
• Reconcile sales & use tax accounts with the General Ledger and transaction reports.
• Conduct multistate sales & use tax research and support audits, refund claims, and interactions with taxing authorities.
• Manage multiple client engagements, timelines, and deliverables.
• Work with SAP, Oracle, Excel, and other systems to analyze large datasets and improve tax reporting processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3+ years of U.S. multistate Sales & Use Tax experience.
• Experience with sales tax audits, refund claims, tax research, and state/local taxing authorities.
• Strong accounting, analytical, and reconciliation skills.
• Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, lookups, and large-data analysis.
• Strong communication, organization, and project management skills.

Preferred

• Experience with SAP, Oracle, tax technology, audit defense, refund recovery, and tax savings projects.