Sales & Use Tax Manager - Rite-Hite

Sales & Use Tax Manager

Rite-Hite is the global leader in the manufacture and distribution of industrial loading dock and door equipment. Our innovative products and world class sales organization ensure solid, consistent growth, both for our company and our staff. We are always looking ahead to develop innovative new products and services to improve our customers' safety, security, and productivity. We are currently seeking a Sales & Use Tax Manager for our Corporate Headquarters in Milwaukee, WI.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manage and review the preparation and filing of all sales and use tax returns in all applicable state and local jurisdictions and the related indirect taxes in the provinces of Canada.
• Evaluates and designs sales and use tax processes and the related technology strategy, approaches this activity with a strong continuous improvement mindset. Responsible for implementing agreed processes.
• Critically assesses the resource model for sales and use tax activities for internal and external decisions to effectively establish and maintain robust sales and use tax processes.
• Research and advise on the sales and use tax treatment of sales and purchases related primarily to the construction, manufacturing, and industrial products industries.
• Manage the maintenance of exemption certificate compliance for all customers and vendors.
• Manage the implementation and maintenance of IT systems involving sales and use tax implications to ensure we are compliant with the tax laws.
• Coordinate and manage the defense of all sales and use tax audits, including the accumulation of audit data and the negotiation of audit settlements.
• Partner with the internal sales staff and customers by assisting and providing guidance in determining the correct and most reasonable sales tax treatment and resolving discrepancies for quotes, orders, and invoices.
• Review the reconciliation and analysis of sales tax balance sheet accounts.
• Analyze issues to determine nature, scope, and direction of investigation and planning required.
• Actively deploy and collaborate with external sales and use tax resources for various projects when necessary and news to stay current on legislative changes and ideas.
• Manages the use of external service providers and sets requirements in Service Level Agreements with an outsourced activity.
• Support tax and accounting departments with special projects that may be assigned including other areas of tax.
• Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions.
• Assign and complete special projects as necessary and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job will be responsible for supervising and managing the Sales Tax Analyst.

Qualifications:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Required Skills (demonstrated ability)

• Proven knowledge of accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations.
• Synthesizes complex or diverse information.
• Proactively collects and researches data necessary to solve problems.
• Uses intuition and experience to complement data when solving problems.
• Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Develops alternative solutions and makes recommendations.
• Positive, flexible, dynamic, open-minded.
• Maintains confidentiality.

Preferred Skills

• Prior industrial manufacturing experience, including working in a high growth environment
• Experience working with JD Edwards and Vertex
• Previous systems implementation

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) in Accounting from a four-year college or university is required. Minimum of (7-10) years of related sales and use tax experience is required, preferably in a corporate or public accounting environment.

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have solid computer skills, especially with various software applications including Microsoft Office products.

Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

We Offer:

Rite-Hite provides competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package with medical, dental, and vision coverage along with life and paid medical leave. We also provide a retirement savings plan that combines 401(K) with company match and profit sharing. Paid holidays, vacation, and up to five paid personal/sick days per year round out the package. Interested applicants, please email resume to: lrussell@ritehite.com.

Rite-Hite is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer offering a drug free workplace for our customers and employees.