Staff and Senior Sales Tax Consultant - Merit Advisors LLC
Katy, TX 77494
About the Job
Staff and Senior Sales and Use Tax Consultant
Merit Advisors
What Gives Us Purpose
Merit Advisors is a team of expert consultants committed to crafting holistic solutions that improve your cash flow and add profit back to your bottom line. With a track record spanning over 20 years, Merit offers deep experience in energy, heavy industry and construction, and works with companies across the commercial sector.
What We Seek
We are looking for a Staff Consultant to join our Transaction Tax practice in Houston (Katy), Texas. The right person brings experience, expertise, and an unrelenting drive to improve cash flows for clients.
You will need to have a self-driven, conscientious mentality with a commitment to creating innovations through high-quality work.
What Your Day Will Look Like
The Staff Consultant works with our clients to plan for and manage various sales and use tax issues. This is a consulting position, and your work with us will include assisting clients in various capacities related to sales/use tax matters. In general, you can expect to:
What We Provide
At Merit, we ask a lot of our employees, which is why we give so much in return. In addition to your competitive salary, PTO program, medical/dental/vision plan, and matching 401(k), you’ll enjoy company-sponsored events, continuous learning opportunities, and the flexibility to manage your work/life balance.
Merit Advisors
What Gives Us Purpose
Merit Advisors is a team of expert consultants committed to crafting holistic solutions that improve your cash flow and add profit back to your bottom line. With a track record spanning over 20 years, Merit offers deep experience in energy, heavy industry and construction, and works with companies across the commercial sector.
What We Seek
We are looking for a Staff Consultant to join our Transaction Tax practice in Houston (Katy), Texas. The right person brings experience, expertise, and an unrelenting drive to improve cash flows for clients.
You will need to have a self-driven, conscientious mentality with a commitment to creating innovations through high-quality work.
What Your Day Will Look Like
The Staff Consultant works with our clients to plan for and manage various sales and use tax issues. This is a consulting position, and your work with us will include assisting clients in various capacities related to sales/use tax matters. In general, you can expect to:
- Perform tax overpayment reviews, tax liability/exposure analysis, voluntary disclosures, audit support/assistance
- Assist with tax research and memorandums
- Develop tax matrices and training programs
- Support compliance efforts and tax reserve analysis
- Determine taxability and identify issues
- Research tax issues in multiple states and help develop tax planning strategies
- Address complexities and tax technical issues that arise from client operations
- Proactively monitor transaction tax legislative proposals and law changes to ensure clients are aware of potential opportunities/costs
- Possesses a fundamental understanding of state tax laws and regulations
- Keep high standards of accuracy and organization
- Enjoy meeting deadlines and feeling a sense of accomplishment
- Negotiate with confidence
- Think critically and recognize when something is off
- Communicate difficult and complicated topics with ease and simplicity
- Apply your technical expertise to varied client issues/needs and provide creative, insightful analysis
- Work well independently and as part of a team
- Build strong internal and external working relationships
- Manage your time well and prioritize tasks effectively
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or similar field
- Two to five years of experience in a consulting firm (Big Four is a plus!)
- Strong Excel skills (bonus points if you know keyboard shortcuts)
- Experience using CCH/AnswerConnect or other tax research tools
- CPA or CMI preferred
What We Provide
At Merit, we ask a lot of our employees, which is why we give so much in return. In addition to your competitive salary, PTO program, medical/dental/vision plan, and matching 401(k), you’ll enjoy company-sponsored events, continuous learning opportunities, and the flexibility to manage your work/life balance.
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