What You'll Do

Job Summary

We are looking for a Returns Tax Analyst to join our fast-paced, dynamic company. This is a great opportunity for a candidate to work in an innovative environment and grow within our business. The Analyst will be responsible for identifying areas of improvement as well as serving an elite group of customers with highly complex returns as their primary point of contact. Candidate must be highly driven, detail oriented and proficient at balancing multiple priorities/issues.

Job Duties

What Your Responsibilities Will Be

Prepare, review, and file multi-jurisdictional sales/use and beverage alcohol taxes, business and occupation, and gross receipts tax returns for monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual filings
Ability to research and resolve jurisdictional notices on behalf of customers
Responsible for the on-boarding and validation of new sales/use tax returns customers
Communicate regularly and effectively with customers, jurisdictions and other internal teams as part of research and resolution
Perform QA related to sales and use tax content and form changes
Manage workload to effectively meet deadlines
Identify ways to improve process and/or technology to better serve our customers.
Work collaboratively with all staff members and management

What You'll Need To Be Successful

Qualifications

Tax Analyst: Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience.
Strong analytical, research, and problem solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently yet still function as a team player
Ability to prioritize and multi-task to meet strict filing deadlines
Ability to learn and adapt to different software applications and tools
Must have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel (functions include power pivot, vlookup, hlookup, etc.

How We'll Take Care Of You

Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness

Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity

Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

Learn more about our benefits by region here: Avalara North America

What You Need To Know About Avalara

We're Avalara. We're defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We've already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year, and this year we became a billion-dollar business. Our growth is real, and we're not slowing down until we've achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We're bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we've designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.

We've been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We're An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don't want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Tax Compliance Analyst