Job Board Title:
Senior Tax Analyst

Post Date
10/5/2017

Expiration Date
1/3/2018

Details:
This job contributes to REI’s success by providing strategic support in all aspects of indirect tax. A senior position requires in-depth knowledge of tax law and broad experience in indirect tax. This position is accountable for timely and accurate compliance, developing, streamlining and documenting processes. This position also initiates cross-divisional collaborations to ensure REI is in compliance and to minimize risks. Models and acts in accordance with REI’s guiding values and mission.

Qualifications:
Strategic Tax Planning and Projects

-Analyze tax laws and assist in planning company activities to minimize the company’s tax burden
-Keep abreast of tax law developments through reading, continuing educations, and networking with other retail companies and tax professionals
-Analyze proposed/adopted tax legislations and state court case rulings, measuring the impact of such legislations and cases as applied to our business, and communicating any impact on future tax liability to team members.
-Perform special tax research projects and effectively communicate results to management
-Proactively identify, evaluate, and pursue tax savings opportunities
-Identify/evaluate company’s exposure and resolve issues to minimize risks.
-Streamline and document processes.


Compliance and Tax Accounting

-Review and audit tax compliance
-Prepare and analyze monthly general ledger reconciliations for tax reporting accounts and complete journal entries
-Monitor changes in tax legislations, update team and management on discovered
-Actively support internal departments to ensure business activities are tax compliant
-Assist Tax Manager in training and overseeing tax analyst I
-Analyze/validate tax correspondence from tax jurisdictions and prepare strategic response to Taxing Authorities
-Oversee vendor research relating to REI’s procurement taxability
-Research, monitor, and communicate tax rate and rule changes
-Coordinate validation and implementation of sales tax system updates, upgrades, or changes
-Troubleshoot system errors and collaborate with IT and
-Coach and assist Retail Operations and Customer Service teams in handling tax issues with customers
-Support tax audits including pulling and analyzing relevant data. Develop and deliver company’s position to auditors. Assist with audit assessments negotiations in support of company’s position.
-Proactively participate and assist in developing tax audit strategies for minimizing tax liabilities
-Timely respond to auditor requests, tax assessments, or notices and manage written and verbal communication with state and local tax representatives

Comments:
Why you'll love it here

We’re a passionate community of people who believe in one simple truth: an outdoor life is a life well-lived. REI is a co-op, born in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest in 1938. We’re here to help our over 6.5 million actuve members have amazing experiences outside—and do the same ourselves. Bring your creativity, customer focus and enthusiasm for living life outdoors—we can’t wait to meet you!
At REI we offer an enviable work environment that has been recognized on the "100 Best Companies to Work For" list since the award's inception – 20 years in a row! Sure, we work hard, but it’s balanced with time off to play—a strategy that works for us as we continue to grow and thrive. Want to enjoy a workplace where you can be yourself, be heard and be respected while having a job that challenges you? This is the place.

With more than 140 retail locations (and growing), REI offers unique competitive benefits to its more than 12,000 employees, including healthcare, gear and apparel discounts, free equipment rentals and challenge grants to help employees reach personal outdoor goals, generous retirement plan contributions, public transit subsidy, adoptions assistance, paid sabbaticals, and more.
REI is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Employer:
REI
Contact:
Lucinda Lang

Address:
6750 S 228th St Kent, WA 98032
Phone: 253 396 3780

Email:
llang@rei.com

Website:
http://rei.jobs/careers/JobDetail/Senior-Tax-Analyst/8745