Company: Food & Beverage Distributor
Role: Senior Tax Associate
Location: Fort Worth TX (near downtown, 4-5 days onsite, flexibility)
Duration: Full-time, Permanent position
Position Summary
The Senior Tax Associate will support direct and indirect tax compliance in a multi‑state environment, with a strong focus on compliance execution and reconciliation. This role is compliance‑heavy and structured as an approximately 50/50 split between income tax and sales & use/property tax.
The ideal candidate comes from public accounting (2–3 years) and has hands‑on experience with either direct tax or indirect tax (not required to have both). This person will partner cross‑functionally, work with third‑party providers, and help maintain accurate, efficient tax processes across systems such as SAP and Vertex.
Key Responsibilities
Income / Direct Tax Compliance (≈50%)
- Prepare supporting workpapers for federal and multi‑state income and franchise tax filings (returns prepared by a third party).
- Prepare and submit quarterly estimated tax payments.
- Prepare the annual income tax provision in accordance with ASC 740 (GAAP).
- Support multi‑state compliance (currently ~24 states).
- Assist with tax research, analyzing the impact of new tax legislation and guidance.
- Support audit requests, notices, and jurisdictional inquiries.
- Partner with accounting and finance teams to support reporting and process improvements within SAP.
Sales & Use / Property / Indirect Tax Compliance (≈50%)
- Support and maintain sales and use tax compliance processes, including monthly reconciliations.
- Reconcile gross sales between SAP and Vertex, investigate variances, and resolve discrepancies.
- Assist with sales and use tax audits, registrations, and exemption certificate management.
- Provide guidance to AP/AR teams on tax treatment of transactions.
- Communicate with state and local tax authorities, including home‑rule jurisdictions.
- Support property tax and related compliance activities as needed.
Required Skills & Experience
- 2–3 years of public accounting experience (tax focus strongly preferred).
- Experience with either:
- Income / franchise tax compliance or
- Sales & use / indirect tax compliance
- (experience in both is a plus, but not required).
- Exposure to multi‑state tax environments.
- Strong Excel skills (filters, formulas, lookups, pivot tables).
- Ability to analyze data, reconcile differences, and document results.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to work independently in a fast‑paced environment.
Nice to Have
- Experience with SAP, Vertex, or similar tax systems.
- ASC 740 provision experience.
- A process‑improvement mindset — interest in making compliance processes more efficient.
- Industry experience in distribution or consumer products.
