Position: Sales and Use tax Accountant

Experience: 1- 5 yrs

Job type: Full - Time

Location: Coimbatore

Shift Timing: 2 PM - 11.30 PM

Position Summary

As a Sales & Use Tax Accountant, you will manage client engagements related to

sales and use tax audit defense, refund recovery, and tax savings initiatives. You

will analyze financial and transactional data, conduct tax research, support audit

negotiations with taxing authorities, and identify opportunities to reduce tax

liabilities and recover overpayments. This position requires strong accounting and

analytical, communication, and project management skills to deliver exceptional

client service and measurable financial results.

Professional Skills

- Strong understanding of accounting principles, including journal entries,

account reconciliations, and analysis of sales, use tax, and fixed asset

transactions.

- Experience analyzing sales, purchase, and fixed asset transactions for

taxability determinations and refund opportunities preferred.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and the

ability to identify tax risks and savings opportunities.

- Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to

prioritize competing responsibilities and meet multiple deadlines.

- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining

accuracy and responsiveness.

- Collaborative team player who actively shares knowledge and contributes to

a positive, client-focused workplace.

Primary Responsibilities

- General Ledger & Reconciliation. Reconcile sales and use tax liability





accounts to the general ledger and monthly transaction tax reporting to

ensure accuracy and completeness.

- Audit & Defense Support. Gather and analyze accounting records,

transaction data, source documentation, and journal entries to support state

and local sales tax audit defense engagements.

Sales & Use Tax Accountant

- Manage Sales & Use Tax engagements. Manage audit defense

engagements for assigned clients, identifying refund opportunities,

recovering overpayments, and mitigating potential tax exposures.

- Manage multiple client engagements simultaneously, including

maintaining engagement schedules and tax calendars to ensure timely

completion of deliverables.

- Process Automation: Partner with IT, tax technology, and client accounting

teams to improve data extraction, validation, and reporting processes from

ERP systems such as SAP and Oracle.

Education and Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is required.
- Minimum of 3 years of multi-state sales and use tax experience required.

Candidates with a combination of indirect tax and general accounting

experience will also be considered.

- Experience researching multi-state transaction tax issues.
- Experience interacting with state and local taxing authorities during audits,

refund claims, and tax research matters.

- Understanding of legal entity reporting structures.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data analysis, pivot tables,

lookups, and reconciliation of large data sets.

Pay: ₹40,000.00 - ₹70,000.00 per month

Benefits:

- Health insurance
- Leave encashment
- Paid sick time
- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

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