Senior Tax Analyst Palo Alto Networks
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Palo Alto Networks is looking for a Senior Tax Analyst/ Tax Accountant. This person will be reporting to the Sr. Tax Manager.
Requirements:
- Knowledge of US corporate and US/international indirect tax (Sales tax, VAT, GST, etc)
- Responsible for maintaining and updating the Sabrix sales tax engine integrating with SAP including but not limited to maintaining Nexus states, reseller resale exemption certificates, Tax codes for new product SKUs, data mining in both systems to generate the data required by outside third party to prepare multi state sales tax returns. This may include working with applicable personnel to understand, address and correct any issues in using Sabrix and re-train where appropriate
- Prepare month end account reconciliation of various tax related GL accounts
- Develop, maintain or continually improve data collection process for preparation of worldwide corporate income tax provision, sales and use tax, VAT tax, R&D tax credit, NOL, transfer pricing study, Nexus study, etc.
- Assist with annual filing of personal property tax returns including reconciliation of county property tax assessments to tax workpapers
- Prepares schedules in response to audit requests
- Assist with state and local tax audit, tax inquiries
- Manage all domestic sales & use taxes, property taxes, and other non-income tax reporting.
- Assist in the implementation of tax reporting, tax compliance and tax accounting policies
- Assist in research and execution of tax strategies, participate in various tax planning ideas
- Assist in evaluating the impact of statutory and regulatory changes to federal, state and local tax laws on the company
- Research various income, franchise, sales and use, payroll and property tax issuesMaintain the international withholding tax schedules
- Assist in running reports for members of the tax team
- Assist in project work that may include review and updates of processes and/or systems
- Other ad hoc projects as required
Qualifications:
- A minimum of 3 to 5 years, tax experience in Big 4 accounting firm or in a tax department of a multi-national corporation
- CPA and/or Master in Tax required
- Basic knowledge and understanding the application of multi-states sales/use tax in a wholesale/retail environment required (1+ years)
- Proficiency in sales tax softwares like Avalara, Sabrix, Vertex is preferred
- Experience with SAP or any tier 1 ERP system is highly desirable
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Tax research skills
- Application and project management skills
- Understanding of process flows of data into the general ledger for reporting
- Ability to eliminate manual functions and redundancy
- Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with all levels of personnel, across functions, organizations and with external contacts
- Ability to maintain good working relationships with vendors and other employees
- Ability to function as a team player
- Exceptional multitasking abilities, upbeat demeanor, and ability to stay organized in a fast-paced environment
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United States
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