Sales Tax and Expense Compliance Accountant

Renovation Brands

About the Role:

Full-time hands-on Sales Tax and Expense Compliance Accountant to assist with monthly tax filing compliance, as well as to be able to access and respond to State notices in a timely manner. This role will oversee 8 different brands that file independently from each other.

Our growing company is looking for a Sales Tax and Expense Compliance Accountant. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.

• Location: 100% Remote. (Required to work from any location within the USA.)
• Reports to: Controller @ Renovation Brands.
• Base Salary Range: $50,000 - $65,000 (experience & interview performance will determine actual number within the range).

Responsibilities:

• Sales and use tax compliance using Avalara software.
• Respond timely to State tax notices for delinquent returns/underpayments.
• Coordinate, assist and respond to State tax notices for audits/survey while ensuring minimize assessments.
• Determine when Company achieves Nexus in a new state to ensure future compliance. Then be able to register timely within the state and proceed with Avalara reporting and collections.
• Coordinate and maintain policy for sale exemption certificates for both customers and vendors (resale certificates).
• Monthly reconciliation of sales tax payable to payments made on monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Liaison with Avalara counterpart to respond to filing and back filing issues, when necessary.
• Research and interpret upcoming tax laws that may affect future sales tax filings.
• Applying for and renewing business licenses where applicable.
• Assist with quarterly and annual GST Canada filings.

Other Responsibilities include:

• Reviewing of Expensify and VISA receipts for documentation compliance
• Performing other projects / duties and accounting related special projects as assigned by Manager.

Qualifications & Skills:

• MUST be very familiar with and have working knowledge of Avalara sales tax software and reporting.
• MUST have working knowledge of NetSuite ERP General Ledger software.
• Nice to have: associates or bachelor’s degree in Taxation, Accounting, Business, or Finance.
• 3+ Years of experience in similar role.
• Advanced knowledge of sales tax requirements for a large e-commerce corporation in a multistate environment.
• Familiar with Microsoft office products.
• Familiar with GST filings.
• Have solid communication, prioritization, and organizational skills and can manage competing deadlines and due dates.
• Open and straightforward, with strong work ethic.
• Proactive in recommending solutions when discussing problems.

What’s Next?

• Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is very important to us at Renovation Brands. For transparency, our interview process varies in length, depending on the position and appropriate number of interview stages.

• Collaboration is a key proponent of success at Renovation Brands, which is on display during our interview process for a number of positions where it is common to have members of our Senior Leadership Team as well as your future manager partake as Interviewers. This provides candidates with immediate facetime and rapport building.

About Renovation Brands:

Home is one of the most sacred places, where everything is more personal and where memories are made. At Renovation Brands, we have a tremendous opportunity to create engaging experiences and lasting relationships with our consumers.

Our focus is on creating design-rich home improvement product offerings that offer innovation that matters to consumers and enhances not only their environment and aesthetics but also the way they live.

Commitment to DEI:

At Renovation Brands, we celebrate our inclusive work environment, and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds and perspectives to apply. We are committed to having an inclusive and transparent work environment where every voice is heard and acknowledged, assisted by our employee-lead programs such as our Culture Team. At Renovation Brands, we embrace our differences, and believe that creating an inclusive environment in which you feel welcomed, valued, engaged, and empowered strengthens our business and fosters a culture where we are inspired to work hard, challenge ourselves, and be innovative in our thinking.

As we continue to grow, onboarding great talent to help us execute our mission and vision is our top goal. From California to New York to Massachusetts to Florida, our team members collaborate and deliver groundbreaking eCommerce projects from across the United States. Additionally, we believe that the diversity of our employees makes us a stronger company and better able to serve our customers around the world.

Our Benefits:

At Renovation Brands, we have you covered when it comes to our comprehensive Benefits Package, including:

• Competitive Base Salary in line with market expectations
• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• 401(k) Safe Harbor Plan with 4% employer match
• Paid Vacation, 5 Paid Sick Days, and 10+ Paid Holidays, including Floating
• Paid Parental Leave
• Aggressive Employee Discount program across all brands at a price of 10% above cost
• Voluntary Life Insurance & Disability Insurance
• Voluntary Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
• Employee Referral Program
• Discounts through LifeMart

Our Mission:

Empowering our customers to bring their visions to life.

Our Culture & Values:

Our employees are our most precious resource. We want to create an environment where people build on each other’s ideas, are empowered within their roles to drive growth, and use our consumer insight tools to better serve all of our constituents.

Our foundation is supported by five (5) core values that serve as pillars of our culture:

• Empower the Customer – This is about their vision, not ours.
• Think big. Move fast – We sprint when others stroll.
• We’re a team first – Period.
• Fearlessly Transparent – Robust debate, wholehearted respect, and commitment required.
• Do’ers Not Dreamers – We get more done with a match than other companies do with a blowtorch.

Our Brands:

• American Tin Ceilings
• Reggio Registers
• Baseboarders
• Cast & Bevel
• Décor Planet
• RTA Cabinet Store
• Electric Fireplaces Direct
• Mantels Direct
• Trueform Concrete & Blendhouse

Visit us @ RenovationBrands.com & on LinkedIn @ Renovation Brands - LinkedIn