Associate Analyst

What You'll Do
We are looking for an Analyst who would involve understanding the various transactions on the Sales & use form and file tax returns for US states Must be a supporting member of the Professional Services team, ensuring client returns are filed timely and accurately. Work with team and all other tax personnel to achieve goals and deadlines, as well as observe processes to determine ways that can help streamline output of the teamThis position requires the ability to learn quickly to start working independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where attention to detail, analytical skills and strong communication skills are essential.Also, would have to provide exceptional customer support in addition to producing timely and accurate results by way of preparing and filing the Sales & use tax returns.

• Preparing the custom pSTRA and Tax Summary Report and sharing with the client and state tax authority.
• High standards for accuracy to be maintained in line with standard Operating Procedures to avoid causing Penalty and Interest to the client.
• Should be Customer focused with excellent communication skills to explain and convey information clearly to the clients over call and email.
• Understanding the tools / applications and procedures to successfully complete filings. Updates / maintains all spreadsheets for various US States
• Should have understanding on state laws and regulations for forms and Tax rules.
• Ensuring Applications specific data and reporting is fully up to date.
• Mastering the process and Shadowing team training and floor support.
• Proactively participates in a dynamic and innovative tax environment.
• Works cooperatively with all staff members and management; consistently dependable, efficient, and accurate in performance of work tasks.
• Participates actively in all process meeting and discussions; to have an opinion where needed.
• Maintains a consistent and regular attendance of set work schedule.
• Flexible to extend working hours, working on weekends and holidays as may be required to complete the filings requirements.
• Communicate to manager ongoing status and challenges or blockers if any.
• Collaborate with other team members to develop and enhance procedures to capture workflow processes for identified responsibilities.
• Excel expertise would be required and should have use of Macros.
• Ability to reconciliation complex transaction data of clients to prepare historical returns.
  

What You'll Need to be Successful

• Having Sales and Use tax experience in filing would be preferred.
• MS Excel (intermediary to Advance) skills. Other MS office apps proficiency and VBA.
• Team player ready to work in 24/7 environment as per business requirement.
• Good to have - experience / knowledge in sales and use tax domain. (2-4 years)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required with a demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent logical, organization and analytical skills.
• Should be MBA in finance
  

How We'll Take Care of YouTotal RewardsIn addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.Health & WellnessBenefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.Inclusive culture and diversityAvalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.Flexible hybrid workingWe support hybrid work and flexible schedules for our employees.Learn more about our benefits by region here: https://careers.avalara.com/

About Avalara

We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year.Last year, we became a billion-dollar business, and our tribe expanded by a cool thousand people - there’s nearly 5,000 of us now. Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down - not until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.We’re bright, innovative and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

EEO Statement

We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.