Associate Consultant

What You'll DoWe are looking for an Associate 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.

What Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Preparing the custom pSTRA and Tax Summary Report and sharing with the client and state tax authority.
• Submit voluntary compliance spreadsheet to the state taxing authorities.
• Act as the primary liaison between the state taxing authorities and customers participating in state programs.
• Should have understanding on state laws (US Taxation) and regulations for forms and Tax rules.
• High standards for accuracy to be maintained in line with standard Operating Procedures to avoid causing Penalty and Interest to the client.
• Manage clients' expectations and overall experience. Troubleshoot, validate, and understand the transactional data, before the nexus setup.
• Understanding the tools / applications and procedures to successfully complete filings. Updates / maintains all spreadsheets for various US States.
• Works cooperatively with all staff members and management; consistently dependable, efficient, and accurate in performance of work tasks.
• 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.
• Find and implement opportunities for process improvement and build efficiency.
• Quick learner with working knowledge of excel Formulas, Pivot Tables & Macros
• Ability to reconciliation complex transaction data of clients to prepare historical returns.
• Able to meet internal SLA.
  

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

• Team player ready to work in 24/7 environment as per business requirement
• Good to have - experience / knowledge in sales and use tax domain.
• 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
• 0 to 2 years of work experience
• proficiency in using Excel.
  

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.

What You Need To Know About Avalara

We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down 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. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

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.