US Sales and Use Tax Senior Associate

• Conduct reviews of transaction data and initiates correction process if needed to ensure proper compliance on regards to sales and use tax laws.
• Assist the data collection, consolidation, import and analysis for the preparations of multiple jurisdictions reporting with sales and use on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual periodicity, including audit defense and voluntary disclosure.
• Identify situations when research is necessary providing outline of the issue.
• High ability to make tax law research as needed and propose solutions.
• Monitoring, reconciling and clearing of tax accounts and handle basic inquiries from tax authorities.
• Assist in data gathering in research tools
• Collaborate in data gather and documentation of exemption certificates.
• Propose process improvement activities.
• Collaborates with the team members and process expert/ team lead to develop action plan to perform/execute these activities
• Ensures that returns and payments are submitted on time
• Initiate amendment process if required to correct previous filings
• Handle queries from AP, IC, & Local (including request Monitoring)
• Support in change management initiatives and contribute to improve tax processes and implementation of innovation and standardization
• Collaboration in requirements from tax authorities.
• Documentation of processes and updates of knowledge management.

• B/BS in Finance, Accounting, Law and/or Tax.
• At least 3 years of work experience in tax covering tax compliance for USA tax jurisdictions.
• English language should be intermediate in spoken and writing.
• Knowledge of relevant area, Sales and Use.
• ERP Knowledge, preferably SAP.
• Data analysis: proficiency in Excel, Pivot tables, LOOKUP functions, experience in Macros would be a plus.
• Familiarity with data analysis tools such as Knime, Alteryx, Power Bi, Tableau
• Familiarity with tax software tools e.g. Avalara, Vertex, Onesource, etc.
• Understanding in researching tax laws, regulations, rulings, etc.
• Ability to collaborate with others to be One Bayer and work under pressure with high flexibility in a changing and complex environment
• Critical thinking.
• Good communication skills.
• Intermediate skills of power point.
• Ability to manage multiple and diverse stakeholders.
• Being resolutive, independent and a decision-making person.
• Demonstrated teamwork spirit.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills.
• Analytical, proactive, with initiative and persistence for follow-up.
• Capacity to identify the "Why of things" and escalate properly.

• Hybrid working style.
• Full time employment.
• Opportunities for development.
• An attractive benefits package.

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