Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

The Role: This position focuses on ensuring compliance with sales and use tax regulations, including managing audits and working with internal and external business partners to guide the compliance process. The role involves responding to inquiries, maintaining tax records, and supporting ERP implementation, with a focus on accurate reporting and process improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for timely and accurate compliance with state and local tax laws while providing excellent internal customer service to our field and corporate operations.

• Review sales and use tax returns prepared by outside service provider.

• Prepare account reconciliations and substantiate account balances and adjust as needed.

• Maintain and update sales tax return worksheets and procedures.

• Respond to sales tax inquiries raised by customers and taxing jurisdictions

• Ability to work with individuals in the Indirect tax group and others in the organizations to gather data needed to support audits

• Ensure indirect tax payment, reporting and compliance obligations are satisfied

• Willingness to develop ideas to improve sales and use tax processes when possible

• Establish methods and procedures to assess, quantify and manage sales and use tax audits

• Participate in tax dispute resolutions

• Coordinate activities with manager and other co-workers

Key Competencies:

• Building acumen

• Business partnership

• Continuous improvement mindset

• Intelligent risk management

• Finance Project Management

Qualifications:

• College degree in Accounting or related field

• 3 to 5 years multi-state sales and use tax compliance experience required

• Experience with Vertex O Series sales tax software.

• Experience in sales and use taxes including audit defense

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Salary range:

$63,600.00 - $101,800.00

Join the global Xylem team to be a part of innovative technology solutions transforming water usage, conservation, and re-use. Our products impact public utilities, industrial sectors, residential areas, and commercial buildings, with a commitment to providing smart metering, network technologies, and advanced analytics for water, electric, and gas utilities. Partner with us in creating a world where water challenges are met with ingenuity and dedication; where we recognize the power of inclusion and belonging in driving innovation and allowing us to compete more effectively around the world.

At Xylem, you'll not only contribute to solving water issues but also have the chance to make a difference through our paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark. We prioritize our employees' well-being through inclusion and belonging as well as our Employee Resource Groups (ERG). Proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (including disability and veterans) and Affirmative Action workplace, Xylem fosters an inclusive environment free from discrimination or harassment.

Please note that the information in this job description outlines the general nature of the position and is not an exhaustive list of duties. Xylem is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations to enable all employees to perform their essential job functions. We reserve the right to modify this job description and assign additional duties as needed. Embrace the opportunity to be part of Xylem's transformative journey in shaping the future of water technology! #XylemCareers #GlobalImpact #WaterInnovation