Tax Analyst

Department: Finance

Location: Duluth, GA

About the role:

WEG Electric Corp. has a great opportunity for a Tax Analyst to join our team here in Duluth. Your primary responsibilities include working with internal and external partners to ensure all income tax and indirect tax compliance, audit, and accounting obligations are completed. You will also be responsible for monitoring, preparing, and filings tax returns, analyzing tax regulations and providing support for information and management decisions.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist with the preparation of federal and state income tax returns, including but not limited to extracting and analyzing data from SAP system to ensure completeness and accuracy.

• Coordinates the filing of all federal, state, and local income tax returns.

• Review quarterly estimated federal and state income tax calculation prepared by external tax advisors.

• Ensure all tax filings and payments are made in a timely manner.

• Prepare and book monthly, quarterly, and annual tax provisions.

• Preparation and filing of indirect tax returns (sales/use, gross receipts, personal property, business license, and other regulatory filings).

• Manage the sales tax compliance process for monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual filings, to ensure accuracy and completeness.

• Maintenance and gathering of exemption certificates for various indirect tax types (OneSource)

• Collaborate with Credit & Collections team on customer sales tax inquiries.

• Collaborate with AP team on providing appropriate exemptions to suppliers and respond to inquiries

• Collaborate with Purchasing team to properly assess the taxability of business purchases.

• Perform multi-state taxability research and document conclusions, review potential overpayments and make recommendations for tax recovery efforts.

• Manage OneSource system and monitor its sales and use tax calculation for accuracy and completeness.

• Prepare Form 1099 annual filing.

• Maintain proof-of-payment documentation for all tax payments.

• Maintain documentation on all federal, state, and local tax accounts.

• Maintain tax filing calendar for all tax filings.

• Maintain and reconcile all tax related general ledger accounts, including tax fixed assets, and identify adjustments needed to align these accounts.

• Maintain and organize tax records and documentation supporting tax filings.

• Investigate tax notices and prepare responses.

• Prepare forecast of estimated tax payments for cash planning purposes.

• Analyze and interpret tax rules, regulations, policies, and procedures and assesses the company-s policies to ensure that taxes are prepared in compliance with tax legislation.

• Effectively research and document tax issues of moderate difficulty.

• Manage tax audits, including preparing responses and liaising with tax authorities.

• Coordinate and support special projects and initiatives related to tax planning and compliance (R&D, Transfer Pricing, Nexus, VDA, etc.) for all WEG USA companies, as needed.

• Manages tax planning, accounting and work paper preparation process considering federal, state, local, and international tax implications.

• Collaborate on tax strategies with executive leadership team to support company initiatives and identify opportunities for tax savings.

• Prepare and submit US government agency reports (monthly, quarterly, annual).

• Develops key financial metrics and reports on them to management.

Education:

• Bachelor-s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. CPA or equivalent certification preferred.

Knowledge / training:

• Experience with preparing tax provisions.

• Strong knowledge of federal and state tax laws and regulations.

• Strong computer and technical skills including MS Office applications, advanced Excel skills required.

• Experience preparing and filing federal and state income tax returns.

• Experience preparing and filing indirect tax returns (sales/use, gross receipts, personal property, business license, etc.).

• Experience in Form 1099 reporting.

• Experience with federal and state income tax compliance process.

• Experience in all aspects of the sales & use tax compliance process.

• Experience in identifying tax saving opportunities and realizing the benefits thereof.

• Experience with SAP preferred.

• Experience with OneSource Indirect Tax highly preferred.

• Effective written and verbal communication to convey information in a clear, concise, and logical manner.

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Identify and resolve problems by using analytical techniques.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• High level of integrity and confidentiality.

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• Ability to multi-task, use independent judgment and sound decision-making skills.

Experience:

• 2-4 years of experience in federal, state, and indirect tax preparation, compliance and research

About WEG Electric Corp.

WEG is the largest industrial electric motor manufacturer in the Americas and one of the largest manufacturers of electric motors in the world producing more than 21 million units annually. Founded in 1961, WEG operates mainly in the sector of capital goods, having five main businesses: Motors, Energy, Automation, Coatings Transmission & Distribution, providing global solutions for electric motors, variable frequency drives, soft starters, controls, panels, transformers, and generators. The US corporate office is located in Duluth, GA with manufacturing units in Minnesota, Indiana and Missouri with over 30 thousand employees worldwide. Visit our website to learn more: www.weg.net

We offer a pleasant work environment, competitive compensation and full benefits package. To Apply: All candidates must submit an updated resume and complete our application in order to be considered for this position. Must be authorized to work in the United States. WEG does not offer visa sponsorship for this role.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran, or other protected status.