UPN is growing and we are seeking an amazing State & Local Tax Specialist for our Kansas City, MO location. This candidate is primarily responsible to assist the Director of Regulatory Tax, (1) researching and documenting all statutory tax requirements, excluding federal and state income taxes, (2) ensuring all related accounting activity is properly captured and established in the GL system, (3) preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual tax reports, forms, and submissions to proper agencies, and (4) managing related tax correspondence and annual tax audit requirements.

Have you performed tax or accounting functions for regulated utility company? We are especially focused on a candidate’s ability to process sales and use tax as well as locally and centrally assessed property tax. These specific items will rival all other tax-related skills. We are not seeking payroll tax experience.

*** This position is in-office, 5 days per week. Not remote working.***

UPN offers a significant corporate bonus package, health benefits, commission (for specific positions) and 401K match. However, what makes UPN truly valuable is our culture. At UPN, our teams are the living, breathing pulse of the company.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Prepare sales and use tax returns, as well as other revenue based jurisdictional filings and reports
• Manage, reconcile, and analyze tax account activity, ensuring completeness, accuracy and understanding of activity
• Perform sales tax research for new jurisdictions and new product lines
• Perform periodic review of customer tax exemption certificates
• Work to complete various local and centrally assessed property tax filings and approve property tax statements for payment
• Provide sales tax exemption certificates to vendors – determine if exemption should be provided on a state by state or item by item basis
• Review vendor invoices for use tax liability
• Other tax related duties as assigned

Requirement for the position include:

• Sales and Use Tax experience.
• Local and Centrally Assessed Property Tax experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business required.
• 1-3 years’ experience with local and state regulatory tax filings required.
• Telecommunications industry experience preferred, but not required
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central experience preferred
• Extensive use of Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to manage complexity of multiple tax justifications with differing reporting requirements.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent organizational and documentation skills.

Salary is commensurate upon education and experience. Qualified candidates interested in this opportunity should submit their cover letter and resume.

UPN is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bereavement leave
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Kansas City, MO: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Use tax: 2 years (Preferred)
• Sales tax: 2 years (Preferred)
• Centrally assessed property tax: 2 years (Preferred)
• Local assessed property tax: 2 years (Preferred)
• tax for a regulated utility company: 2 years (Preferred)
• PROFICIENT MS Excel: 5 years (Preferred)
• managing multiple tax justifications: 2 years (Preferred)
• taxes with differing reporting requirements: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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