Indirect Tax Accountant

Indirect Tax Accountant

Launch Your Tax Career with the World's Largest Furniture Manufacturer

Ashley Furniture Industries is seeking an Indirect Tax Accountant to support our U.S. indirect tax function across sales & use tax, property tax, business licenses, exemption certificates, and audit support.

This is a great opportunity for recent graduates or early-career professionals to build a strong foundation in indirect tax while working for a stable, family-owned global company that invests in professional development and career growth.

About the Role

As an Indirect Tax Accountant, you'll support Ashley's indirect tax team by preparing workpapers, organizing documentation, reconciling tax data, maintaining trackers, and assisting with audits and notices. You'll work with systems, data, and cross-functional partners to ensure accurate, timely, and audit-ready tax compliance.

You'll also help modernize the tax function by improving documentation, standardizing workpapers, identifying recurring issues, and using approved technology, automation, and analytics tools.

What You'll Do

Sales & Use Tax Support

• Prepare workpapers and reconciliations for sales & use tax filings
• Analyze purchase data to identify taxable purchases (consumer use tax)
• Support exemption certificate collection, validation, and tracking
• Research basic sales & use tax questions and prepare summaries

Property Tax Support

• Gather and organize fixed asset data, assessment notices, and tax bills
• Maintain property tax calendars, deadlines, and status trackers
• Support review of assessments and bills to identify discrepancies or appeal opportunities
• Coordinate with Accounting, Real Estate, and Operations for property-related information

Business Licenses & Registrations

• Support preparation and renewal of business licenses and sales tax registrations
• Maintain registration trackers (account numbers, filing frequencies, renewal dates, jurisdictions)
• Assist with new registrations, account updates, location openings/closures
• Coordinate with Legal, Real Estate, and Operations for jurisdictional filings

Audit & Notice Support

• Gather, organize, and index documentation for audits and tax notices
• Prepare audit support packages (invoices, certificates, reconciliations, sales/purchase data)
• Maintain audit trackers, notice logs, and document request lists
• Draft basic responses to notices for senior tax team review

Data & Process Improvement

• Prepare, clean, organize, and reconcile tax data from multiple sources
• Maintain standardized workpapers, checklists, trackers, and documentation repositories
• Identify manual steps, recurring issues, and process improvement opportunities
• Use approved tax technology, Excel, workflow tools, dashboards, and automation

Business Support

• Respond to routine internal questions about sales tax, property tax, licenses, and certificates
• Work with Accounting, Finance, AP, Procurement, Retail, E-Commerce, and Operations
• Support special projects, research, and business initiatives

What We're Looking For

Education:

• Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, Business, Tax, or related field preferred (relevant experience considered)

Experience:

• 0–3 years in tax, accounting, finance, accounts payable, audit support, compliance, or business support

Skills:

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to work with financial data, reconciliations, and spreadsheets
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook
• Ability to follow processes, meet deadlines, and escalate issues appropriately
• Customer service mindset when working with internal partners

Preferred:

• Experience with sales & use tax, property tax, business licenses, exemption certificates, or multi-state compliance
• Experience with ERP systems, tax software, workflow tools, or document repositories
• Accounting, tax, or data analytics coursework or certifications

No CPA or professional certification required—we'll help you grow your tax knowledge and skills!

What You'll Learn

✅ Sales & Use Tax – Multistate compliance, taxability, exemption certificates, nexus
✅ Property Tax – Renditions, assessments, appeals, jurisdictional filings
✅ Audit Support – How to prepare audit files, respond to notices, and support tax audits
✅ Tax Technology – Tax engines, automation, analytics, dashboards, workflow tools
✅ Process Improvement – How to standardize workpapers, improve data quality, and build scalable processes

Why Join Ashley?

✅ Build a strong tax foundation with hands-on experience across multiple tax areas
✅ Work for a stable, family-owned company that's #1 in the furniture industry
✅ Professional development opportunities and career growth
✅ Learn from experienced tax professionals in a collaborative team environment
✅ Use modern technology—tax automation, analytics, AI tools (with appropriate training)
✅ Comprehensive benefits and employee perks

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) with Profit Sharing
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Your Birthday Off
• Generous Employee Discount on Furniture
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Life Insurance
• Ashley Wellness Centers (location specific)

Our Core Values

• Honesty & Integrity – Acts with transparency and ethical judgment
• Dirty Fingernail – Takes accountability and digs into details to solve problems
• Continuous Improvement – Seeks better ways to improve processes
• Growth Focused – Committed to learning and professional development

Schedule & Location

Location: Arcadia, WI or Tampa, FL
Schedule: Full-time; flexible hours during peak compliance or audit periods

Ready to start your tax career with a global industry leader?

Apply today and join Ashley Furniture Industries as an Indirect Tax Accountant.

Ashley Furniture Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer.