Tax Accountant

NorthPoint Search Group

Atlanta, GA

JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
Accounting, Banking Services, Best Practices, Database Technology, Finance, General Ledger Accounting, Hyperion, Internal Audit, Life Insurance, Local Tax, Maintain Compliance, MicroStrategy, Microsoft Access Database, People Management, Process Improvement, Reconciliation, Relational Databases (RDBMS), Sales Tax, State Tax, Tableau, Tax Accounting, Tax Regulations, Tax Returns, Tax Software, Use Tax, Vision Plan
LOCATION
Atlanta, GA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Tax Accountant

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Who: Experienced tax professional with multi-state sales and use tax knowledge, preferably in banking or equipment finance.
What: Ensure compliance with state and local tax requirements, minimize tax burden, support audits, and optimize processes.
Where: Atlanta, GA – 100% onsite.
When: 6–12 month contract, full-time.
Why: Maintain tax compliance, provide accurate guidance, and improve efficiency in tax processes.
Salary: $28–$32/hour.

Job Summary:
The Tax Accountant will focus on sales and use tax compliance for a banking client. This role ensures proper treatment of transactions, prepares returns, supports audits, and provides guidance to optimize tax processes using technology and best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide sales tax treatment guidance in the Equipment Finance industry

  • Ensure documentation meets Tax Department standards

  • Support audits and internal compliance reviews

  • Review and validate sales tax exemption certificates

  • Recommend process improvements for sales and use tax compliance, including technology solutions

  • Prepare and file multi-state sales tax returns accurately

  • Reconcile tax-related general ledger accounts

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business

  • 4–6 years of experience in sales and use tax, preferably multi-state compliance

  • Experience with monthly sales tax compliance and return filing

  • Sales tax code interpretation and research expertise

  • Experience with Vertex Indirect Tax or similar software highly desirable

  • Proficient with Alteryx, Excel, and general ledger reconciliation

  • Equipment finance and relational database experience (Access, Hyperion, Tableau, MicroStrategy) a plus

Benefits:

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

  • 401(k) retirement plan

  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance

  • Paid vacation, sick, and parental leave

  • Paid holidays and parking/public transportation


Tax Accountant manages multi-state sales and use tax compliance, filings, audits, and process improvements for banking and equipment finance clients.

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NorthPoint Search Group