(Sales) Tax Staff Accountant

Description
Founded in 1936, Roseburg Forest Products is a privately owned company and one of North America's leading producers of particleboard, medium density fiberboard and thermally fused laminates. Roseburg also manufactures softwood and hardwood plywood, lumber, LVL and I-joists. The company owns and sustainably manages more than 600,000 acres of timberland in Oregon, North Carolina and Virginia, as well as an export wood chip terminal facility in Coos Bay, Ore. Roseburg products are shipped throughout North America and the Pacific Rim. To learn more about the company please visit
Purpose
Responsible for the preparation of company sales tax returns, as well as the management of the sales tax exemption certificate reporting system for both vendors and customers. Provides technical tax assistance and support to tax, accounts payable, and purchasing departments.
Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and file monthly, quarterly and annual company sales tax returns
• Manage the sales tax exemption certificate reporting system for vendors and customers
• Maintain resale exemption certificates
• Support and provide technical assistance to accounts payable and purchasing departments for sales tax reporting and compliance
• Provide audit support for sales tax audits
• Provide general support within the tax department for property tax, excise tax, gross receipts tax and other indirect taxes
• Ensure tax compliance obligations are met
• Other projects as needed
• Model company core values; Sawdust in the Veins, Handshake Integrity, Driven to Win and Safe to the Core

Required Qualifications

• BS degree, with preferred focus of study in Tax or Accounting; or an equivalent amount of education, training, and/or experience
• One (1) year or more experience performing accounting responsibilities
• Proficiency in enterprise software and MS Office Suite including Excel preferred
• Ability to draft professional correspondence using MS Word or similar software
• Critical thinking and problem solving abilities
• Excellent listening, written, and verbal communication skills
• Self-starter with a high degree of individual initiative
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and work with a great deal of speed and accuracy
• Strong analytical skills
• Highly organized, self-motivated team player that fosters a positive work environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Honesty, integrity and efficiency
• Ability to meet deadlines, work under pressure and multi-task

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year or more experience in tax reporting functions
• Tax research experience

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER INCLUDING DISABILITY AND VETERANS