Senior Tax Accountant

Pittston, PA

Senior Tax Accountant Position at Benco Dental

At Benco Dental, our company is our family, and we are looking for a new addition to assist us in Driving Dentistry Forward. Please review the description below carefully to ensure that this position is the perfect match for you!

What's in it for YOU?

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  Excellent Compensation Packages

  
  
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  Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits Effective on Day 1

  
  
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  401k Package Effective on Day 1

  
  
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  Paid Time Off Program

  
  
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  Profit Sharing

  
  
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  Hybrid Work Environment

  
  
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  Associate Discounts and Community Giveback Programs

  
  
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  College Tuition Savings Program

  
  
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  Caring Family Culture Toward all Associates

  
  
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  Certified as a FORTUNE Great Place to Work

  
  
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  Opportunities to join resource groups that promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

  
  
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  Family owned for 90+ years

  
  

Position Summary:

In this position you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all state and local tax and licensing for all jurisdictions in which Benco operates, with particular emphasis on state and local sales taxes compliance; maintaining sales tax engine and product tax matrix; leading sales tax audits, and assisting the Director of Tax with corporate tax compliance.

Do YOU Possess These Skills and Attributes?

• Excellent phone, computer, and communication skills
• Ability to multi-tax and work under tight deadlines
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent research skills and interpret tax law
• High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

Do These Responsibilities Interest YOU?

• Leads the research and interpretation of sales tax regulations as they apply to Benco products and services. Ensures products are mapped to the appropriate tax category to allow accurate taxation.
• Verifies the accuracy of the assignment of sales tax jurisdictions on customer records. Maintains Vertex (sales tax engine) by ensuring the state tax matrix is accurate and all system and taxability updates are made in a timely manner.
• Maintains the Exempt Customer Management System within Vertex to ensure we are in compliance with state exemption regulations to support exempt sales to customers.
• Cooperatively works with TIS to ensure integrity of ERP systems related to the determination, assessment, billing and reporting of sales tax data. Assures integrity of sales tax calculation within Vertex & Prelude.
• Assure sales tax reports used to file returns reconcile to general ledger monthly.
• Systematically and efficiently performs "self-audits" of state sales tax compliance to ensure ongoing accuracy of product tax matrices.
• Leads state sales tax audits and effectively challenges proposed audit assessments.
• Ensures the accurate, efficient, and timely filing of monthly and quarterly sales tax returns and the corresponding payment of sales tax for all states where Benco does business.
• Reconciles monthly sales tax payable balances in the General ledger.
• Supports customer service with customer inquiries relating to sales tax.
• Assist the Director of Tax with corporate income tax requirements.
• Administers compliance with all state and local tax and licensing regulations including mercantile, license, personal property, occupational, pharmaceutical and other taxes and assessments.
• Maintains list of, and ensures timely filing of, all related returns.
• Determines monthly budget for all such taxes and assessments.
• Assist and lead the coordination and preparation of year-end sales tax reconciliation schedules.

Do YOU Meet These Requirements?

• 4-6 years of Accounting experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• Experience with Vertex Indirect Tax Software a plus
• Ability to work in a hybrid capacity in Pittston, PA

Who We Are: It's our Mission to Drive Dentistry Forward

Benco Dental, the largest privately owned, full-service dental distributor in the United States, has remained in the family since 1930-a family that now includes our more than 40,000 customers and over 1,500 associates in the 48 contiguous states.

We provide more supply and equipment options than any other full-service distributor, an offering enhanced by a comprehensive suite of services, including office design, equipment repair, practice coaching, financing and project management, wealth management and dental-specific technology solutions. These services are supported by over 400 professionally trained sales representatives and 300 factory-trained service technicians who begin every task by asking "What does the customer want?"

If you enjoy working for a progressive company, who is committed to diversity in our workforce, who values all customers and associates, who also provides the opportunity for growth and development- we encourage you to learn more about our Benco family. We are looking for driven professionals who want to play a key role in our future success, while making a positive impact within our industry. Thank you for your interest in Benco Dental. We look forward to hearing from you!

We're proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. At Benco Dental we celebrate our associates' differences to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion every day. Click here to learn more about how we promote Equal Opportunity and Diversity and Inclusion at Benco.