Sr. Specialist, Sales Tax Compliance

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About the Job:

The Sr. Specialist in Accounting supports and collaborates with multipole cross-functional teams: Shared Services (Tax Compliance, AP, AR, Lease and Project Costing), Corporate Tax, Brand Legal, Development, Payroll Tax, Brand Reporting and Finance.  As a Sr. Specialist you will also coordinate with 3rd party co-sourcing vendors, state and local taxing jurisdictions, and business licensing offices. Providing outstanding customer service, interacting directly with all levels within the organization and suppliers and service providers. 

Salary Range:  

Hourly pay is $25.43-$26.44 + bonus eligibility. This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Responsibilities: 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and prepare data upload from General Ledger sources to 3rd party co-sourcing partner; review variances; research and clear outstanding items for sales tax compliance within time constraints
• Posting General Ledger/payment data to Excel spreadsheets for tracking license renewal
• Journal preparation for General Ledger Accounts
• Account Reconciliation knowledge and understanding
• Work with Internal and External partners, jurisdictions to acquire business licenses; resolve licensing issues
• Prepare AP payment requests
• Process mail and documentation requests, outstanding sales tax and business license notices
• Apply for sales tax registrations for new locations
• Work with Internal and Field staff to maintain correct sales tax rates
• Prepare Open/Close Store reports on period
• Additional projects, documentation requests from Internal and External Partners

Minimum Requirements:

• Associates degree and 2+ years of relevant experience or 5+ years of relevant experience

• Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel skills are necessary.

• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines handling or escalating conflicting priorities while experiencing possible frequent interruptions in very fast paced and high-volume environment.
• Self-motivated with the ability to handle multiple projects concurrently and drive change 
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/business/finance
• Strong systems and software aptitude (JD Edwards, Reports Now, and Oracle helpful).
• Excellent organizational, time management and customer service skills.

Benefits:

Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan). Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan. Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year. To learn more about working at Yum! -Click here. 

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This posting will be open for a minimum of two weeks. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected

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