Sr. Accountant, Sales Tax

be responsible for the growth and development of the Tax Department through active participation in department meetings, conferences, webinars, and professional/personal development.

Our Flexible Future model offers a healthy mix of working in person and virtually, strengthening key elements of the Chick-fil-A culture by fostering collaboration and community.

Responsibilities

• Process, file and remit state and local sales tax returns and payments for Operators and Chick-fil-A, Inc in moderately to complex taxing jurisdictions.

• Manages and oversees sales tax rate research for Restaurants and off-site sales locations, including delivery locations; registrations for ADP and Catering/Delivery location; reconciliation of sales tax accounts; resolve tax notices and perform related sales tax accounting responsibilities. This includes other trust fund taxes including, but not limited to, Meals Tax, Food & Beverage, Public Improvement Fee, Retail Delivery Fee, Bag Taxes, and use tax. governmental agencies, remit tax payments, reconcile governmental tax accounts, resolve tax notices, and perform related accounting responsibilities.

• Having thorough knowledge of Sales Tax Compliance to proactively identify and solve minimally to moderate complex sales tax compliance issues. People Leader/Team Leader may offer guidance in areas where less insight or experience may exist.

• Requires limited supervision. Capable of answering routine sales tax compliance questions independently, responding to Operators and governmental tax agencies in a timely manner.

• May assist in and contribute to efforts around compliance, audit, or complex sales tax projects; may lead small, low risk projects independently outside of scope of current work; expected to meaningfully contribute to larger projects/processes

• Work performed considerably influences other accountants, functional partners, innovation and standardization.

• Collaborates with governmental agencies in compliance matters.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or 8+ Years of Sales Tax Compliance Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Bachelors Degree w/ CPA Eligible or 5+ years of Sales Tax/Income Tax Compliance Experience.

• Minimum Years of Experience: 1+ years of Sales/Income Tax or Accounting Experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Accountancy/Tax

• 5+ years of Sales, Income Tax or Accounting experience and/or CPA.

Minimum Years of Experience

1

Travel Requirements

10%

Required Level of Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Preferred Level of Education

Master's Degree