Tax Researcher

Company Description

Established in 1991, Collabera has been a leader in IT staffing for over 22 years and is one of the largest diversity IT staffing firms in the industry. As a half a billion dollar IT company, with more than 9,000 professionals across 30+ offices, Collabera offers comprehensive, cost-effective IT staffing & IT Services. We provide services to Fortune 500 and mid-size companies to meet their talent needs with high quality IT resources through Staff Augmentation, Global Talent Management, Value Added Services through CLASS (Competency Leveraged Advanced Staffing & Solutions) Permanent Placement Services and Vendor Management Programs. 

Collabera recognizes true potential of human capital and provides people the right opportunities for growth and professional excellence. Collabera offers a full range of benefits to its employees including paid vacations, holidays, personal days, Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, 401K retirement savings plan, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance.

Job Description

Position Details: 

Industry: Mass Media

Work Location: Carrollton, TX  

Job Title: Legal Analyst

Duration: 3+ month

Summary:

• The Legal Analyst is responsible for the multi-state tax technical research for various products and services, which entails documentation of the states’ laws regarding taxability of these items and maintaining all records to support our taxability position.

• This information will be used to update multiple tax data systems with sales, use, telecommunication, and other special tax rates and rules in U.S. jurisdictions.

• Review and analyze test cases for tax scenarios. 

Job responsibilities include: 

• Research, analyze, and document sales, use and other special tax rate and rule changes. 

• Monitor statutes, legislative activity, and tax publications to stay abreast of changes in laws and regulations affecting sales and use tax. 

• Enter tax data changes in multiple tax applications. 

• Develop and analyze test cases for tax compliance. 

• Correspond with state and local tax authorities. 

• Research and write memos on complicated sales tax issues. 

• Communicate and work with other internal teams to complete timely and correct tax data updates 

• Conduct presentations on areas of content responsibility. 

• Perform special projects as assigned by management. 

Job and work experience requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance or related field. 

• Law degree 

• Ability to utilize online research tools (e.g. CCH, Lexis-Nexis, RIA) 

Special skills and knowledge requirements: 

• Ability to consistently meet rigid and recurring deadlines 

• Ability to communicate effectively and handle multiple tasks. 

• Knowledge of multi-state sales tax laws and requirements 

• Ability to interact successfully with various tax authorities. 

• Software systems: Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Access 

Qualifications

Additional Information

To schedule an interview,

please contact: Monil Narayan, 973-929-3861