Duties of this position:
Provide technical advice and support to business partners regarding indirect tax inquiries and exemption certificate requests.
Review upcoming capital projects to assess potential indirect tax implications and provide recommendations.
Review monthly purchases for use tax accruals and potential refund opportunities and prepare accrual journal entries.
Assist with the preparation and submission of sales tax returns to relevant authorities, ensuring strict filing deadlines are met.
Prepare or review account reconciliations related to indirect tax.
Respond to inquiries from tax authorities and assist with audits by analyzing data and providing documentation to support our tax positions.
Assist with the maintenance of tax engine, return preparation, and exemption certificate retention software.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Data Analytics, Finance, or a related field. Equivalent work related experience in lieu of a degree may be considered.
A minimum of 5-7 years finance/accounting experience required with 3-5 years of indirect tax experience in a large corporate tax department, public accounting firm, or state department of revenue required.
Experience with tax determination and preparation software, data analytics and ERP systems. SAP, JDE, Vertex, Power BI and Alteryx experience is a plus.
Tax experience in agricultural or manufacturing industries is highly desired.
Strong computer literacy, including proficiency with MS Excel; advanced data analytics skills are a plus.
Analytical and research skills, with experience using tax research software.
Strong organizational and communication skills, with attention to detail.
Ability to prioritize assignments and manage workload within statutory and internal deadlines with minimal direct supervision.
Arden Hills, MN
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is a member-owned agricultural cooperative based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb of Arden Hills, Minnesota, focusing on the dairy industry. The cooperative has 1,959 direct producer-members, 751 member-cooperatives, and about 10,000 employees who process and distribute products for about 300,000 agricultural producers; handling 12 billion pounds of milk annually. It is ranked third on the National Cooperative Bank Co-op 100 list of mutuals and cooperatives.
The co-op is one of the largest producers of butter and cheese in the United States through its dairy foods business; serves producers, animal owners and their families through more than 4,700 local cooperatives, independent dealers and other large retailers through its Purina Animal Nutrition business; and delivers seed, crop protection products, agricultural services and agronomic insights to 1,300 locally owned and operated cooperative and independent agricultural retailers and their grower customers through its WinField United business.