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Atmos Energy · 5 days ago

State & Local Tax Coordinator

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Atmos Energy is an employee-focused company that offers a rewarding work environment and excellent benefits. They are seeking a State & Local Tax Coordinator to process tax exemption requests, assist with sales tax returns, and maintain tax records in compliance with regulations.

EnergyNatural ResourcesOil and Gas

Responsibilities

Processes customer tax exemption requests, including required revenue system maintenance. Seeks guidance on complex scenarios or escalated situations. Maintains exemption certificate files and assists with routine internal audit of records

Assists with maintenance of tax jurisdiction codes in the revenue system to ensure proper collection of sales tax and franchise fees

Processes customer-initiated sales tax credit requests related to sales tax exemption and/or tax jurisdiction reassignment. Seeks guidance on complex scenarios or escalated situations. Communicates the appropriate tax types to be adjusted within the applicable statute-limited time period to Revenue Management for calculating and processing

Prepares W-9 forms for Atmos vendors as requested

Assists with the preparation of sales/use tax returns, franchise fee reports, journal entries, and other miscellaneous state and local tax returns in a timely and accurate manner

Assists with the preparation and filing of occupational license applications and payments in a timely and accurate manner. Tracks licenses received and maintains current records of licenses

Assists with the property tax return data compilation process and pays ad valorem tax bills, as needed

Prepares tax work papers, schedules, exhibits and summaries necessary to develop and support findings and/or recommendations

Assists in the testing and maintenance of tax accounting systems

Reviews and analyzes a variety of tax and accounting documents and verifies the accuracy of computations

Communicates with internal and external personnel regarding taxes and other matters

Qualification

TaxationAccountingCustomer serviceBusiness applicationsNumeric skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Taxation or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience in customer service/revenue applications maintenance, accounting, taxation or related field

Requires the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers both written and verbally in order to obtain and/or provide explanations and/or information

Requires the ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and simple statistical methods

Requires advanced knowledge of various business computer applications in order to create complex documents, reports or graphics

Proficiency in utilizing the customer information system is recommended

Works in an office environment

Requires occasionally performing activities including, but not limited to, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and/or lifting