ALDI USA · 12 hours ago
Sales and Use Tax Senior Analyst,
Batavia, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$116K/yr - $132K/yr
3+ years expALDI USA is seeking a Sales & Use Tax Senior Analyst to navigate the complex tax landscape and ensure compliance with state and local regulations. The role involves tax research, compliance, and collaboration with various teams to optimize tax strategies and processes.
Consumer GoodsGroceryRetailShopping
Responsibilities
Makes recommendations to clients regarding changes to the tax environment including tax law changes that impact the business
Assists leadership with establishing and maintaining the company’s tax strategy and policies
Collaborates with other teams to answer business questions utilizing analytical approaches
Collaborates cross-functionally and helps document and operationalize planning decisions, while escalating complex matters to leadership
Provides input to their direct leader concerning personnel hiring and performance
Advises on any changes or actions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team
Informs management of recurring issues or when additional team training may be required
Monitors legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to leadership and the Tax Team and create strategies to capitalize on changes to taxation legislation
Manages and facilitates tax audits by providing support to team members assigned to the audit
Identifies and implements opportunities for process improvement in company tax procedures
Manages their team by driving projects and tasks to completion through effective prioritization, work planning, resource allocation, and cross-functional collaboration
Identifies cost-saving opportunities and potential process improvements
Serves as the primary link between their team’s staff and leadership to ensure understanding of company goals, objectives, and opportunities for improvement
Assists with and helps develop the company’s indirect tax functions including tax planning, reporting and accounting
Assists with and helps develop the company’s sales, use and property tax functions, including filings, strategies and compliance issues
Understands the overarching company strategy as well as communicates and models the core values of the organization among employees
Assists their direct leader in assuring compliance with established operating policies and procedures, and all project management related responsibilities
Communicates the status of active projects to all participants effectively
Reviews work performed by peers, suggests improvements and makes recommendations as needed
Builds and maintains effective relationships with key stakeholders across various disciplines to ensure alignment of tax planning with business strategy
Demonstrates ownership over tax areas of assigned responsibility by taking the lead on projects and day-to-day tasks while also collaborating with peers and sharing potential impacts to other areas
Maintains, manages, and has a complete understanding of the list of tax filing requirements and open issues
Ensures that required and necessary documentation is completed and properly maintained in order to provide substantiation and assistance with future audits
Drafts and reviews technical tax memos and workpapers prepared by the team to support tax return positions
Supports data gathering and input validation for tax planning scenarios
Gathers and analyzes inputs for return filings and provision calculations
Ensures transactions reflect proper tax coding and address business questions using analytical approaches
Provides peer mentorship, supports onboarding of new staff, participates in team knowledge sharing to promote consistency across workstreams and within the overall Tax team
Supports ALDI’s strategic tax planning initiatives by performing research, modeling, and analysis that inform planning strategies, legislative impact reviews, and tax risk assessments
Structures evaluations, tax consequence reviews of business changes, and scenario analysis
Supports and enhances ALDI’s indirect tax compliance efforts across U.S. jurisdictions
Prepares and files tax returns, manages exemption documentation, performs reconciliations, responds to audit inquiries, and assists in process and system improvements
Works closely with other teams to support tax filings, provision-to-return reconciliations, and internal reporting
Implements process improvements and provides peer-level support across the compliance and provision workstreams
Assists in training and developing team members to retain a motivated and professional workforce
Collaborates with team members and communicates relevant information to leadership
Complies with ALDI privacy and security requirements and policies if job responsibilities include possible access to confidential and/or sensitive information
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field required
A minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in Accounting, Tax or Finance required
Ability to recommend, interpret and apply company policies and procedures
Strong attention to detail, organizational, and documentation skills
Ability to manage multiple deadlines
Ability to identify and research tax technical issues and write appropriate memoranda
Ability to analyze and present complex data to communicate the tax impact of strategic business decisions
Ability to identify operational issues, recommend and implement solutions
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Preferred
Certified Public Accountant designation or progress toward certification preferred
Master's Degree in Taxation preferred
Experience with preparing tax returns, journal entries, and deferred reconciliations preferred
Experience with supporting tax audits and maintaining records preferred
Familiarity with ERP platforms such as SAP and indirect tax software such as Vertex or Avalara preferred
Experience with data extraction, analytics and visualization tools including SQL, Alteryx, Tableau, and APT preferred
Experience with sales and use tax or indirect tax within multi-jurisdictional or retail organization preferred
Experience with planning, forecasting and advisory preferred
Benefits
401(k) Plan
Company 401(k) Matching Contributions
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
PerkSpot National Discount Program
Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance
Generous Vacation Time & 7 Paid Holidays
Up to 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave at 100% of pay
Up to 2 Weeks Paid Caregiver Leave at 100% of pay
Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Life, Dependent Life and AD&D Insurance
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
Company
ALDI USA
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10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jason Hart
Chief Executive Officer
Truly Willing Corporation
President and CEO
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