Senior Tax Systems Coordinator

Company: Wegmans Food Markets
Location: Rochester
Posted on: January 25, 2023

Job Description:

Schedule: Full timeAvailability: Morning, Afternoon, Evening. Age Requirement: Must be 18 years or olderLocation: Rochester, NYAddress: 1500 Brooks AvePay: $65340 - $81680 / yearJob Posting: 12/27/2022Job Posting End: 01/27/2023Job ID:R0153087This position is based in our Rochester, NY offices. - We offer flexible work solutions including a hybrid work schedule.As a Senior Tax Systems Coordinator with Wegmans, you will manage the tax calculation engine system to ensure it is operating as designed to minimize risk, ensure we are following tax laws and regulations and provide an accurate, compliant and positive customer tax experience. -As the systems subject matter expect, you'll build and manage multiple vendor/consultant relationships to lead projects, design, configure and test system processes, troubleshoot issues, find ways to automate and continuously improve and coordinate system rollouts and changes.What will I do?

• Collaborate and partner with internal business partners to understand business requirements, and design, configure, test and rollout new tax calculation system processes
• Use knowledge of multi-state complex tax laws to design compliant system processes, manage tax audits, anticipate downstream implications and make recommendations to minimize risk for new and existing Wegmans stores
• Respond quickly to system issues, troubleshooting simple to complex problems between data feeds, escalating to appropriate stakeholders, and participating in timely problem resolution
• Lead small to medium cross-functional projects, provide analysis, keep projects on schedule, communicate challenges and recommended solutions that impact multiple business units across the company
• Build and manage multiple vendor/consultant relationships, negotiate prices, delegate work to resolve system issues, develop and implement procedures to address changing legislation, maintain regulatory compliance, and minimize tax exposure
• Partner with IT to create testing scripts, configure test and production environments, perform thorough testing including integrations and security permissions to ensure the system is working as intended
• Anticipate potential downstream issues, recognize opportunities and make recommendations to leadership to maximize system functionality, increase efficiencies, automate processes and improve the customer tax experience
• Stay up to date with various tax laws, ensuring compliance and identifying impacts to Wegmans and work with management to design and implement tax law changesRequired Qualifications
  • 3 or more years of professional experience in Sales Tax
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting
  • CPA: Certified Public Accountant - AICPA: American Institute of CPAs
  • Knowledge of Vertex tax returns
  • Tax experience across multiple jurisdictions
  • Experience configuring or administrating a system
  • Corporate accounting experience; with an understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Experience with data analytics systems, evaluating large data sets and/or data investigation
  • Excellent tax research skills and advanced knowledge of CCH or other tax law subscription servicesAt Wegmans, we believe that if we take care of our people, they'll take care of our customers. That's why, as part of the Wegmans family, you'll have a package of benefits that covers your health, well-being, family and future.
    • Flexibility in scheduling-work-life balance
    • Employee discounts
    • Premium pay on Sundays and holidaysComprehensive benefits*
      • Quality affordable healthcare coverage
      • Vision coverage
      • Dental coverage (Available to Full-time only)
      • Pre-tax spending accounts
      • Life insurance
      • Paid time off
      • Employee assistance program
      • Employee wellness programs
      • 401(k) retirement savings plan
      • Wegmans retirement profit sharing plan
      • Scholarship Program *Certain eligibility requirements must be satisfiedFor 25 years in a row, our employees have put us on the FORTUNE magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For -. Discover what it means to work for a family owned, mission-driven, values-based company that believes in caring, respect, empowerment, high standards and making a difference in the community. Because with a family-like atmosphere of shared support, leaders who have your best interest at heart and growth as part of everything we do, Wegmans is the place for you to do what you love-and love what you do.

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