Senior Sales Tax Technology Analyst

Key Skills

Data science techniques, DevOps, Google BigQuery, QlikView, R Programming, SQL, UI design, UX design

Job Description

About the Role

As Senior Sales Tax Technology Analyst, you will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate taxation and reporting, support sales tax systems/technology, oversee the product taxability assignment process at Kohl’s, and prepare fee compliance (environmental bag fees, electronic waste recycling fees, retail delivery fees, etc.).

What You’ll Do

• Partner with Manager, Kohl’s Technology (KT), and tax engine vendor to maintain accurate tax calculations and reporting across all of Kohl’s systems; including testing, validation, analytics, and troubleshooting.

• Oversee the product taxability assignment process for Kohl’s merchandise. This includes tracking and managing sales tax holiday events.

• Assume overall responsibility for Kohl’s fee processes (environmental bag fees, electronic waste recycling fees, retail delivery fees, etc.), including journal entries, account reconciliations, and return filings.

• Research existing and new indirect tax legislation to determine whether tax processes, Kohl’s systems, and/or reporting changes are needed to ensure tax compliance.

• Support sales tax systems, product taxability, and fee inquiries from around the company (including KT, merchants, strategy) and other internal and external business partners

• Identify, evaluate, and implement opportunities focused on increasing efficiency and minimizing risk/audit exposure. Examples include: AI, automation, redesign of processes, etc.

• Additional tasks may be assigned

What Skills You Have

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in one or more of the following areas: Accounting, Finance, Data Science, Computer Science, or other relevant field

• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and business leaders

• Adept multitasker and ability to work independently

• Advanced knowledge of Excel

Preferred

• 3+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Accounting/Tax, Finance, Data Science, Computer Science, or other relevant field

• 3+ years of experience with Indirect Tax Engine configuration and maintenance

• Knowledge of data analysis tools such as Qlik and BigQuery

• Experience in project prioritization and management