Senior Accountant - Tax

Would you like to be part of a focused, dedicated team? Do you want to work and grow with other motivated, ambitious people?

Wagner Equipment Co. offers challenging career opportunities, extensive training and employee development along with an opportunity to grow your career and thrive under Wagner’s reputation for excellence. We offer excellent benefits and supply you with the tools you need to maximize your potential and grow within Wagner.

Benefits include:

• Paid Time Off (PTO) Plan - Up to 96 hours of PTO in your first year + 8 company paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Retirement Plans -  401K and Roth 401K , eligible employees can receive a company contribution up to 7%
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• CEFCU- Citizens Equity First Credit Union - Employees have access to services include payroll deductions savings, accounts, loans, VISA card, and more.
• Additional Benefits include: Unum Supplemental life Insurance, Aflac Critical Illness + Accidental Insurance, ID WatchDog and discounted employee phone plans.

The Senior Accountant - Tax supports the Controller by ensuring the timely and accurate filing of tax returns and related research, review, analysis, preparation, and account reconciliations in a manner that reflects the company’s vision of working as “One Professional Team.” Specific tax compliance areas could include but are not limited to: corporate income, federal excise, sales and use, gross margin, SMM (Special Mobile Machinery), Texas heavy equipment, and Texas diesel surcharge.

Pay rate:  $59,000.00 - $77,131.97 Annually
Pay rate is dependent upon education & experience. 

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Develops and directs maintenance of record-keeping system for compiling tax information
• Prepares schedules as needed for annual audit and tax returns
• Prepares and records journal entries
• Supports various accounting areas as needed
• Participates in supporting business unit liaisons
• Answers calls from both internal and external customers
• Researches and responds to various tax law questions
• Takes lead role with audits, research, and other issues
• Collects information and prepares various returns for the tax areas noted in the Position Summary
• Ensures timely and accurate payment of tax liability
• Reconciles various general ledger accounts monthly
• Involved with special tax-related projects
• Other duties as assigned by manager

Required Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field required
• CPA or Master’s Degree in Accounting or Tax preferred
• 3-5 years of practical experience in corporate income tax or sales, use tax, and related areas including tax return preparation, filing, and related data gathering and analysis

Physical Demands & Competencies:

• Standing, walking, talking, sitting, use of hands & hearing
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing but may require occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds
• Data Entry, telephone, reading/writing, reasoning, organizational, communication & math skills
• Safety & Product Knowledge
• Knowledge of income tax law or general sales/use and gross receipts tax law
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Access
• Intermediate knowledge of Cognos, Hyperion, or similar
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Work Environment:

• Noise: Quiet
• Indoors

Other Duties:

Job Offers are contingent upon all required pre-employment screenings which may include but are not limited to background checks, drug/alcohol testing, fit for duty testing, and any other job-related tests/screenings.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.  

Wagner Equipment Co. is an EEO/AA/Veterans/Disabled employer.