R10104199 Specialist - Sales Tax (Open)
Location:
Independence, OH - Rockside Woods Blvd - Management - North BSC
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. We are looking for you !
Comprehensive Family Benefits: Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
Support for Parents: We offer up to 14-week paid child birth benefits to support growing families.
Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
Early Access: Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment.
About the Role
The Division Sales Tax Specialist is responsible for ensuring customers are taxed accurately, exemption certificates are properly documented, and use tax is appropriately applied across multiple states. This role manages and resolves multi-state customer tax disputes and non-payment issues by identifying root causes and balancing potential liability with customer satisfaction. Working closely with sales, branches, and finance teams, you will provide critical sales tax audit support and interpret applicable tax laws to mitigate risk. Additionally, you will support transaction reviews, tax credits, and return filings to drive overall tax compliance and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Taxability & Dispute Resolution: Research and interpret state-specific sales and use tax laws, resolving customer tax disputes, short pays, and non-payment issues across multiple states with independent judgment and discretion.
Exemption & Certificate Governance: Review, validate, and maintain customer exemption certificates to substantiate tax-exempt status, while also issuing properly executed exemption certificates to vendors as needed.
System Monitoring & Compliance Reporting: Monitor daily SAP billing block and tax override reports to assist branch stores with transaction issues, and calculate liabilities to file monthly and quarterly excise tax returns.
Cross-Functional & Customer Collaboration: Partner with branch managers, sales leadership, Credit & Collections, and Cash Applications to resolve complex billing concerns, communicate tax regulations, and assist with sales tax audits.
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Are you a MATCH?
Required Qualifications
Minimum of 2 years of sales tax or similar accounting/finance experience in positions of increasing responsibility within a corporate environment.
High school diploma or equivalent (with relevant experience).
Working knowledge of sales and use tax regulations, procedures, and core accounting principles.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and Google Workspace, along with experience utilizing financial applications within an ERP environment (such as SAP).
Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and data analysis skills with the proven ability to independently resolve issues and manage multiple priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Direct hands-on experience utilizing Vertex or similar specialized tax determination software.
Prior experience managing multi-state sales tax audits and filing excise tax returns.
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Benefits
We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, short-term and long-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), pre-tax commuter transportation benefit, parental leave, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave, and paid holidays for all eligible full-time…