Sales Tax Associate Analyst

at  PepsiCo

Overview:
The Sales Tax Associate Analyst position handles compliance, reconciliations, day to day tax questions from the field, perform tax research and assist in sales/use tax audits.

Responsibilities:

• Responds to questions about business transactions from business units or departments.
• Prepares/Reviews tax data for 3rd party compliance provider within prescribed deadlines.
• Maintain and reconcile journal entries for the accurate recording of tax liabilities. Provides information and assistance to financial reporting team and outside auditors.
• Assist with recurring and special projects as needed.
• Prepare documentation to support compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX 404) controls and procedures.
• Perform tax research to keep current with new and changing tax laws.
• Assist in the development/implementation of new software releases, change requests and enhancements as they pertain to property tax functionality.
• Work independently, as well as within a cross-functional project team environment.
• Support “tax customers” on special projects, new products and assessments.
• Support tax department technology needs as they relate to compliance, reporting, analytics and controls.
• Support tax technology process and requirements throughout the development life cycle (i.e. requirements documentation, test plans, validation, production support, etc).
• Research and determine state and local tax obligations and responsibilities.

• Responds to questions about business transactions from business units or departments.
• Prepares/Reviews tax data for 3rd party compliance provider within prescribed deadlines.
• Maintain and reconcile journal entries for the accurate recording of tax liabilities. Provides information and assistance to financial reporting team and outside auditors.
• Assist with recurring and special projects as needed.
• Prepare documentation to support compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX 404) controls and procedures.
• Perform tax research to keep current with new and changing tax laws.
• Assist in the development/implementation of new software releases, change requests and enhancements as they pertain to property tax functionality.
• Work independently, as well as within a cross-functional project team environment.
• Support “tax customers” on special projects, new products and assessments.
• Support tax department technology needs as they relate to compliance, reporting, analytics and controls.
• Support tax technology process and requirements throughout the development life cycle (i.e. requirements documentation, test plans, validation, production support, etc).
• Research and determine state and local tax obligations and responsibilities