Senior Analyst, Tax - Indirect Tax (sales Tax Operations)

Senior Analyst, Tax – Indirect Tax (Sales Tax Operations)

Location: Bentonville, AR

Are you an experienced tax professional looking for a dynamic, challenging role that allows you to make a real impact? Walmart, a Fortune 1 company, is seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to join our team as a Senior Analyst, Tax - Indirect Tax (Sales Tax Operations).

This is your opportunity to leverage your expertise and create value for our business partners while driving innovation and transformation in the world of tax.

About Indirect Tax at Walmart

The Indirect Tax team at Walmart is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of transaction taxes charged to customers and members shopping online and at our over 10,000 brick-and-mortar Walmart and Sam's Club global locations. The Sales Tax Operations Team performs research and assessments of transactional tax law changes and implements any necessary configuration changes of indirect taxes to thousands of jurisdictions each year.

This is a unique opportunity to join the team during an end-to-end tax modernization project and assist in the transformation of the Sales Tax function at an industry leader. The transaction scale and scope of complexity of taxation at Walmart will attract individuals who are excited to navigate novel challenges and engaged by intellectually stimulating work.

What You'll Do

• Research legislative and regulatory changes to state and local sales tax law, analyze the impact on our business and compliance requirements, effectively communicate necessary changes, and work as a team to successfully implement those changes.
• Configure Sales Tax engines for Walmart.com, Walmart Marketplace, and SamsClub.com, including Vertex O Series and Thomson Reuters OneSource Indirect to comply with tax rate and rule changes.
• Respond to sales tax inquiries raised by external customers, internal stakeholders, and taxing jurisdictions.
• Review and categorization of item level attributes to assign proper taxability.
• Communicate technical tax requirements to IT and Business partners.
• Assist with special projects as necessary.

What You'll Bring

• Minimum of two years of sales tax experience at a public accounting firm or commensurate experience in a large corporate environment. Retail experience preferred.
• An undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with both internal and external partners.
• Ability to manage large amounts of electronic data, think critically, and identify data patterns and issues.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Knowledge of multistate sales tax laws and regulations and the ability to apply such laws to business operations.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• A passion for tackling challenges and engaging at Fortune 1 scale.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related field OR 2 years' experience in accounting, finance, income tax compliance, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications

License to practice law in at least one state, J.D., Masters: Accounting, Masters: Business, Masters: Economics, Masters: Finance, Masters: Law, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Certificate.

Primary Location

2608 Se J St, Bentonville, AR 72716-3724, United States of America