Principal, Sales & Use Tax
Job Summary
Job Description
Dun & Bradstreet is seeking a Principal, Sales & Use Tax to manage the North American Sales Tax Compliance monthly cycle and the sales tax exemption process. This role involves reconciliation, journal entry preparation, and providing support to the tax department. Key responsibilities include owning and managing the North America Sales & Use Tax function, advising on tax implications of business operations, managing tax exemption processing, overseeing tax account maintenance, and managing relationships with external tax advisors and government agencies. The role also requires collaboration with accounting personnel, monitoring tax law developments, overseeing tax audits, and providing guidance to junior tax professionals. Additionally, the position involves managing the Canada Corporate Income Tax Filing process.
Must have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 12+ years of experience in North America indirect tax, with a focus on sales and use tax.
- Deep knowledge of multi-state sales tax laws and regulations.
- Effective written & verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Strong analytical and organization skills, detailed-oriented.
- Ability to manage confidential company data with discretion.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Good to have:
- CPA or equivalent certification strongly preferred.
- Workday accounting software experience preferred.
- Experience with tax automation tools (e.g., Vertex, Avalara, ONESOURCE) preferred.
Perks:
- Generous paid time off
- Up to 16 weeks 100% paid parental leave
- Paid sick time
- Education assistance and extensive training resources
- Paid volunteer days & donation matching
- Competitive 401k with company matching
- Health & wellness benefits, including discounted Wellhub membership rates
- Medical, dental & vision insurance for you, spouse/partner & dependents
6 skills required
Job Details
Why We Work at Dun & Bradstreet
Dun & Bradstreet unlocks the power of data through analytics, creating a better tomorrow. Each day, we are finding new ways to strengthen our award-winning culture and accelerate creativity, innovation and growth. Our 6,000+ global team members are passionate about what we do. We are dedicated to helping clients turn uncertainty into confidence, risk into opportunity and potential into prosperity. Bold and diverse thinkers are always welcome. Come join us! Learn more at dnb.com/careers.
The Principal, Sales & Use Tax will be responsible for the North American (US & Canada) Sales Tax Compliance monthly cycle as well as managing the sales tax exemption process. Reconciliation and journal entry preparation required. The Principal, Sales & Use Tax will assist the tax department with other support services as needed.
Essential Key Responsibilities
Essential Skills and/or Certifications
Benefits We Offer
- Own and manage the North America Sales & Use Tax function, including oversee preparation and tax return filings, and reconciliation of Tax information for outside compliance vendor.
- Advise on the tax implications of business operations, transactions, and new product/service launches.
- Own and manage Tax Exemption Processing and sales tax cancellation requests.
- Oversee the maintenance in tax accounts, balances and related reconciliations.
- Manage relationships with external tax advisors and government agencies.
- Collaborate with various accounting personnel to gather information and provide advisory services to enquiries from both external and internal stakeholders.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments and assess their impact relevant to D&B (tax rate changes and other rule changes).
- Oversee the tax audits process, collaborate with auditors and other tax team members.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior tax professionals and cross-functional teams.
- Own and manage the Canada Corporate Income Tax Filing, including oversee preparation and tax return filings and reconciliation on Tax information for outside compliance vendor.
Essential Skills and/or Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- CPA or equivalent certification strongly preferred.
- 12+ years of experience in North America indirect tax, with a focus on sales and use tax.
- Deep knowledge of multi-state sales tax laws and regulations.
- Workday accounting software experience preferred.
- Collaborator with effective communication (both written & verbal) and presentation skills to interface with other stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and organization skills, detailed-oriented.
- Experience with tax automation tools (e.g., Vertex, Avalara, ONESOURCE) preferred.
- Ability to manage confidential company data with discretion, following company policies.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite skills.
Benefits We Offer
· Generous paid time off in your first year, increasing with tenure.
· Up to 16 weeks 100% paid parental leave after one year of employment.
· Paid sick time to care for yourself or family members.
· Education assistance and extensive training resources.
· Do Good Program: Paid volunteer days & donation matching.
· Competitive 401k with company matching.
· Health & wellness benefits, including discounted Wellhub membership rates.
· Medical, dental & vision insurance for you, spouse/partner & dependents.
· Learn more about our benefits: http://bit.ly/41Yyc3d.
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