Indirect Tax Research Analyst - Equipment Lease Financing

Job Description:

Equipment Lease Financing - Indirect Tax Research Analyst

This position is responsible for providing tax and legal expertise for our software products.

Research and interpret tax and case law, statutes, regulations and legislation and determine how it impacts Vertex products.

Structure standard and complex tax content within Vertex products in a manner consistent with system architecture and platforms.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:


* Determine how tax or rules impact Vertex products regarding the addition of new content or the maintenance of existing content.



* Ability to interact and communicate effectively with internal/external customers and stakeholders to help identify, understand, and communicate changes in the tax law or regulations that would have an impact on Vertex products.

They will be the external face of Vertex to our Equipment Lease Financing clients.



* Monitor and analyze legislative/regulatory activities utilizing research tools from third party data providers, (such as CCH, Lexis-Nexis), and other sources of tax content and communicate/coordinate accordingly to ensure our content is in regulatory compliance.



* Test complex tax content and functionality within Vertex products and internal databases.

Provide expertise and support for testing and implementing systems and/or process changes to support increased efficiencies or conformance with tax rules.



* Demonstrated ability to stage moderately complex tax content (e.g.

category, QC, etc.), within Vertex products in a logical manner that is consistent with system architecture and platforms.


* Perform quality assurance tasks following documented processes.



* Contribute to the development of requirements and needs of the Tax Research organization as it relates to tax content.

solutions, and functionality.

Understand and resolve complex customer issues and systems architecture to develop solutions.



* Support a dynamic environment at Vertex, using agile methodologies, collaborating with other departments, contributing time, effort, and ideas.


* The opportunity to achieve one or more of the following: Juris Doctorate (J.D.), master's in taxation, MBA, CMI, or CPA certification (active or inactive).

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:


* Experience in the Equipment Lease Financing Industry


* An ability to apply professional concepts, experience and company objectives in order to perform an in-depth analysis of situations or data to resolve complex issues in creative ways.



* Developing capability to understand how customers would use Vertex products with the capacity to teach, develop and train.



* Developing capability in project management, estimation skills.



* Developing / ability for Compliance administration (Facilitate information between Vertex and Taxing Authorities).



* Ability to utilize time management and effectively communicating competing priorities, and wo...