Job description:
at farmer brothers, sales tax accountant will be focused primarily on tax compliance with sales tax, property tax and business licenses. this role requires prior accounting experience, along with great knowledge of current law, regulations, and tax requirements. a successful candidate will have a keen attention to detail, be highly organized, and know a significant deal about tax management. they should also know how to recommend best tax processes that strictly adhere to all legal requirements while simultaneously promoting our companys financial prosperity. in this role, you will conduct and document sales tax audit support. responsibilitiesprepares and files sales & use returns on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. (vertex software tool)prepares and files property tax returns. renews business licenses, tax permits, and other occupational permits with cities and other taxing authorities. this includes tribal and casino vendor licenses.troubleshoots notices and responds to inquiries for all of the above tax-related payments and filings.assists with various other tax department activities and projects including salesuse and property tax audits. education & experiencebachelor's degree in accounting or finance required.cpa license preferred.minimum of 3+ years of tax accounting experience.public company experience is preferred.enterprise systems knowledge preferred.advanced proficiency in microsoft office internet, web-based and job specific software applications.experience utilizing vertex tax system (a plus) personal & professional skillsetsresourcefulinnovativecreativelooks for better ways to do thingsexcellent problem-solving abilities and the ability to work with other departments within the organization to implement business solutions.highly organized and willing to engage with internal departments and external auditors to comply with filing and reporting requirements.ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.able to meet deadlines, follow through on commitments and deliver on promises.strong written and verbal communication skills.organized and can manage competing deadlines and due datesopen and straightforward, with strong work ethic

Resume:
<<professional summaryi am a design engineer with 8 years of experience in the electric utility industry. i am experience d in using design software, particularly autocad, distgis (arcmap), pls, support transmission and distribution design projects. as a former distribution engineer with a large southeastern u.s. electric utility, i provided line design and field survey services for 4 kv through 35 kv for the installation of new facilities and the upgrade of existing facilities. my specific competencies include customer communication and service, construction unit inventory, route layout, structure staking, distribution design calculations, property ownership research, easement and right-of-way (row) acquisition, and route surveys. i also provided field work and engineering support during storm response efforts. experience 09/2014to 02/2016electrical engineer/designerleaf engineers– ,designs complex overhead distribution projects in urban and rural environments in compliance with client's engineering and construction specifications, field engineering of project requirements, identification of conflicting utilities, engineering and design calculations, and work permit development.complies with quality control and safe work practices and maintains compliance with project scopes, schedules and budgets.proficiently learned 2 new design programs within a week that enabled me to double the teams design output which in turn led to more contract work for leidos. trains and assists new team members in designing distribution designs. serves as a valuable resource for qa/qc of distribution designs that assures satisfaction of clients.recently did asset inventory work for a northeast power company that involved creating databases to identify transmission structures, lines, and material.worked many longs hours, ensure deadlines were met.currently working on a nerc project that identifies and resolves clearance conflicts with transmission lines. 12/2012to 10/2014distribution engineerleidos holdings inc.– ,manage workload in eastern territory of tuscaloosa district.work daily with residential, commercial, and industrial customers to provide timely electrical service to new customers and/or service upgrades to existing facilities.experience with providing distribution design work that includes overhead, urd, and underground cable/conduit design work in both urban and rural environments.effectively communicated with customers by first listening intently to their needs before providing a satisfying solution.assured cost-per-install numbers stayed down by designing and estimating each customer's job efficiently and accurately. 11/2007to 12/2012technician isteris corporation– ,provide timely, professional, and accurate drawings, support engineers and other business needs.monitor and address storm map packs and provide up to date single line sectionalizing wall maps for storm use as requested.responsible for maintaining printing systems and supplies utilizing cost effective purchases.assist with storm restoration efforts and field work.reduced maximum turnaround time of drawings from 14 days to 3 days within a month of employment to help meet committed service dates for customers.learned how to effectively operate 3 large format plotters, a large format scanner, and a large format laminator in two weeks.time with no prior knowledge or training of either system.trained others on how to use the large format systems more effectively which minimized wasted printing supplies.put into action a monthly maintenance cleaning schedule of plotter parts that resulted in saving 8% of annual operation and maintenance printing costs.saved 12% of annual operation and maintenance printing costs by discovering a way to use paper from a less expensive black and white plotter rather than a color plotter.achieved 100% in call-out response for storm restoration.contributed to the record breaking storm restoration efforts of the 2011 tornado outbreak by working 12 hour shifts for 7 days printing and delivering maps to work sites.supplied nearly all of the maps that were needed for the tuscaloosa area and surrounding areas. education expected in2012totobachelor of science:electrical and computer engineeringuniversity of alabama-tuscaloosa,algpa:expected in2007totoassociate of applied science:drafting technologyshelton state community college-tuscaloosa,algpa: technical summaryautocad, budgets, c++, designing, estimating, inventory, mathcad, matlab, microprocessors, microsoft office suite, networks, /qc, transmission power lines, distribution power lines, autocad, distgis, spice, distribution design studio, sap, plscadd.