Excise Tax Consultant

About this role

Why Ryan?

• Hybrid Work Options

• Award-Winning Culture

• Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits

• 14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)

• Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement

• Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One

• 401K with Employer Match

• Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service

• Fertility Assistance Program

• Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service

The Motor Fuels Tax Consultant (“Consultant”) works with a team to identify tax savings for clients and to gain an understanding of the client’s methodology for computing each component of fuels tax. This includes researching and analyzing federal, multi-state and local fuels tax issues, reconciling databases, and completing detailed calculations.

Duties and responsibilities, as they align to Ryan’s Key Results

People:

• Create a positive team experience.

Client:

• Conducts written and verbal communication with clients and others.

Value:

• Researches and analyzes federal, multi-state and local fuels tax issues and communicates the analysis results to management.
• Gathers data, enters data, and prepares fuels tax refund claims.
• Works with data received in Microsoft® Access and Excel formats to prepare refund claims.
• Pulls and copies invoice to support refund claims.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:  Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Information Systems, Economics,  Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or other degree w/ Masters in Business Discipline or JD.  Must have 9 hours of Accounting or the ability to substitute technical courses for accounting hours with a 3.0 GPA or higher, and a Major GPA of 3.25 or higher.  One to three years related accounting and auditing experience required.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft® Word, Access, Excel, and Outlook and Internet navigation and research.

Certificates and Licenses:

Valid driver’s license required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment:

• Standard indoor working environment.
• Occasional long periods of sitting while working at computer.
• Position requires regular interaction with employees at all levels of the Firm in person and via e-mail and telephone.
• Position requires regular interaction with clients and interface with external vendors in person and via e-mail and telephone. 
• Independent travel requirement: Up to 10-20%.  

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran