Licensing Research Specialist - Accounting Job at Loves Travel Stops & Country Store, Oklahoma City, OK

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  • Loves Travel Stops & Country Store
  • Oklahoma City, OK

Job Description

Req ID: 465232  

 

Benefits : * Fuel Your Growth with Love's - company funded tuition assistance program  * Paid Time Off * 401(k) – 100% Match up to 5% * Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after 30 days * Career Development* Hiring Immediately 

 

Welcome to Love's:  The primary purpose of the Licensing Research Specialist - Accountant position is to ensure licensing fees are accurately calculated and remitted to federal, state and local licensing authorities to ensure compliance for the Love’s Family of Companies.

Job Functions:

  • Calculate business license fees in various jurisdications based on gross sales and gross receipts and recover overpayments when applicable 
  • Review current licensing fee calculations, communicate errors and overpayments, and provide guidance to minimize licensing liability
  • Make independent decisions and recommendations regarding journal entries, reconciliations and work paper analysis.
  • Work with legal, accounting and other departments as needs/opportunities arise to ensure compliance with changing licensing codes and ordinances that may effect the calculation of licensing fees
  • Work with licensing staff, as needed, to ensure accuracy of licensing applications and fee payments
  • Handle confidential information which would have immediate negative impact on individuals, and the company operations, performance or value if shared beyond its intended audience
  • Assist with and/or implement automation efforts
  • Perform monthly Licensing purchase card reconciliations.
  • Track Key Performance Indicators and provide quarterly reports 

 

Experience and Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Tax Accounting, Finance, or Business. Degree with an Accounting emphasis or focus is preferred
  • 1-3 years of work experience as a staff accountant, tax accountant, compliance accountant, revenue accountant, internal auditor, idirect tax accountant, sales and use tax accountant, transaction tax accountant, SALT accountant, tax intern, sales & use tax, sales tax accountant, business tax analyst, auditor, accounting associate, or accounting analyst is preferred.
  • Prior experience with accounting, auditing, and reconciliation of record data is preferred
  • GAAP accounting knowledge and experience is preferred

 

Skills and Physical Demands:

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office with strong skills in MS Excel.
  • Skilled in tax accounting, accounting, sales and use tax, GL accounting, indirect tax, transactional tax work, financial reporting, gross receipts calculations and gross sales calculations, auditing processes, reconciling accounts.
  • Experience with multi-state sales and use tax is a plus.
  • Knowledge and experience with SAP is a plus.
  • Strong oral and verbal communication skills; ability to perform and make decisions under pressure and strict deadlines; excellent time management skills; detail oriented; ability to multitask and be a team player
  • Requires prolonged sitting, some bending and stooping.
  • Possible evening/weekend work
  • This position is located at Love's Corporate HQ in Oklahoma City. Typical work hours are Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm.
  • This is an associate-level accounting / entry-level accounting / junior accounting position.

 

 

Our Culture:

Fueling customers' journeys since 1964, innovation leads the way for this family-owned and operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City. With nearly 40,000 team members, travel stops are the core business along with products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, traveling public, RVers, alternative energy and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities and an inclusive workplace are hallmarks of the award-winning culture.

 

Love's is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans encouraged to apply.

 

Job Category: Corporate 

Job Tags

Work experience placement, Internship, Work at office, Local area, Immediate start, Weekend work, Afternoon shift, Monday to Friday,

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