Sr. Tax Accountant

SENIOR TAX ACCOUNTANT

DEKRA North America | Full-Time | Exempt | Hybrid | Atlanta, GA

In compliance with applicable pay transparency requirements, the application window for this position is expected to close on 11/20/2026, subject to change based on business need.

A Day in the Life and the Impact You’ll Make

DEKRA North America is seeking a practical, detail-oriented Senior Tax Accountant to serve as the internal owner of recurring tax compliance and tax accounting activities across the Americas finance organization. The role will manage day-to-day filings, reconciliations, notices, calendars, documentation, and advisor coordination while working with external tax specialists on complex income tax, international, transaction, controversy, and planning matters.

This position is designed for an experienced tax professional who can independently manage recurring obligations, strengthen controls, improve data quality, and translate business activity into timely, well-supported tax reporting. It is not intended to replace specialist outside advice; it is the internal control point that makes outsourced expertise effective and accountable.

What You’ll Do

• Contribute to a safe and healthy work environment by actively participating, taking responsibility, and following established procedures and policies.

Indirect Tax and Local Compliance

• Prepare, review, and submit assigned sales and use tax returns and related payments; maintain filing support and confirmations.
• Coordinate property tax returns, assessments, accrual support, payment tracking, and information requests.
• Maintain business licenses, registrations, renewals, and jurisdictional correspondence in coordination with local business owners.
• Prepare, review, and submit Canadian sales tax and other recurring local filings as needed.
• Monitor nexus and registration changes and escalate technical conclusions to external advisors or leadership.

Tax Accounting and Close Support

• Prepare tax-related journal entries, account reconciliations, accrual support, and payment clearing documentation.
• Support quarterly and annual tax provision processes by assembling data, validating workpapers, tracking open items, and coordinating with external preparers.
• Maintain clear support for current tax balances, uncertain items, penalties, interest, and provision-to-return adjustments.
• Provide audit-ready schedules and respond to internal, external, and government audit information requests.

Compliance Governance and Notices

• Own and maintain the master tax calendar, responsibility matrix, filing inventory, tax notice log, and evidence repository.
• Triage federal, state, provincial, and local notices; research routine matters and coordinate more complex responses with outside advisors.
• Track deadlines, payments, extensions, signatures, approvals, and proof of filing; escalate risks before due dates are missed.
• Document standard operating procedures and strengthen review, sign-off, and retention controls.

External Advisor and Business Partnership

• Act as the primary day-to-day coordinator for external tax firms, ensuring complete data packages, clear scope, deadlines, and follow-up.
• Partner with Accounting, Treasury, AP, Billing, Legal, HR, and business teams to obtain data and resolve tax process issues.
• Monitor advisor requests, deliverables, fees, and open decisions; promptly elevate scope changes and material risks.

Process Improvement

• Standardize recurring workpapers, trackers, evidence, and handoffs across entities and systems.
• Identify automation and data-quality opportunities for sales tax and other recurring compliance processes.Build sustainable backup coverage and reduce key-person dependency through documented procedures and cross-training.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field.
• 4-7 years of progressive tax experience in industry, public accounting, or a combination of both.
• Hands-on multi-state sales and use tax experience; exposure to property tax and business licenses strongly preferred.
• Experience handling tax accounting, account reconciliations, journal entries, notices, and tax payments.
• Experience coordinating with outside tax advisors and managing multiple deadlines across legal entities and jurisdictions.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; experience with SAP, enterprise reporting tools, and tax compliance software is preferred.
• Strong judgment, organization, follow-through, and written communication skills.
• Ability to distinguish recurring operational matters from issues requiring specialist technical advice.
• CPA or progress toward a relevant credential is preferred but not required.

Physical Considerations

• Ability to work in a general office environment
• Ability to handle extended periods of computer-based work, including telephone
• Ability to work flexible and long hours, as needed

Travel Considerations

• No travel is required for this position

What You’ll Receive for the Value You Bring

Compensation

Actual pay is based on several factors including market location and position-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

$80,000.00 - $100,000.00 - The base pay range for this position is MIN annually to MAX annually.

Benefits

DEKRA North America strives to provide a competitive benefits package to colleagues and promotes physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Colleagues can self-select from our benefits to create a package unique to their needs. These benefits include access to competitive health care and retirement benefits, paid time off, mental health well-being resources, and opportunities to learn and develop. Below is a list of benefits we offer our colleagues:

Health & Well-being Benefits:

• Health care benefits: medical & prescription, dental, vision (including Domestic Partners)
• Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity supplemental insurance
• Company Health Savings Account contribution
• Flexible Spending Account for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Paid time off such as vacation, sick leave, and floating holidays
• Mental and emotional support resources through our Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program to increase activity and health habits, with ability to earn participation rewards
• Paid Parental Leave
• Travel Assist (Domestic/International)

Financial Benefits:

• 401(k) plan, with an employer match
• Company paid Short- & Long-Term Disability benefits
• Group term life insurance with options to buy-up for self and others
• Working Advantage – DEKRA’s official corporate discount program

Growth and Development Benefits:

• Education Assistance Program
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance
• Internal training and development resources to grow your career
• LEAD Forward Leadership Development Program
• Annual Career Goal Setting and Performance Review cycle participation

This list provides an overview of benefits provided for US-based colleagues; the DEKRA North America Employee Benefits Guide outlines plan details and further related eligibility requirements.

About DEKRA

As a global provider of comprehensive services and solutions, we help our customers improve their safety, security, and sustainability outcomes. DEKRA is the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification (TIC) companies offering innovative professional services in the fields of vehicle inspection, expert appraisals, industrial product testing & certification, management system certifications, leadership consulting, and much more. DEKRA is a purpose-driven organization with a deep passion to make the world a safer place on the road, at work, and at home. In DEKRA, you will be part of a continuously growing organization with a 100-year history involved in more than 50 countries on five continents.

We hope you’ll consider a career with DEKRA North America as we strive to become the Global Partner for a Safe World!

DEKRA North America is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

DEKRA North America is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or accommodation while seeking employment, call +1 (770) 971-3788. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

DEKRA North America will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay.

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