Tax Audit Accountant (on-site)
Chesapeake, VAFull-time$74–81K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Tax Audit Accountant supports internal and external sales tax audits by providing documentation and reports, researching taxability, and reviewing audit workpapers. The role assists with aligning business operations with sales tax requirements across the United States, recommends corrective actions, and partners with tax compliance teams and business partners to resolve audit issues. It also supports tax account reconciliation and use tax review.
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Full job description
Tax Audit Accountant
The Tax Audit Accountant will support internal and external audits by analyzing and providing supporting data and reports for sales tax audits. The position will assist with aligning business operations with sales tax requirements across the United States.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
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Obtain, and provide requested audit documentation, perform taxability research, and review audit workpapers.
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Provide corrective action recommendations based on audit results. Partner with our indirect tax compliance team and business partners to resolve sales tax related issues identified in audits.
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Reconcile simple tax accounts and provide recommendations to address account variances.
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Assist with use tax review and research tax laws to analyze and recommend application to internal leadership.
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Must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
Minimum Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field.
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0 to 2 years of experience in Indirect Tax with audit experience is preferred.
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Possess excellent organization and critical thinking skills and the ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks bringing projects to completion.
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Must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and be capable of working under pressure with a sense of urgency.
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Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
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Ability to perform basic tax law research and understand general taxability concepts – experience with CCH or Avalara, a plus.
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Ability to make strong judgment decisions and work with a high level of integrity and strong analytical skills
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Strong understanding of various sales tax systems (i.e., Vertex, Avalara) or ability to quickly learn new systems supporting sales tax compliance data. Vertex, Sabrix/OneSource or other tax engines.
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Power BI, Alteryx, or other automation tools
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Proficient in collecting and analyzing complex data sets
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Ability to interpret and summarize data •
Start Rate = $74,000 - $80,500 based on experience plus 10% bonus.
Our success is a team effort — when we reach our goals, you’ll be eligible for a yearly bonus!
Your Perks and Benefits: We offer a wide variety of rewards to support your health, wealth, and mental well-being. In addition to medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance, we offer:
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement plans with matching contribution
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Educational Assistance
- Access to PerkSpot, an employee discount platform for goods and services
- And much more!
Who We Are:
At Dollar Tree, we make a difference in the lives of our customers every day by exceeding their expectations and delivering value – it’s what our business is built on. Our associates play an important role in this commitment by embracing change and showing up for their teams and their communities.
We see an exciting path forward as our company continues to grow and transform – and we know that this path starts with you.
Join our team today and discover The Value of You.
Dollar Tree is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.
This job specification should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. This is not to be considered a complete list of job duties, which appear in the job description for this position, and which may be amended from time to time at the discretion of Dollar Tree. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as may be required by their supervisor.
Please note, this job description is not a contract of employment and may be modified to meet evolving business needs. Employment at Dollar Tree, meaning that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice.
Full time
500 Volvo Parkway,Chesapeake,Virginia 23320
Tax
Dollar Tree
How this job compares
Set against the 834 open Tax Accountant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$74–81K/yr
- Virginia median$80–140K/yr20 salary ranges
- US median$80–153K/yr496 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $77K, is 33% below the Virginia median midpoint ($115K) — in the lowest quarter of Tax Accountant salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 28 open Tax Accountant jobs in Virginia and 834 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Robert Half Finance & Accounting6 open
- Deloitte4 open
- Forvis Mazars, LLP3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Tax Accountant postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 719 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 563 of the 834 open Tax Accountant jobs (68%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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