Job Description

Tax Clerk

Job Type: Non-Exempt

Pay: Hourly

Benefits:

• Benefits Available and vary per position and location.

Are you a real go-getter looking for an amazing opportunity with a nationwide full-service-utility contractor offering competitive wages and incredible benefits? Keep reading because this job might be for you!

Since 1928, Asplundh has been dedicated to safe, efficient, and innovative line clearance services for the utility industry. Reliable, uninterrupted power is an important service provided by the world\'s electrical utilities and Asplundh has the expertise to help keep the power flowing. Diversification over the years has opened up vegetation management services to other specialized markets such as municipalities, railroads, pipelines, helicopter vegetation services, and departments of transportation.

A family-owned and operated corporation headquartered near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Asplundh has grown to employ over 33,000 service professionals throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

We are seeking a Tax Clerk to join our team to assist with various tax audits, annual reporting, and administrative functions in support of the Tax Department. The role is based at our corporate headquarters in Willow Grove, PA.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Assist with locating and retrieving files for sales tax audits.
• Organizing and filing various state annual reports.
• Support a variety of payroll tax filings and functions.
• Generate summary sheets to be used by supervisor or auditor.
• Answers and transfers phone calls, screening when necessary.

• Responds to and resolves administrative inquiries and questions.
• Coordinates and schedules travel, meetings, and appointments for managers or supervisors.
• Responds to and resolves administrative inquiries and questions.
• Coordinates and schedules travel, meetings, and appointments for managers or supervisors.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
• Knowledge of spreadsheets and accounting software.
• Ability to work independently.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Two to three years experience required.
• Associate s or bachelor s degree in related field preferred.

Pre-Screen

• Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

Physical Requirements:

• Rarely: Walking, Kneeling, Squatting, Crawling, Seeing Distant, Climbing on/off truck, Climbing, Depth Perception, Color Vision, Lifting, Carrying, Pushing, Pulling, Climbing Ladders, Balancing, Lifting up to 10lbs, Lifting 10lbs to 50lbs, Lifting over 50lbs.
• Occasionally: Standing, Stooping, Body Twisting, Gripping, Reaching, Range of Motion, Climbing Stairs.
• Frequently: Sitting, Sense of Touch, Manual Dexterity, Speaking Clearly, Reading, Hearing-Speech Range.
• Constantly: Seeing.

Safety

Due to the inherently dangerous nature of the industry and requirements to work with or around hazardous equipment, employees must have sufficient eyesight to judge distance/coordination of equipment and tools, be able to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods, be able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments, be able to wear personal protective equipment as necessary, be able to enter and exit a vehicle numerous times a day, have the endurance necessary to traverse various terrain, be capable of performing job duties throughout a standard 8- or 10-hour day, be able to communicate with others, read, write, and comprehend written/verbal job instructions and information, and communicate and handle conflict professionally.

• Able to identify job site hazards.
• Exhibits and carries out cognitive problem-solving skills.
• Able to read, comprehend, and visualize job build and all prints.
• Works near/around energized, hazardous parts and equipment.
• Exposed to traffic.
• Works around excessive noise from machines (bore drill, backhoe, trencher, mini excavator, bucket trucks, digger derricks, concrete saw, jackhammers).
• May be exposed to hot and cold environments, poisonous plants or reptiles, and stinging insects.

About Us:

As a full-service utility contractor, Asplundh performs tree pruning and removals, right-of-way clearing and maintenance, vegetation management with herbicides, and emergency storm work and logistical support. Asplundh is the parent company of UtiliCon Solutions whose subsidiaries provide overhead and underground line construction, planning and design, meter reading and AMR/AMI installation, electrical testing, and street lighting/traffic signal services. Asplundh also operates Rotor Blade Airborne Utilities Management, overhead electric distribution, and transmission lines using MD 500 helicopters.

Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

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