Lead Tax Accountant

Pittston, PA (Hybrid)

Lead Tax Accountant Position at Benco Dental

At Benco Dental, our company is our family, and we are looking for a new addition to assist us in Driving Dentistry Forward. Please review the description below carefully to ensure that this position is the perfect match for you!

What's in it for YOU?

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  Excellent Compensation Packages

  
  
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  Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits Effective on Day 1

  
  
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  401k Package Effective on Day 1

  
  
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  Paid Time Off Program

  
  
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  Profit Sharing

  
  
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  Hybrid Working Environment

  
  
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  Associate Discounts and Community Giveback Programs

  
  
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  College Tuition Savings Program

  
  
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  Caring Family Culture Toward all Associates

  
  
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  Certified as a FORTUNE Great Place to Work

  
  
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  Opportunities to join resource groups that promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

  
  
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  Family owned for 90+ years

  
  

Position Summary:

The Lead Tax Accountant plays a critical role in managing Benco's state and local tax compliance, with a strong focus on sales and use tax. This role requires deep expertise in tax regulations, Benco's systems and processes, and cross-functional collaboration. The Lead will guide and mentor tax staff and interns, oversee audit readiness, maintain the Vertex tax engine and product tax matrix, and support corporate tax compliance.

The ideal candidate will bring expertise in Vertex O Series (including Returns), and be highly proficient in SQL, Excel, and Vertex Reporting to support data-driven decision-making and automation. This role actively identifies and resolves operational issues, leads process improvements, and drives team productivity. The Lead also monitors performance, escalates concerns when necessary, and serves as backup to the Director of Tax during absences.

Do YOU Possess These Skills and Attributes?

• Excellent computer, phone and communication skills; ability to multi-task and work under tight deadlines; ability to work independently; excellent research skills and ability to interpret tax law.
• Proficiency in data analytics, including expert-level use of Excel (pivot tables, lookups, macros), SQL for data extraction and analysis, and comprehensive experience with Vertex O Series including Returns and Reporting modules.
• Ability to justify and challenge assumptions with peers and business partners.
• Vertex O Series, returns, and reporting
• Experience with SQL
• Microsoft Office experience
• ERP experience a plus (Prelude/Infor)

Do These Responsibilities Interest YOU?

• Leads, trains, and supports staff accountant and interns. Serves as first-line contact for teams questions and concerns.
• Monitors team work flow and performance and escalates team performance as needed to Director of Tax.
• Actively identifies issues for the team including the research of potential risk areas to the company and proposes solutions.
• Proactively identifies opportunities for efficiency and leads the improvement of processes (RPA, AI, etc.)
• Ensures compliance with all state and local tax and licensing for all jurisdictions in which Benco operates, with particular emphasis on state and local sales taxes compliance; maintaining sales tax engine, TAID, and product tax matrix; leading sales tax audits, etc.
• Cooperatively works with TIS to ensure integrity of ERP systems related to the determination, assessment, billing and reporting of sales tax data. Assures integrity of sales tax calculation within Vertex & Prelude.
• Leads the design and enhancement of Vertex O Series tax configuration, return preparation processes, and reporting tools to improve accuracy and compliance.
• Builds advanced queries using SQL and extracts data from Vertex Reporting, ERP, and other systems to analyze trends, audit risks, and improve tax data integrity.
• Serves as backup to Director of Tax during absences.
• Performs corporate tax function as required by Director of Tax.
• Manages large projects independently.
• Provides strategic guidance to Department Leaders.

Do YOU Meet These Requirements?

• Local to Pittston, PA for onsite work
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Tax required
• 7-9 years of experience influencing business decisions required

Who We Are: It's our Mission to Drive Dentistry Forward

Benco Dental, the largest privately owned, full-service dental distributor in the United States, has remained in the family since 1930-a family that now includes our more than 40,000 customers and over 1,500 associates in the 48 contiguous states.

We provide more supply and equipment options than any other full-service distributor, an offering enhanced by a comprehensive suite of services, including office design, equipment repair, practice coaching, financing and project management, wealth management and dental-specific technology solutions. These services are supported by over 400 professionally trained sales representatives and 300 factory-trained service technicians who begin every task by asking "What does the customer want?"

If you enjoy working for a progressive company, who is committed to diversity in our workforce, who values all customers and associates, who also provides the opportunity for growth and development- we encourage you to learn more about our Benco family. We are looking for driven professionals who want to play a key role in our future success, while making a positive impact within our industry. Thank you for your interest in Benco Dental. We look forward to hearing from you!

We're proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. At Benco Dental we celebrate our associates' differences to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion every day. Click here to learn more about how we promote Equal Opportunity and Diversity and Inclusion at Benco.