Expedia Group - Seattle, WA
posted 4 months ago
Expedia Group (EG) is revolutionizing travel through the power of technology. Across the globe, our brands make travel easier for millions of people who want to step out of their homes and into the world. Together we seek new ideas, innovative ways of thinking, diverse backgrounds, and approaches. Our mission as EG's Tax Technology team is to provide scalable Tax solutions to support ever-changing tax rules and regulations at a global level. We are seeking a Senior Analyst, Tax Technology to be a member of our Global Tax Platform Program. The Global Tax Platform Program is comprised of tax technology professionals and software engineers that are responsible for providing end-to-end global tax compliance solutions, including sales and use taxes, lodging taxes, car rental fees/taxes, value-added taxes, goods and services taxes, and other consumption taxes. This position is focused primarily on tax engine configurations for the Tax Compliance function through Expedia's software systems, though there may be opportunities for broader exposure to other tax systems projects. In this role, you will be responsible for the configuration and ongoing maintenance of Tax Engines for Tax determination and Tax Compliance, specifically working with AvaTax, Vertex, and Trippz. You will maintain tax content in the third-party tax engines, research and document tax rate content as needed to support company and tax initiatives, and support Tax Engine API integration with transaction data systems. You will work closely with tax teams and engineering teams to support key compliance and tax filing processes during monthly, quarterly, and year-end cycles. Additionally, you will test and validate key data for use in the tax compliance process to ensure accuracy and completeness. Your responsibilities will also include technical troubleshooting for tax issues, which involves pulling data from databases, reviewing XML/JSON logs, and understanding the error codes returned by Tax Engines. You will perform routine audits of key tax attributes, identify opportunities for process improvements, automation, and efficiency gains, and partner with tax business stakeholders to gather tax requirements and design, develop, test, document, implement, and support solutions. Collaboration with engineering teams will be essential to provide Tax Engine requirements and support cross-functional operational issues, support, and projects.