Tax Specialist

Posting Date: 6/26/2025 (all roles are posted internally for a minimum of 8-days) Job Band / Grade: 17.NEX.MRT
Number of Openings: 1
Hiring Manager: Lorena Irvine

WHO WE ARE
Tax is a complex function that encompasses a wide range of areas, including income and operating taxes, planning, compliance, financial reporting, audit defense, business support, and transfer pricing. Our work involves engaging with numerous stakeholders and addressing tax issues at global, federal, state, and local levels. Our department focuses on several key factors, such as managing costs, mitigating risks, enhancing efficiency, and ensuring effectiveness in all our processes. We deal with past, present, and future tax issues with the goal of creating and preserving value for Hallmark. As part of the Finance team, we remain closely connected to the business and collaborate with other functions to provide relevant information and achieve common goals. Throughout our work, we always keep in mind the business needs, providing practical solutions and leveraging available resources. The role of the Tax Specialist is crucial in ensuring that our department operates smoothly and efficiently. They interact with every aspect of our processes, from mailings to processing filings, and support the tax team members in meeting deadlines and projects.

WHAT THIS ROLE ENTAILS AND HOW YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE

As a Tax Specialist, you will:

• Handle mail processing and distribution and ensure that tax mail is opened and delivered timely and to the appropriate person and department. Handling tax mail is vital due to the volume and time-sensitive nature of the information.
• Input and output information, make and distribute copies, and maintain both paper and digital files for the department. In addition, keeping a planning book up to date to make sure that deadlines are met timely, as well keeping on track with various responsibilities by prioritizing and staying organized.
• Process filings and correspondence to ensure they are complete and ready for delivery, primarily to tax authorities. This entails compiling data to ensure accuracy for tax review by analysts or managers.
• Complete all activities related to filing, reporting, or paying taxes, as well as furnishing information requested by tax authorities. This includes compiling data, filing simple returns and forms, making tax payments, obtaining necessary approvals, and maintaining logs and records.
• Execute projects outside our daily activities to support team with tax savings or other related initiatives.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

The following is required to be considered for this role:

• Associate's degree OR at least 2 years' experience in administrative support or related experience with a high school diploma
• At least 2 years of administrative experience
• Experience with Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Your resume will stand out if you have:

• Knowledge of SAP
• Extremely organized with strong time-management skills
• Ability to work independently and to collaborate
• Demonstrate strong communication skills, oral and written
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Flexible team player, willing to adapt to changes and with an aptitude for learning new software and tax skills

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

• This position is onsite, working at our headquarters in Kansas City, MO
• No tax experience required, on-the-job training

• Please initiate a conversation with your manager prior to applying to an internal opportunity

Now's your chance to embrace a future with Hallmark-just follow the instructions below to apply.

You must show how you meet the basic qualifications in a resume or document you upload, or by completing the work experience and education application fields.The accepted file types are DOCX and PDF.

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Hallmark Cards, Inc. and its subsidiary companies will hire only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Hallmark does not generally provide sponsorship for employment.

Employment by Hallmark is contingent upon the signing of the Employment Agreement, signing of an agreement to arbitrate in connection with the Hallmark Dispute Resolution Program, completing Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification and satisfactory reference and background checks.

Hallmark is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other legally-protected status. Principals only please.

HALLMARK - Because Connecting With Each Other Has Never Been More Important

For more than a century, Hallmark has been bringing people together and improving the relationships that matter most. That's why millions of people all over the world connect with the Hallmark brand. It has always been a mission so much bigger than any one of us who work here.

Today, we need empathetic learners, strategic thinkers, and enthusiastic visionaries with diverse experiences and skills to help us create the rest of Hallmark's second century as we shift to a more digitally savvy, unified approach that combines the best of brick-and-mortar retail with the efficiency of dot-com spaces. Help us imagine what our next hundred years could look like!

When you join Hallmark, we will go out of our way to make you feel like part of the team. In the day-to-day, we'll make the best use of the skills and talents you already have. We'll also give you leadership opportunities and show you multiple potential pathways to future success.

Our culture of care for our consumers and for one another shows in the way we embrace different backgrounds, identities, and working styles, deliberately seeking out ways to be more inclusive both internally among our work groups and externally through the things we make and sell to our retail partners and consumers. We believe that a broadly inclusive, equitable approach is also our best path to future success. We're seeking out those who can bring a fresh perspective to our business and would love your input as someone new to our team! We can only change and grow when we intentionally include new perspectives-like yours.