Iris Mendoza

Indirect Tax professional with 24 years of experience spanning Sales & Use Tax, Tangible Personal Property (TPP) Tax, real estate tax support, business licenses, multi-state compliance, audits, reconciliations, journal entries, nexus, exemptions, and taxability research. Hands-on experience managing end-to-end in-house compliance and overseeing outsourced compliance for multiple legal entities, with strong cross-functional and third-party provider coordination.

Senior Indirect Tax Analyst at Zoetis Inc. (2022-09 – 2026-06)

• Reviewed high-volume Sales & Use Tax returns for multiple legal entities across U.S. states, local jurisdictions, Puerto Rico (SURI), and complex filing footprints; investigated discrepancies and approved filings and payments prepared by EY/Deloitte.
• Prepared compliance data packages using SAP BusinessObjects BI Launch Pad and by reconciling SAP GL activity to OneSource jurisdiction detail; used Excel lookups/pivots to identify variances and corrected transactions individually so provider files matched the GL.
• Coordinated TPP and real estate tax compliance with Ryan LLC: gathered fixed asset, owned/leased real estate, and facility-use data; resolved provider questions; reviewed liabilities; requested funding through Ariba/Anybill/PayPool; approved payments; and reconciled activity by tax type, location, and jurisdiction.
• Completed monthly BlackLine reconciliations for dedicated sales tax, use tax, business license, TPP, and real estate GL accounts; investigated variances/reconciling items, monitored currency-related adjustments, and prepared journal entries with support for posting by Accounting in Costa Rica.
• Reviewed purchases with tax of $10K+ for taxability; advised Accounts Payable whether tax should be paid or reversed and prepared state exemption certificates when applicable. Supported audits, tax notices, nexus analysis, business license data/approvals, and compliance calendars.

Senior Indirect Tax Analyst at Matheson Tri-Gas (2013-09 – 2022-09)

• Managed end-to-end multi-state Sales & Use Tax and TPP compliance in-house, including source-data gathering, return preparation/filing, payments, journal entries, monthly/quarterly/annual reconciliations, notices, business licenses, assessments, and audit support; later transitioned Sales & Use Tax compliance to KPMG and reviewed/approved outsourced returns.
• Prepared TPP returns from fixed asset reports; classified assets, tracked additions/disposals/transfers and leased/mobile equipment, applied jurisdiction valuation schedules, calculated manufacturing/partial exemptions, reviewed assessments and tax bills, resolved valuation/payment issues with assessors, handled selected appeals, and maintained filing/payment calendars and workpapers.
• Created a vendor taxability matrix by vendor/account/purchase type to support review of thousands of untaxed AP invoices; determined taxability, self-assessed use tax, prepared accrual journal entries, and reported use tax on returns. Served as direct contact for New York and Maine Sales & Use Tax audits.
• Prepared state and local filings including Colorado home-rule jurisdictions, Alabama/Louisiana locals, Delaware gross receipts, and Washington B&O; performed nexus and exemption research, reviewed team-member returns, and captured timely-payment discounts up to approximately $13K per month.

Sales & Use Tax Analyst at Allied Building Products (2010-09 – 2013-09)

• Managed broad multi-state Sales & Use Tax and full-cycle TPP compliance, including returns, use tax self-assessment/accruals, GL journal entries, monthly/quarterly/annual reconciliations, exemption certificates, business licenses, assessments, payments, notices, audits, property tax appeals, and jurisdictional follow-up; captured approximately $7.5K per month in timely-payment discounts.

Sales & Use Tax Analyst at Bradco Supply Corp. (2001-09 – 2010-09)

• Owned Sales & Use Tax and TPP compliance from data gathering through return preparation, filing, payment, reconciliations, journal entries, business licenses, exemption certificates, assessments, audits, notices, asset/location tracking, and property tax records; captured approximately $6K per month in timely-payment discounts.

B.S. in Accounting – Kean University