Senior Tax Analyst

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Global Tax Compliance
• Analyze, review, and prepare all federal, state, local, and global tax compliance filings timely and accurately including returns, estimates, and extensions.
• Maintain and expand current knowledge of emerging tax issues and developments, identifying, researching, evaluating, and implementing federal, state, local, and global tax optimization and cash flow strategies.
• Aid in the full-cycle process of initiating, responding to, and resolving all compliance-related audits.
• Support tax advisors, manage tax audits, inquiries, and litigation.
• Aid in additional analyses as needed, including R&D Credit Studies, State Tax Nexus studies, UNICAP studies, Section 382 limitation studies, etc.
• Aid in monitoring changes in tax legislation and advise on adjustments.
• Aid in developing and implementing strategies to minimize global tax liability.
• Aid in any additional international tax filings and reporting, as necessary.
• Global Tax Accounting
• Aid in the quarterly and annual ASC 740 tax provision and reporting process, including preparing supporting workpapers and evidence developed.
• Gather and review data requests from the Finance department, external departments, and external advisors.
• Prepare portions of the quarterly and annual provisions to ensure completeness and accuracy of all inputs and conclusions; responsibilities include return to provision calculation, deferred tax assets/deferred tax liability calculations, & payable proof preparation and review.
• Aid in drafting quarterly and annual memoranda regarding the tax provision and positions taken by the organization.
• Aid in ensuring all new tax guidance issued from the FASB, SEC, and other regulatory authorities are incorporated into the quarterly and annual tax provisions.
• Aid in the preparation and review of certain financial statement footnotes in accordance with SEC and ASC 740 requirements.
• Aid in quantifying and documenting uncertain tax provisions as required under ASC 740.
• Aid in identifying and calculating book to tax adjustments.
• Aid in preparing quarterly tax entries, including on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Aid in the financial statement audit process, interacting directly with the external auditors.
• Corporate policies and SOX controls
• Maintain compliance with internal controls, policies, and procedures including ensuring SOX controls and compliance.
• Document current processes and update/optimize processes to upgrade to best practices.

Knowledge & Other Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Accounting or Finance or Taxation; CPA preferred.
• Four years of relevant experience required, or equivalent public accounting experience.
• Public company and SOX 404 experience preferred.
• Previous experience in life sciences, or other high-tech environment a plus.
• Strong communication skills (written and oral) and a demonstrated ability to work effectively across functions.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, with an emphasis on Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and time management skills.
• Confidentiality and Integrity - must be able to represent and model integrity within the organization. Must possess and maintain the highest degree of security and confidentiality of information.
• Passionate about business excellence and continuous improvement in processes.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred.

Other Characteristics

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and maintain high ethical standards of integrity and quality.
• Ability of having an innovative and dynamic approach to work.
• A self-starter able to work independently but comfortable working in a team environment.
• Ability to consistently exhibit Supernus Values in interactions with employees at all levels of the organization, vendors, customers and others.
• Capable of performing other duties as assigned by Management.
• Authorized to legally work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment/Travel Requirements

• Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or carrying objects.
• Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer screen, iPad, or other electronic device; and extensive reading.
• The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
• Limited travel.

Compensation

• The expected salary range for fully qualified candidates applying for this role is $80,000 to $100,000.
• This range is what the Company reasonably expects to offer for the position and is not reflective of the full compensation scale of the role.
• This range may be modified in the future.
• An individual’s salary within the range is based on multiple factors, which may include and are not limited to education, relevant experience, knowledge, length of industry experience and organizational needs.
• Base salary is one part of the overall compensation package, which includes the opportunity to participate in employee stock purchase programs and performance-based bonus programs.