SR. TAX ACCOUNTANT

Responsibilities

• Independently prepares, or reviews work of others, as applicable for all US consolidated corporate income tax returns (federal and state) and other related returns.
• Prepares and computes quarterly income tax estimates.
• Conducts tax research & planning assignments.
• Maintains general ledger balances of selected tax accounts, including performing related quarterly reconciliations.
• Works closely with accounting and other groups to obtain and validate information for income tax preparation.
• Reviews and analyzes tax books within the fixed asset system, including reconciliation of any GAAP books and tax books differences.
• Prepares domestic reporting for foreign entities.
• Optimizes state and federal business tax credits with limited guidance.
• Assists with due diligence on acquisitions.
• Assists in developing responses for requests related to all Federal and State audits as well as gathering necessary information.
• Maintains knowledge and compliance with federal, state, and local tax laws and their impact to the company.
• Assists with documentation and implementation of tax policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• Master’s degree in taxation and CPA very desirable.
• Three to four years of experience in the tax area.
• Experience at a public accounting firm is preferred.
• Extensive and proven independent experience in federal consolidated returns (preparation and review).
• Multi-state tax background.
• Strong conceptual understanding of accounting and financial statements.
• Experience with accounting for income taxes is a plus.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and work-paper techniques.
• Congfident decision-maker and ability to produce accurate results with minimal supervision.
• Strong Excel and other computer skills.
• Ability to organize, download and upload large data files.
• Experience with Thomson Reuters OneSource software a plus.
• Experience with accounting for fixed assets and BNA Depreciation software a plus.
• Ability to read and analyze financial reports and legal documents.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.