Staff Tax Accountant Job Description
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Staff Tax Accountant Job Description
- Enjoy friendships, social activities and team outings that encourage life-long relationship
- Research and document tax positions taken on various tax filings
- Reviews and analyzes state apportionment and allocation work papers
- Gain hands-on experience in either tax or audit and in some cases both
- Work directly with a variety of clients across multiple industries ranging from start-ups and family-run businesses to multi-national corporations
- Enjoy the many perks of a top-notch public accounting firm
- Experience a culture of the #1 Best Places to Work
- Collaborate with peers while forming lasting friendships
- Preparation of complex federal corporate, fiduciary/trust and individual tax income tax and multi-state returns
- Perform clerical office tasks such as data entry, sorting and filing, photocopying and collating, as needed
- An undergraduate degree in accounting or related field and sufficient course work to become a CPA before beginning full-time employment in January 2017
- Outstanding academic performance required, with a minimum of a 3.0 gpa and a 3.2 gpa preferred
- CPA or currently working toward obtaining
- Proficient in both general & accounting related computer software with preferred experience in ProSystems, Engagement, Quickbooks and Microsoft Office
- Must have strong technology skills and be proficient with all aspects of Microsoft Office
- Experience with manufacturing, construction, non-profit and benefit plan audits preferred
Staff Tax Accountant Job Description
- Assist in preparation and filing of sales tax returns and related schedules, maintain tax calendar and make associated payments
- Assist in preparation and filing of other non-income based tax returns (i.e excise, TSA fees) and related supporting schedules, maintain tax calendar and make associated payments
- Maintain tax depreciation records and responsible for depreciation calculation for the Company, provide accurate and timely reporting of tax depreciation when required
- Maintain tax records for the engine consignment program and provide accurate and timely reporting of related tax deductions and other activity when required
- Assistance in preparation and maintenance of roll forward and other accounting reports for certain accounts required in the closing process review, use in Company internal reporting package, and external reporting needs
- Maintain proper records and documentation for Sarbanes – Oxley (SOX) compliance
- Assist other departments for tax related areas and tax needs
- Provide support and assistance to comply with internal and external audit requests
- Assist with maintaining and updating tax department processes in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley Sec
- Assist V.P
- Minimum of 2 tax seasons experience required
- Must have strong preparation skills of business tax returns of all entity types
- Bachelors degree in Accounting, or extensive years of experience filing multiple states sales & use tax returns
- Must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Ability to travel locally with occasional overnight travel (less than 5%)
- Proficient in utilizing computer technology in the performance of tax department assignments
Staff Tax Accountant Job Description
- Maintain working knowledge of ongoing tax law changes and provides updates to internal departments on applicable laws
- In depth federal, state and local tax compliance research projects as needed
- Responsible for preparing entity registrations, annual reports and maintaining assumed business names in applicable states for multiple entities
- Custodian of records for PAC accounting and responsible for timely related compliance filings
- Assist with ongoing review of tax depreciation schedules
- Provide support to assistant controller for administration of unit option plan and unit holder reporting requirements
- Special projects as required to obtain refunds on over-accrual of tax or apply for special tax credit and incentives programs
- Maintain accounting, compliance and reporting records for tax exempt foundation
- Prepare fuel tax compliance reporting schedules on a monthly and quarterly basis and submit with payment information to the appropriate taxing agency
- Perform all job duties and responsibilities with honesty and integrity
- Working towards an Undergraduate or Master's Degree in Business or Accounting
- On track for CPA Eligibility upon graduation
- Outstanding students with a minimum overall GPA of a 3.2
- Authorized to work in the US without sponsorship, as a citizen, permanent resident, asylee or refugee
- Assist with tax authority audits including sales & use tax, excise tax
- Various tax projects including sales tax managed compliance agreements, transfer pricing
Staff Tax Accountant Job Description
- Assisting with various special projects and implementing process improvements
- Researching federal, state, and international tax issues across a broad range of taxes and communicates findings in written and/or verbal form to cross-functional internal and external personnel
- Assisting in the preparation of quarterly and year-end tax provisions and accrual
- Preparing state sales, uses returns, and other federal informational returns and surveys
- Responsible for preparing Canadian GST/HST tax returns
- Assisting in gathering of information for the preparation of state and federal tax returns prepared by external tax preparers
- Calculating the quarterly tax payments
- Preparing tax accrual and expense account roll forwards / reconciliations for internal use and annual audit
- Maintaining asset depreciation system
- Working with Tax Director, Tax Manager and other internal departments on audit defense strategies and tactics to improve various processes
- Knowledge and experience with fixed asset systems
- Ability to meet daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly deadlines and perform tasks in a timely manner in a fast-paced working environment
- Maintain a positive attitude and working environment through organization and communication within all levels of the company structure
- UltraTax Software is a plus!!
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Math, Economics, or similar field from an accredited university and internship experience in public accounting or large corporate tax/accounting department
- Communicate company tax position with external consultants
Staff Tax Accountant Job Description
- Tax account variance analysis and account reconciliations
- Assist with audit defense and special tax projects
- Assist with the preparation of schedules to be used in return preparation, audits and internal / external inquiries
- Researches and implements applicable FASB statements and interpretations
- Limited responsibility for resolving routine accounting problems
- Assist with the preparation of quarterly and annual income tax accounting provision and tax disclosures
- Assists management in special projects including indirect taxes, R&D Tax Credit, 1099
- Complete and submit for approval and payment of sales/use tax returns
- Calculate and record monthly tax liability
- Maintain compliance calendar and work with team members to ensure all internal and external deadlines are met
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 or above preferred
- Outstanding academic performance, GPA of 3.0 or above preferred
- Minimum 2-3 years of related experience, in an accounting/tax role
- Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree, Finance/Accountancy/Banking/Law or equivalent
- At least 2 Years tax or audit experience (Big 4 Tax experience Strongly Preferred)
- Applicants must be willing to work in Sta