Tax Supervisor Job Description
Tax supervisor
provides guidance to the Tax Accounting and Tax Compliance teams, including subject matter expertise on technical tax issues.
Tax Supervisor Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Overseeing engagements and resolving most accounting issues that arise during the tax engagement with the guidance of the tax manager
Deal with in-charge tax bureau for routine tax issues
Support business growing in China markets, timely solution on all tax related issues for new store opening, such as tax invoices management, VAT general taxpayer and filings etc
Research and consult on client tax issues
Prepare client correspondence including tax recommendations and tax technical issues Prepare tax correspondence to the IRS and state tax agencies
Manage engagements, provide recommendations, actively and independently research issues
Review of all capital changes to ensure application of proper U.S. Income Tax consequences responding to inquiries relating to the transactions from both internal and external clients, verify the processing and related basis adjustments in Global Plus
Prepare international aspects of U.S. federal tax reporting (e.g., Forms 5471, 8858, 8865, 1118)
Assist with various projects related to international operations (e.g., transfer pricing, tax incentives, foreign tax credit review)
Review and preparation of federal, state and local corporate tax returns (1120, 1120s and 1120f)
Tax Supervisor Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Tax Supervisor
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPA, LLM, JD, IRS, EA, CPE, CEBS, ERPA, SMMM, PMP
Education for Tax Supervisor
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the tax supervisor job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Taxation, Education, Public Accounting, Graduate, Business/Administration, Economics, MBA
Skills for Tax Supervisor
Desired skills for tax supervisor include:
Tax code and technical aspects of tax preparation and compliance
Excel
Outlook
Word
Problems
Issues and best solutions in the circumstances
Accounting principles and auditing/tax standards to effectively supervise staff and solve routine engagement problems
Client’s businesses
Issues
IRS Circular 230
Desired experience for tax supervisor includes:
Review and preparation of federal, state and local partnership returns (1065’s)
Review and preparation of quarterly estimates – corporate and partnership
Support and train staff in the preparation of all aspects of corporate & partnership returns and research
Interact and build client relationships and support Manager/Senior Manager/Partner on client accounts
Planning and executing day-to-day activities of engagements for diversified clients
Coordinating the various phases of an engagement, including staff requirements, engagement planning, scheduling
Tax Supervisor Examples
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Tax Supervisor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a tax supervisor. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for tax supervisor
- Prepare and review more complex tax returns
- Utilize tax-related software to prepare and process returns and research tax matters
- Prepare individual, estate and trust tax returns
- Collaborate with partners and clients to deliver quality tax services to a closely-held client group
- Supervise the Tax Function as they pertain to hedge funds, including the preparation and review of all Federal and State tax returns and their defense on audit
- Oversee and review tax returns
- Proactively monitor changes in Federal and state tax rules to ensure that appropriate planning, compliance, and reporting actions are undertaken
- Identifies, collaborates with team, and implements process improvements within the Payroll department to ensure efficient and accurate payroll processing
- Ensures that communication between payroll representatives and customers is effective, timely and courteous
- Identifies and communicates potential risks and opportunities and emerging trends with department management
Qualifications for tax supervisor
- 5+ years of tax audit experience, strong federal experience preferred
- Proactive personality with a great attitude
- CPA preferred, JD or Advanced Degree a plus
- 4-10 years of experience with high-net individual tax compliance/planning for individuals that are hedge fund managers, private equity/venture capital managers and other individuals in the financial service space
- 5-10 years of hedge fund tax
- Work and communicate with state & local auditors during an examination
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Tax Supervisor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of tax supervisor. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for tax supervisor
- Complete monthly VAT revenue reconciliation
- Deliver monthly tax reporting timely
- Prepare and review client tax calculations and returns
- Communicate all aspects of work performed to clients and partners
- Develop new relationships with potential clients and referral sources
- Organising the team and make sure that any deliveries will be done within the timeline defined
- Working closely with his/her sub team to ensure that all ongoing deliveries are met and will report on regular basis the status on all ongoing deliveries to the Manager
- Reviewing the taxes figures (daily and annual) to ensure their accuracy and will ensure that appropriate backup is saved to cover the audit (internal and external) requirements
- Analysing and improving internal processes related to fund taxes in order to reinforce the quality of the operating standards and procedures
- Acting as contact for internal and external tax related requests
Qualifications for tax supervisor
- 5+ years of public accounting experience with staff supervision experience, required
- Great attitude, team player, collaborative
- Minimum 5-7 years of income tax experience in a multi-state large corporation
- Strong knowledge of state and federal income tax regulations
- SAP and Vertex experience
- CPA's highly encouraged to apply
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Tax Supervisor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a tax supervisor. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for tax supervisor
- Ensuring that the different team’s member are evaluate appropriately as per their skills and tax knowledge and that appropriated training are organized to improve their level
- Prepare and review complex gift, estate and fiduciary income tax returns, including related schedules and forms
- Preparation and review of fiduciary accountings for estates and trusts
- Identify additional estate and income tax planning opportunities for clients
- Responsible for configuring and maintaining tax master data tables within SAP, Right Angle, PDI, or other ERP systems
- Support internal and external customers regarding tax issue resolution
- Responsible for interpreting federal, state, and local excise and motor fuel tax laws and applying them to minimize the company’s tax liabilities
- Responsible for ensuring that the company is registered for federal, state, and local excise/motor fuel tax in the appropriate jurisdictions
- Responsible for ensuring the company is in compliance with all federal, state, and local authorities through communicating changes in taxes for proper adjustment to ERP system, reviewing ongoing developments in tax laws
- Maintains technical knowledge of current motor fuel tax laws and keep abreast of ongoing developments
Qualifications for tax supervisor
- Competency in various tax research tools such as RIA, CCH
- Previous specific Tax experience (Compliance
- Be graduated in Economics, Law or Finance/Accountancy from University or from a business school
- 3 – 4 years experience in finance industry (tax production experience would be an asset)
- Some experience in Fund Accounting is an asset
- MS-Office software literate
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Tax Supervisor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a tax supervisor. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for tax supervisor
- Responsible for overseeing the timely filing and payments of federal, state, and local excise and motor fuel tax returns
- Review wires and check requests for payment of taxes and to ensure correct coding to the general ledger accounts
- Coordinate with project managers, business developers and other areas of the company to identify and/or quantify the impact of federal, state, and local excise and motor fuel taxes on proposed transactions and projects
- Verify and maintain all necessary SOX documentation related to federal, state, and local excise and motor fuel tax processes
- Assist with software implementations
- Conduct or participate in cross training with other team members
- Use discretion to scrutinize accounting records for unusual/extraordinary transactions, investigate findings and provide resolution
- Assist with the hiring, training and overall maintenance of sufficient and appropriate staff to ensure that the above mentioned tasks are properly and timely performed
- Responsible for managing personnel including training, developing, and providing over site to employees in accordance with the company and department's processes and procedures
- Supervise a team of operations employees
Qualifications for tax supervisor
- Minimum of 3 years of corporate tax experience working in a Big 4CPA firm or a large multinational corporation with an accounting or tax Bachelor’s degree
- CPA license, OneSource software skills and Master's degree strongly preferred
- University degree in accounting (CPA)
- Continuous fiscal actualization
- BS/BA degree in Accounting, Finance or related field (CPA preferred but not required)
- Knowledge of CCH ProSystems Tax preferred
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Tax Supervisor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of tax supervisor. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for tax supervisor
- Manage daily interactions with internal/external business partners, taxing authorities and/or management
- Supervising, teaching and mentoring staff
- Oversee and perform selected accounting processes covering all VAT related activities
- Oversee introduction and monitoring of right KPIs and internal controls to ensure efficiency and safety of processes
- Continuously improve and standardize processes in order to increase efficiency, quality and customer satisfaction level
- Assist in audit processes (group, statutory, tax)
- Support Group Tax in handling indirect tax projects and audits
- Significant experience with 990, 990T, 990PF unrelated business income
- Work closely with Tax Managers and Directors to satisfy the needs with planning compliance
- Review and prepare federal and state unrelated business income tax returns
Qualifications for tax supervisor
- Experience working in the Construction industry a plus
- At least five to seven years of experience preparing individual, corporate and partnership returns
- Experience with tax compliance requirements for California some knowledge on a national and international level
- Attention to details, ability to multi-task, ability to plan and follow through on engagements
- Bachelors degree and CPA certification required with a minimum of 3-5 years public accounting experience
- Previous experience in a specialized area of tax and Masters Degree in Taxation preferred