Corporate Tax - Associate

Testing Site - JPMC; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Testing Site - JPMC is seeking a Tax Associate to join our Corporate Tax team in Columbus, OH. You will gain exposure to US federal, state, and local tax filings along with ASC 740 accounting topics.

You will prepare current and deferred tax provisions, analyze transactions for book-tax differences, and support tax footnotes and return work. Strong communication and meticulous attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years in tax accounting and compliance.
• Strong communication, organization, and detail orientation.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and Access.
• Familiar with corporate tax filings.

Responsibilities

• Compute current and deferred tax provisions and liabilities.
• Analyze new transactions for book-tax differences.
• Monitor new accounting policies for proper tax treatment.
• Assist in preparing annual tax footnotes.
• Prepare federal, state and local corporate income tax returns.
• Document tax return support in workflow database.
• Ad hoc tax research as needed.

Skills

Tax accounting

Tax compliance

Communication

Organization

Attention to detail

MS Office

Access

Education

Accounting degree

MBA with tax emphasis

CPA license

Tools

Onesource RS

SAP

Job description

Join the Corporate Tax team!

As a Tax Associate in the Corporate Tax team, you will gain exposure to tax accounting and compliance assignments from a US federal and state and local tax perspective. From a tax accounting perspective, the Associate will become knowledgeable of the components and calculations of the effective tax rate and deferred taxes pursuant to ASC 740 (formerly FAS 109). From a tax compliance perspective, the tax associate should be familiar with the federal, state and local corporate income tax filings for the firm. Additionally, the candidate should be familiar with the US tax aspects of international operations.

Job Responsibilities

• Compute current and deferred tax provision and liabilities on previously identified book-tax differences
• Analyze new transactions to determine potential book-tax differences and other related tax accounting treatment
• Monitor new Accounting policies and pronouncements to determine proper tax treatment of such new emerging issues
• Assist in preparation of separate entity Annual Report tax footnotes as applicable
• Prepare federal, state and local corporate income tax returns for a variety of firm entities. This includes gathering and analyzing financial information to properly determine the impact on such tax returns
• Document all tax return support in Corporate Tax’s workflow database
• Ad hoc tax research related to various tax return positions

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Minimum 2+ years of relevant tax accounting and compliance experience
• Excellent communication, organizational and attention to details skills; self-starter
• Ability to effectively use various programs such as Microsoft Office, Access

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Accounting degree preferred
• An MBA with emphasis in tax, or an MST and/ or a CPA license is a plus
• Big 4 accounting firm experience is preferred
• Knowledge of Onesource RS tax compliance software is a plus and preferred
• SAP is a plus