Intern - Tax Student Assistant

Kelly; Plainsboro Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Retirement savings plan

Transit spending account

Holiday pay (up to eight holidays)

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Kelly Services is seeking a Tax Student Assistant intern in Plainsboro, NJ to support day-to-day tax operations, including U.S. Federal, State and Local taxes, planning, audits, and transfer pricing.

The role is hybrid, requiring at least two days in the office while accommodating 15–20 hours per week during school periods. The ideal candidate is an accounting major, early in their college career, near the Plainsboro office, and capable of assisting with data gathering, tax software, and

Qualifications

• Must be an accounting major
• Earlier in their college career (ideally no Seniors)
• Close to the office to be able to manage school + work

Responsibilities

• Prepare U.S. Federal, State and Local tax returns and supporting schedules
• Assist with internal reporting requirements including tax account reconciliations
• Assist with process improvement initiatives using Excel formulas and tax technology
• Prepare check requests and mailings for ongoing tax payments
• Gather and organize information by running reports from SAP and other software
• Support in maximizing Federal, State and Local tax incentive initiatives such as R&D tax credits
• Assist in updating tax models and initial tax planning research
• Maintain a catalogue of tax inquiries, notices and audits
• Draft responses to audit information requests and notices
• Reduce paper files by scanning documents
• Maintain transfer pricing models and refresh as needed
• Gain working knowledge of SAP, OneSource tools
• Assist in ad-hoc projects

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Self-motivation

Team collaboration

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related discipline

Pursuing accounting degree (in progress)

Tools

SAP

Job description

COMPANY: Kelly Services

TITLE: Intern - Tax Student Assistant

DURATION: 12-month assignment

LOCATION: Plainsboro, NJ

REPORTING EXPECTATIONS: Hybrid, at least 2 days in the office

SCHEDULE: 15–20 hours per week during the academic year and up to 40 hours per week during school breaks

Must Haves

• Must be an accounting major
• Earlier in their college career (ideally no Seniors)
• Close to the office to be able to manage school + work

Position title: Tax Student Assistant

The Position

To support the day-to‑day operations of the tax team including, U.S. Federal, International, State and Local tax compliance, internal reporting requirements, tax notices, tax audits, research and planning, transfer pricing, and tax technology initiatives.

Tax Operations

• Prepare U.S. Federal, State and Local tax returns and supporting schedules (computation of permanent differences, timing differences, apportionment data, etc.)
• Assist with internal reporting requirements including tax account reconciliations
• Assist with process improvement initiatives by utilizing excel formulas and other tax technology available to gain efficiencies
• Prepare check requests and mailings as needed for ongoing tax payments related to corporate estimates, sales & use, and other remittances
• Gather and organize information by running reports from SAP and various other software

Tax Planning

• Support in maximizing Federal, State and Local tax incentive initiatives such as R&D tax credits
• Support in updating tax models, refreshing queries within SAP, and initial research on tax planning ideas

Tax Audits & Tax Notices

• Maintain a catalogue of Federal, State and local tax inquires, notices and audits relating to income, franchise and sales/use tax filings
• Draft responses to Federal, State and local audit information requests and notices
• Reduce paper inventory files by scanning and saving documents electronically

Transfer Pricing

• Support in maintaining the transfer pricing models for the US legal entities including: 1) performing frequent checks of COGS and service fees and 2) refreshing the transfer pricing models when needed.
• Support other ad hoc transfer pricing work as needed for the Tax Strategy team.

Other Responsibilities

• Gain a working knowledge of the company’s third‑party software tools (SAP, OneSource Income Tax, OneSource Tax Provision, etc.)
• Assist in specific functional areas in ad‑hoc projects

Requirements

• In‑office Expectations: In‑office.
• Estimated Working Hours Per Week: 15-20 hours/week with the possibility of working fulltime hours during academic breaks.

Qualifications

• Must be a current student enrolled at an accredited college or university pursuing at least a bachelor’s degree.
• An in progress undergraduate degree in Accounting or a related discipline preferred.
• 1-2 years of accounting or related experience preferred.
• Intermediate Excel skills preferred (including, but not limited to pivot tables, sumifs, vlookups, etc.).
• Strong academic record with a preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Conscientious self-starter with good organizational skills, project management skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to balance multiple projects and priorities, must be able to multi‑task.
• Strong interpersonal communication and ability to collaborate with teams; must effectively operate independently, across functional lines, and with internal customers.
• Demonstrated personal initiative, self‑motivation, flexibility, adaptability and willingness to learn.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

• Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short‑term disability.
• As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account.
• In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

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