Public-Company Corporate Tax Specialist

AOI; Sugar Land (TX); Vor Ort; USD 80.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health benefits

401(k) matching

Generous PTO

Relocation packages available

Zusammenfassung

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI) in Sugar Land, TX seeks a Corporate Tax Accountant to manage federal and state income tax compliance, tax reporting, and related close activities in a hands-on, independent role within the Controller’s organization.

The ideal candidate will handle R&D credits, grants reporting, and coordinate with external advisors, auditors, and internal teams to improve tax processes in a manufacturing-focused environment.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field.
• 4+ years of relevant tax, accounting, or corporate finance experience.
• Experience with federal and state corporate income tax compliance.
• Experience preparing or supporting tax workpapers, reconciliations, schedules, and tax-related journal entries.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with large data sets, reconciliations, and multi-source accounting records.
• Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and clarify requirements in a complex operating environment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain tax matters clearly to non‑tax stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Support federal and state income tax compliance, including preparation, review, documentation, and coordination of tax filings, extensions, estimates, and related workpapers.
• Assist with quarterly and annual tax provision activities, including tax reporting support required for public company financial reporting.
• Prepare tax-related schedules, documentation, and support for Form 10-Q and Form 10-K tax disclosures in coordination with the Director of Financial Reporting.
• Support tax account reconciliations, tax journal entries, deferred tax schedules, accruals, and other tax-related close activities.
• Coordinate with external tax advisors, auditors, and internal stakeholders to gather data, resolve questions, and ensure timely completion of tax deliverables.
• Support R&D tax credit documentation, analysis, and reporting, including coordination with internal technical, finance, and external advisory teams as needed.
• Support tax-related compliance, documentation, and audit readiness for government incentives, grants, credits, subsidies, and local economic development programs.
• Support federal, state, and local tax audits, including gathering documentation, preparing schedules, responding to information requests, and coordinating with internal stakeholders and external advisors.
• Assist with responses to tax notices, government inquiries, audits, adjustments, and compliance requests, with appropriate internal review and approval.
• Support property tax filings, renditions, assessments, and related documentation.
• Support sales and use tax compliance, research, filings, reconciliations, and documentation as applicable.
• Assist with manufacturing-related tax matters, including fixed assets, depreciation, credits, incentives, inventory-related tax support, and other operational tax considerations.
• Maintain and improve tax calendars to ensure awareness of filing deadlines, reporting obligations, documentation requirements, and compliance timelines.
• Develop and maintain tax SOPs, workpaper templates, documentation standards, and process controls.
• Support tax-related internal controls and control documentation in coordination with the Controller and Financial Reporting team.
• Coordinate with international finance teams and external advisors on tax documentation, intercompany activity, foreign subsidiary information requests, and transfer pricing support as needed.
• Research tax issues and summarize findings, risks, deadlines, and recommendations for management review.
• Identify opportunities to improve tax processes, reduce manual effort, improve documentation quality, and strengthen internal tax knowledge.

Kenntnisse

Tax compliance

Corporate income tax

Excel data analysis

Communication

Ambiguity management

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Taxation

CPA certification

Tools

SAP

RDG

Workiva

Tax provision software

Jobbeschreibung

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI) in Sugar Land, TX seeks a Corporate Tax Accountant to manage federal and state income tax compliance, tax reporting, and related close activities in a hands-on, independent role within the Controller’s organization.

The ideal candidate will handle R&D credits, grants reporting, and coordinate with external advisors, auditors, and internal teams to improve tax processes in a manufacturing-focused environment.