Senior Corporate Tax Accountant — Global Compliance

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC.; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible health benefits

401(k) matching

Generous PTO policy

Relocation packages within the United 

States relocation packages

Job summary

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc is seeking a Corporate Tax Accountant to support federal/state tax compliance, financial reporting, and tax accounting close from its Sugar Land, TX site. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and external advisors to ensure accurate tax reporting and timely compliance.

The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of corporate tax or public accounting experience, strong Excel and analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or related field.
• 4+ years of relevant corporate tax or public accounting experience.
• Experience with federal and state corporate income tax compliance and reporting.
• Experience across multiple legal entities, including international subsidiaries.
• Strong understanding of corporate tax requirements, deadlines, and advisor coordination.
• Excellent Excel, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support federal and state corporate income tax compliance, incl. data gathering for filings and workpapers with external advisors.
• Assist with quarterly and annual tax provision activities and SEC disclosures.
• Support tax account reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and close activities.
• Coordinate with teams on R&D tax credits, documentation, and reporting.
• Support government incentives, grants, and related documentation and reporting.
• Assist with audits, notices, and information requests from tax authorities and auditors.
• Support property tax filings and assessments, and sales/use tax compliance.
• Coordinate with international subsidiaries on global tax reporting and transfer pricing docs.
• Gather and validate tax-related financial info including fixed assets and depreciation.
• Maintain tax calendars and reporting schedules; identify process improvements.

Skills

Tax compliance

Financial reporting

Analytical thinking

Multitasking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Taxation

Tools

Excel

SAP S/4HANA

ERP systems

Tax software

Job description

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc is seeking a Corporate Tax Accountant to support federal/state tax compliance, financial reporting, and tax accounting close from its Sugar Land, TX site. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and external advisors to ensure accurate tax reporting and timely compliance.

The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of corporate tax or public accounting experience, strong Excel and analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic