Senior Tax Accountant

Hunt Leadership Search; California; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plan with company matching

Paid time off

Health and flexible spending account

Disability coverage

Catered lunches 2 days a week

Wellness and lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Los Angeles County–based technology-enabled services company seeks a Senior Tax Accountant to support income tax accounting and compliance, focusing on ASC 740 provisions and related memos. The role reports to the Corporate Tax Director and collaborates with Finance and external advisors.

Hybrid schedule: one day in office, four days remote, with a strong compensation package including base salary, discretionary bonus, and an initial RSU equity grant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or similar field.
• CPA preferred but not required.
• 2+ years’ experience in corporate taxation, with some Public Accounting experience.
• Experience with ASC 740 quarterly and annual tax provisions for a publicly traded company.
• Strong background in consolidated federal and multi-state returns.

Responsibilities

• Prepare ASC 740 quarterly and annual tax provisions and related memos.
• Prepare compliance schedules and coordinate with external tax advisors for consolidated federal and multi-state returns.
• Assist with extensions and estimated tax payments.
• Conduct tax research to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Support ad hoc tax projects, audits, and notices.
• Compile state apportionment schedules.
• Leverage process automation and AI to improve efficiencies.

Skills

Advanced Excel

AI tools

Business writing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA preferred but not required

Tools

IntelliConnect

ChatGPT / AI tools

Job description

Our client, a very successful publicly traded technology and services company, has engaged us to identify a Senior Tax Accountant to join its Finance team.

Making this opportunity even more attractive is an outstanding hybrid schedule, just one day a week in the office, with the flexibility to work from home the other four days! Adding to the appeal is an excellent compensation package, including a strong base salary, discretionary bonus, and an initial equity grant of company RSUs, giving you the opportunity to share in the company’s future success!

The organization offers an excellent environment for tax professionals who want to broaden their technical knowledge while gaining exposure to a growing technology-enabled services business with a diverse range of tax considerations. This role provides an opportunity to contribute to important tax compliance and tax accounting matters while working closely with accounting, finance, and other functions across the organization.

The company is located in Los Angeles County.

For this new teammate, this creates an opportunity to work within a publicly traded technology-enabled services company where tax plays an important role in supporting compliance, financial reporting, and business operations. The role is well suited for a tax professional who enjoys working across both tax accounting and compliance, is comfortable managing multiple deadlines, and is interested in leveraging technology, automation, and AI to improve tax processes and efficiencies.

Opportunity Summary:

The role involves supporting the company’s income tax accounting and compliance functions, with a primary focus on the preparation of quarterly and annual ASC 740 tax provisions and related tax accounting memorandums. The Tax Senior will work closely with the Corporate Tax Director and other Tax Department professionals, the Finance team, and external tax advisors on consolidated federal and multi-state income tax compliance, tax research, state apportionment, estimated tax payments, audits, notices, and other tax projects.

You will

• Responsible for the preparation of the ASC 740 quarterly and annual tax provision and related memos
• Responsible for the preparation of compliance schedules and work with external tax advisors in review and filing of consolidated federal and multi-state tax returns
• Assist with preparation of extensions and estimated tax payment calculations in coordination with others in the Tax Department
• Assist with tax research to ensure compliance with changing regulations and rules.
• Provide support for various ad hoc tax projects, tax audits, notices, and other company initiatives
• Assist with the compilation of state apportionment schedules
• Demonstrate an ability to work with process automation and AI initiatives to enhance process efficiencies

You have

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance or similar field
• CPA preferred but not required
• A Minimum of 2 or more years’ experience in corporate taxation, some experience in Public Accounting required
• Experience with the preparation of ASC 740 quarterly and annual tax provisions for a publicly traded company
• Strong tax background in consolidated federal, multi-state returns preparation
• Excellent business writing and communication skills.
• Advanced excel skills
• Proficiency using Chat GPT or equivalent enterprise grade AI tools
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment working under the pressure of competing and sometimes conflicting deadlines.
• Experience with Intelliconnect or comparable online research platform

Benefits & Perks: (in addition to just one in-office day a week)

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• a 401(k) plan with company matching
• paid time off
• health and flexible spending account options
• short- and long-term disability coverage
• catered lunches brought to the office 2 days a week
• wellness and lifestyle benefits designed to support physical, mental, and financial well-being