Senior Tax Accountant

Elliott Company; Jeannette (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ebara Elliott Energy is seeking a Senior Tax Accountant to support the global tax team with a focus on US direct income tax compliance and the income tax provision. You will prepare federal returns, state filings, and tax workpapers, and help manage tax disclosures.

The role also covers indirect taxes, transfer pricing projects, and timely tax research to stay compliant with changing laws. Candidates should have strong Excel skills and experience with tax software and ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 4+ years of tax accounting experience.
• CPA or MST preferred.
• Experience with a public accounting firm or large U.S. multinational corporation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare quarterly and annual corporate income tax provisions, tax workpapers, and financial statement disclosures.
• Prepare federal Form 1120 and multi-state corporate income tax returns, including state apportionment calculations and tax credit schedules.
• Calculate quarterly federal and state estimated tax payments and annual extension requests.
• Perform monthly and quarterly general ledger tax account reconciliations.
• Support sales and use tax compliance, property tax filings, and routine tax authority notices/correspondence.
• Assist with ad-hoc global tax projects, including gathering financial data for transfer pricing documentation and intercompany transactions.
• Perform tax research to ensure compliance with changes in tax laws using Bloomberg Tax.

Skills

Advanced Excel

OneSource Income Tax

Bloomberg Tax

Oracle

FCCS

Tax research

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

CPA (active or in-progress) or MST preferred

Job description

Overview & Responsibilities

Purpose of the Job The Senior Tax Accountant will assist the global tax team across a variety of tax functions. The primary focus is US direct/income tax compliance and income tax provision. Secondary duties include supporting indirect tax filings and assisting with occasional transfer pricing and global tax projects as needed. The ideal candidate will conduct tax research to maintain compliance and adapt to changing tax laws.

Background and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 4+ years of prior tax accounting experience.

Preferred Experience

• CPA (active or in-progress) or master’s in taxation (MST) preferred.
• Relevant experience with a public accounting firm or large U.S. multinational corporation.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (data manipulation, complex formulas, pivot tables).
• Experience with enterprise tax software (e.g., OneSource Income Tax) and ERP systems (Oracle, FCCS).

Specific Job Responsibilities/Competencies

• Prepare quarterly and annual corporate income tax provisions, tax workpapers, and financial statement disclosures.
• Prepare federal Form 1120 and multi-state corporate income tax returns, including state apportionment calculations and tax credit schedules.
• Calculate quarterly federal and state estimated tax payments and annual extension requests.
• Perform monthly and quarterly general ledger tax account reconciliations.
• Support sales and use tax compliance, property tax filings, and routine tax authority notices/correspondence.
• Assist with ad-hoc global tax projects, including gathering financial data for annual transfer pricing documentation and tracking intercompany transactions.
• Perform technical tax research using tools like Bloomberg Tax to ensure compliance with legislative changes.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Ebara Elliott Energy is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the federal, state or local laws of the United States. Applicants and employees are protected under U.S. federal law from discrimination.

About the Company

We employ 2,300 people in 30 locations around the world. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ebara Corporation, a major industrial conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Ebara employs 19,000 people and has sales of US $5 billion.