Senior Tax Analyst

Hilco Corporate Finance, LLC; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Bonuses

Job summary

Hilco Global is seeking a Tax Accounting Analyst to gather, reconcile, and analyze financial data across U.S. and foreign entities to support tax compliance and reporting.

You will translate accounting information into tax‑ready data and work with Tax, Accounting, and Finance teams to ensure accurate entity‑level information used in federal, state, and international filings. Responsibilities include extracting data from Workday, consolidating into templates, and performing book‑tax

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Strong foundational knowledge of debits, credits, and financial statement mechanics.
• 3–5+ years of experience in tax accounting and compliance.
• Partnership tax experience is a plus.
• Experience with Workday or similar ERP systems.
• Ability to analyze large data sets and identify inconsistencies.
• Proficiency with Excel; Alteryx/PowerQuery are pluses.
• Attention to detail and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Extract trial balances, general ledger detail from Workday and ERP systems.
• Consolidate entity‑level financial information into tax reporting templates.
• Perform GAAP‑to‑Tax reconciliations and identify book‑tax differences.
• Analyze revenue, expenses, balance sheet, and intercompany activity for tax purposes.
• Support tax compliance teams with data requests for returns.
• Prepare and maintain tax basis balance sheets.
• Investigate data discrepancies with finance teams.
• Participate in process improvements to increase data flow and automation.
• Coordinate outside preparation of tax returns and reconcile them.
• Interact with outside parent for reporting requests.

Skills

Tax accounting

ERP systems

Excel

Workday

GAAP basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Workday

ERP systems

Excel

Alteryx

PowerQuery

Job description

Company Overview

Hilco Global, a subsidiary of ORIX Corporation USA, is a diversified financial services company that delivers integrated professional services and capital solutions that help clients maximize value and drive performance across the retail, commercial and industrial, real estate, manufacturing, brand and intellectual property sectors, and more. Hilco Global provides a range of customized solutions to healthy, stressed, and distressed companies to resolve complex situations and enhance long‑term enterprise value. Hilco Global works to deliver the best possible result by aligning interests with clients and providing strategic advice and, in many instances, the capital required to complete the deal. Hilco Global is based in Northbrook, Illinois and has more than 850 professionals operating on four continents. Visit www.hilcoglobal.com.

Position Overview

The Tax Accounting Analyst is responsible for gathering, reconciling, and analyzing financial data across multiple U.S. and foreign legal entities to support the company’s tax compliance and reporting processes. This role requires deep understanding of debits and credits, strong analytical discipline, and the ability to translate accounting information into tax‑ready data. The individual will work closely with Tax, Accounting, and Finance teams to ensure the accuracy and completeness of entity‑level financial information used in U.S. federal, state, and international tax filings.

Key Responsibilities

• Extract trial balances, general ledger detail, and other financial data from Workday and local ERP systems for multiple domestic and foreign entities.
• Consolidate entity‑level financial information into standardized tax reporting templates.
• Perform detailed GAAP-to-Tax reconciliations, including identifying book‑tax differences and preparing supporting schedules.
• Analyze revenue, expense, balance sheet, and intercompany activity to ensure proper classification for tax purposes.
• Support tax compliance teams with data requests for federal, state, and international income tax returns.
• Assist in preparing and maintaining tax basis balance sheets.
• Investigate and resolve data discrepancies in coordination with Corporate Accounting, FP&A, and local finance teams.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives to streamline data flow and increase automation where possible.
• Coordinate and oversee outside preparation of tax returns, including review and reconciliation of those returns.
• Interact with outside publicly‑held parent to support various reporting requests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• Strong foundational knowledge of debits, credits, and financial statement mechanics.
• 3–5+ years of experience in tax accounting and compliance.
• Partnership tax experience a plus.
• Experience working with Workday or another ERP system preferred.
• Ability to analyze large data sets and identify inconsistencies or anomalies.
• Proficiency with Excel; experience with Alteryx, PowerQuery, or data analytics tools a plus.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills and comfort working with cross‑functional teams.

Annual base salary gross: $75,000-95,000. The base salary range represents the estimated low and high end of Hilco’s salary for this position based on geography. Actual base salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role. The base pay is one component of Hilco’s total compensation package for employees.

Benefits

• Other rewards and benefits include cash bonuses, long term incentives, health insurance, accident and life insurance, and retirement benefits.

Hilco Global is proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, with options designed to help you make the best decisions for yourself, your family, and your lifestyle.

Hilco Global is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered on merits and without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, gender, veteran, or disability status.

Hilco Global strives to comply with all applicable local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. Any offered salary is determined based on relevant factors such as applicant's skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications and market considerations.

Hilco Global (www.hilcoglobal.com) is a privately held diversified financial services company and the world's preeminent authority on maximizing the value of assets for both healthy and distressed companies. Hilco Global financial services leverage a unique blend of deep restructuring and advisory experience with capital solutions and principal investing. Hilco Global delivers customized solutions to undervalued, high potential companies to resolve complex and stressed situations and enhance long‑term enterprise value. Hilco Global operates as a holding company comprised of over twenty specialized business units that work to help companies understand the value of their assets and as needed monetize the value. Hilco Global has almost four decades of a successful track record of acting as an advisor, agent, investor and/or principal in any transaction. Hilco Global works to deliver the best possible result by aligning interests with clients and providing them strategic insight, advice, and, in many instances, the capital required to complete the deal.

Hilco Global is based in Northbrook, Illinois and has 900 professionals operating on five continents and has large offices located in Boston, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia within the USA.

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