Senior Tax Analyst

CareerNerds; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

CareerNerds, LLC in Phoenix seeks a Senior Tax Analyst to support the Tax Director with preparation of the company’s US federal income tax returns. The role is located near Sky Harbor and offers a hybrid work schedule.

Key duties include preparing consolidated US federal corporate tax returns with CorpTax, tax research, maintaining tax systems, implementing SOX controls, and assisting with IRS audit documentation. DOE applies to salary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field with 4 years of Tax/Accounting experience, or 2 years with a Big 4 firm.
• Experience with U.S. income tax rules and corporate consolidations.
• Experience with Adobe and Microsoft tools (SharePoint, OneDrive, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams & Outlook).
• Proficient in tax and accounting research tools (BNA, RIA, CCH, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Prepare the consolidated US federal corporate income tax return using CorpTax.
• Assist tax team with tax research, technology and process design.
• Maintain tax department applications and databases.
• Implement department SOX controls for tax return prep.
• Reconcile tax returns with publicly filed financial statements.
• Support IRS audit documentation requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Tax knowledge

Corporate tax

Financial analysis

SOX controls

Tax research tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Master's degree in Accounting/Tax

Tools

Corptax

Alteryx

Power BI

SAP

OneStream

Microsoft Office

BNA/RIA/CCH

Job description

Our client is adding a Senior Tax Analyst to their staff. The Senior Tax Analyst will primarily be responsible for assisting Tax Director with preparation of the Company’s US federal income tax returns. This role located in Phoenix close to Sky Harbor Airport. This role has a salary range of $85K to $115K DOE and a hybrid work schedule.

• Compile data for and prepare Company’s consolidated US federal corporate income tax return using CorpTax based applications. Includes preparation of additional US federal income tax returns for entities not included in consolidated filing.
• Assist members of the corporate tax department with tax technical research, tax technology and process design.
• Assist with maintenance and support of tax department applications and databases.
• Implement department SOX controls related to US tax return preparation process.
• Assist department personnel with reconciliation of US federal income tax returns to amounts reported on Company’s publicly filed financial statements.
• Support Internal Revenue Service audit documentation requirements.
• Perform other duties as required.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field, and four (4) years of experience in Tax and/or Accounting; OR
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, and two (2) years of experience as an Accountant for a Big 4 public accounting firm.
• Experience with U.S. income tax rules and regulations, including emphasis in the area of corporate consolidations
• Experience with Adobe and Microsoft Tools (SharePoint, OneDrive, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams & Outlook).
• Proficient in use of BNA, RIA, CCH and other tax and accounting research tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Accounting or Tax
• CPA designation highly preferred
• Experience with SAP, OneStream, Corptax, Alteryx, Business Objects, Microsoft Power Query and Power BI applications.