Tax Accountant: Compliance Expert & Process Optimizer

COUNTRY Financial; Bloomington (IL); On-site; USD 64,800 - 89,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-Term Incentive plan

401(k) with company match

Insurance benefits

Job summary

COUNTRY Financial in Bloomington, IL is seeking a Tax Accountant to join our Tax Compliance team and broaden your tax expertise through cross-functional collaboration.

The role focuses on preparing and reviewing tax returns, managing payments, and ensuring accurate tax accounting while identifying process improvements. The ideal candidate will be proactive, organized, and detail oriented.

Qualifications

• Typically requires 4+ years of relevant experience or a combination of related experience, education and training.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, reviews, and/or coordinates with third party vendor to ensure proper filing of state & municipal insurance premium tax returns according to prescribed rates, laws, and regulations by required deadlines. Coordinates or initiates the payment of periodic estimates of state & local premium taxes throughout the year according to established due dates.
• Prepares, reviews, or coordinates the calculation and remittance of the appropriate surcharge payments and the necessary filings for the various companies according to prescribed rates, laws, and regulations by required deadlines.
• Prepares, reviews, or coordinates the preparation of annual reports and business license renewals for the various companies according to prescribed rates, laws, and regulations by required deadlines.
• Prepares or coordinates the completion of state and local sales/use tax returns for the various companies according to prescribed rates, laws, and regulations by required deadlines.
• Prepares or coordinates the preparation of journal entries and account reconciliations on a timely and accurate basis.

Skills

Tax accounting

Regulatory compliance

Job description

COUNTRY Financial in Bloomington, IL is seeking a Tax Accountant to join our Tax Compliance team and broaden your tax expertise through cross-functional collaboration.

The role focuses on preparing and reviewing tax returns, managing payments, and ensuring accurate tax accounting while identifying process improvements. The ideal candidate will be proactive, organized, and detail oriented.