Tax Consultant

Swipejobs; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Swipejobs is seeking an experienced Tax Consultant, Local Tax to support property tax and gross receipts tax efforts. The role involves accounting analyses, compliance, and reporting across multiple jurisdictions in a hybrid New York setting.

The ideal candidate has hands-on property tax and GRT experience, strong Excel skills, and a solid accounting foundation. Hybrid work arrangement, Monday–Friday schedule, and a 1–2 year contract.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of relevant experience in tax or accounting.
• Experience with local tax, property tax, or gross receipts tax.
• Strong understanding of basic accounting principles and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Perform property tax accounting and analysis.
• Support Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) calculations, reporting, and compliance.
• Conduct property tax variance analysis and investigate differences between periods.
• Prepare or support property tax and gross receipts tax returns.
• Prepare tax accruals and journal entries.
• Develop and maintain detailed tax and accounting workpapers.
• Reconcile accounting and system data to tax reporting requirements.
• Analyze financial data to determine appropriate tax treatment.
• Work with multiple tax jurisdictions and regulatory filings.
• Identify discrepancies in accounting data and determine root causes.

Skills

Local tax knowledge

Property tax

GRT tax

Excel expertise

Data analysis

Education

Accounting or Tax background

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Job Description:

Position: Tax Consultant, Local Tax

Job Type: Contract

Number of Openings: 1

Contract Duration: 1-2 years

Rate: $50-$60/hour

Location: New York, NY

Work Arrangement: Hybrid 2 days onsite / 3 days remote

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM EST

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Tax Consultant, Local Tax to support local tax accounting, analysis, compliance, and reporting activities. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience with property tax and/or gross receipts tax, strong accounting fundamentals, and advanced Excel skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform property tax accounting and analysis
• Support Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) calculations, reporting, and compliance
• Conduct property tax variance analysis, including investigation of differences between periods, estimates, actuals, and assessments
• Prepare or support property tax returns
• Prepare or support gross receipts tax returns
• Prepare tax accruals and journal entries
• Develop and maintain detailed tax and accounting workpapers
• Reconcile accounting and system data to tax reporting requirements
• Analyze financial and accounting data to determine appropriate tax treatment
• Work with multiple tax jurisdictions
• Support tax payments and regulatory filings
• Identify discrepancies in accounting data and determine underlying causes
• Use accounting/ERP data and Excel to perform analysis and reach conclusions

Required Qualifications

• 2-5 years of relevant experience
• Background in accounting and/or tax
• Experience in local tax, property tax, gross receipts tax, or related tax/accounting functions
• Strong understanding of basic accounting principles, including:
• Debits and credits
• Journal entries
• Accruals
• Account reconciliations
• General ledger data
• Financial reporting concepts
• Relationship between accounting data and tax calculations/reporting
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Ability to analyze and manipulate large datasets
• Strong attention to detail and analytical problem-solving skills
• Ability to work with data from accounting or ERP systems and reconcile information to tax reporting

Excel Skills

• Pivot Tables
• Lookups and formulas
• Filtering and sorting large datasets
• Data reconciliation
• Variance analysis
• Data cleansing and manipulation
• Building and maintaining tax/accounting workpapers

$50.00 - $60.00 / hr