Job Description

Are you an experienced Sr. Tax Associate - Federal Income Tax with a desire to excel? If so, then Talent Software Services may have the job for you! Our client is seeking an experienced Sr. Tax Associate - Federal Income Tax to work at their office in Stamford, CT.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Assist Tax Director with executing the following:
• Management and coordination of all aspects of consolidated provision.
• Work with fed, state & international teams to compile and analyze results.
• Maintain executive summary deliverables, including the CFO presentation.
• Coordinate with FP&A and the transfer pricing team quarterly to rationalize full-year pretax projections by region.
• Compile documentation for Sarbanes Oxley testing of the consolidated process.
• Draft tax-related financial disclosure.
• Consider financial reporting developments, changes in financial accounting standards, and changes in the business and/or tax laws.
• Research tax technical accounting questions as necessary.
• Identify items for discussion and draft disclosure committee talking points.
• Cash tax and rate guidance*** Work with FP&A, TP, fed, state & int'l teams to compile.
• Prepare scenario analyses and develop guidance ranges on a quarterly basis.
• Continually assess YTD performance against guidance; raise potential risks.
• Develop an annual tax department budget.
• Track YTD spend vs budget and report progress to the GVP of tax.
• Ensure audit committee approval for all spending with external auditors.
• Selected research/special projects (e.g., maintain global equity comp summary, research US tax treatment on synthetic debt instruments, research and propose tax accounting policy for GILTI, etc.

Qualifications:

• Ideally, 5 Years of Tax experience, including Global Provision and Financial Reporting
• Should be hands-on experienced preparers of US 1120s
• Should be both experienced in and capable of preparing returns with minimal guidance
• Must be able to use and function with CorpTax (the software system) upon starting
• Super-user/advanced Excel skills required
• Should have practical tax preparation skills and interest
• Public Accounting or a mix of public and private is preferred
• Good communication skills - ability to identify & effectively communicate status and issues
• Sense of ownership – understand purpose of assigned tasks and evaluate progress towards the goal as work is being executed
• Good project management skills - proactively execute against the project plan and raise roadblocks early
• Motivated, high-potential performer with demonstrated ability to influence and lead
• Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to solve complex problems and successfully manage ambiguity and unexpected change
• Teachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement
• Consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility and a positive outlook in the face of challenges.
• MST, CPA, or JD a plus
• BS in Accounting, Business, Finance, minimum requirement

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