Tax Analyst

Description:

• Works under the direction of a senior accountant or accounting manager.

• Performs detailed work assignments in one or several of the following areas: tax accounting, receivables, payables, payroll, property, general ledger and financial reporting.

• Sets up and retains organization's tax records.

• Files and prepares Federal, State corporate, and exempt organization tax returns and related reports.

• Prepares and completes tax returns and reports involved with federal, state, local, property, sales and/or other tax liabilities.

• Responsible for meeting all required deadlines.

• Maintains current knowledge of all tax laws affecting the company.

• Reviews proposals for tax implications and recommends actions that meet the business plans while managing the tax liability.

• Assist in tax audits.

• May be involved with tax implications of mergers and acquisitions

Top Responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparing property tax returns for all applicable properties and California welfare exemption applications

• Provides support for county property tax audits

• Responsible for auditing internal sales/use tax compliance filling of sales/use tax returns, researching and resolving sales/use tax issues with vendors, providing sales/use tax consulting services, and providing support for State sales/use tax audits

Requirements:

• Min 4 years of tax accounting experience

• Bachelor's degree in tax accounting or related field

• Thorough knowledge of tax accounting policies, practices, and systems

• Complete understanding and application of tax accounting principles, concepts, practices and standards

• Broad application of tax accounting principles, theories and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields