This role addresses complex multistate income and franchise tax compliance, ASC 740 state tax provisions, and ongoing state tax audit defense. The position resolves operational inefficiencies in state tax reporting while navigating evolving jurisdictional tax laws and organizational changes. By optimizing state tax planning strategies and automating data workflows, the role mitigates corporate tax exposure and ensures accurate financial disclosures.
What Success Looks Like (Objectives):
- Manage end-to-end multistate income and franchise tax filings and state provision calculations under ASC 740 to ensure accurate, timely compliance across all jurisdictions
- Lead responses to state tax audits and controversies to protect corporate tax positions and minimize financial risk
- Execute strategic state tax planning and risk management initiatives aligned with departmental goals and OKRs
- Evaluate and implement AI-driven tools and automation solutions to streamline multistate tax data processing, apportionment calculations, and compliance documentation
- Oversee state tax considerations for special strategic initiatives, including M&A activity and organizational restructurings
- Coach, mentor, and train tax staff to build team capabilities and elevate overall technical performance
Core Skills, Competencies, and Key Experiences (What you’ll bring)
- Extensive experience directing complex multistate tax compliance, ASC 740 state tax provision processes, and audit defense in corporate or public accounting environments
- Advanced expertise in interpreting state tax legislation, judicial decisions, and multistate apportionment rules using specialized tax research platforms
- AI application skills to integrate data automation and generative AI tools into state tax modeling, data extraction, and risk analysis workflows
- Proven leadership ability to mentor tax professionals, direct cross-functional projects, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
- Advanced quantitative and analytical proficiency in Microsoft Excel to model tax scenarios and resolve complex state tax issues
- Active CPA certification or Master’s degree in Taxation
- Hands-on experience with corporate tax software platforms such as CORPTax and ETL tools like Alteryx
- Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Minimum Experience: 6+ years of experience in state and local income/franchise tax
- Required Technical Skills: Must have at least 6 years of experience with:
- Multistate income and franchise tax return preparation and review
- ASC 740 state tax provision calculation and deferred tax analysis
- Tax research platforms (CCH, BNA, or RIA) and advanced Microsoft Excel dataset management
Salary Range
Compensation: $110,100.00/Year - $180,900.00/Year
About Our Department
Our investment in the future needs those with an eye on the bottom line, and our Financial organization plays a vital role in supporting our game-changing ideas with creative solutions to complex problems. Team members have the unique opportunity to explore diverse business lines, gaining hands-on experience in various facets of finance, including accounting, audit and supply chain management.
About Our Company
EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.
Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.
Benefits
We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits.
The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.
Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.
The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.
We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.
EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.
Click the links to access the following statements: EEO Policy Statement, Pay Transparency, EEOC Know Your Rights (English/Spanish)
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- At least 6 years of experience in state and local income/franchise tax
- At least 6 years of experience preparing and reviewing multistate income and franchise tax returns
- At least 6 years of experience calculating ASC 740 state tax provisions and performing deferred tax analysis
- At least 6 years of experience using tax research platforms such as CCH, BNA, or RIA
- At least 6 years of advanced Microsoft Excel dataset management experience
- Extensive experience directing complex multistate tax compliance, state tax provision processes, and audit defense
- Advanced knowledge of state tax legislation, judicial decisions, and multistate apportionment rules
- AI application skills for tax modeling, data extraction, automation, and risk analysis
- Leadership experience mentoring tax professionals and directing cross-functional projects
- Active CPA certification or Master's degree in Taxation
- Hands-on experience with CORPTax and Alteryx
- Willingness to participate in at least one in-person interview
What the Team is Saying
EchoStar Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement options include a 401(k) with company matching and discretionary profit sharing, which can add long‑term value depending on plan rules and vesting. Together they form a central pillar of the financial benefits.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan provides discounted access to company stock, expanding ownership opportunities. This feature complements retirement savings and can enhance total rewards depending on plan terms and performance.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Support includes five free mental‑health counseling sessions per year and notable discounts on DISH TV, Sling TV, and Boost Mobile. These perks deliver everyday savings and access to assistance resources beyond core insurance.
EchoStar Insights
What We Do
Tune into the innovation, collaboration and culture that our team members bring to the office every day. We want you to be a part of our journey to build the next generation of technology that transforms the way the world communicates. Our team members are the key to our history of groundbreaking innovation and our continued progress. If you bring an inquisitive curiosity, a sense of pride in your work, an openness to adventure and a drive to win, we’ll provide the structure to take the next step in your career. This is more than just another job, this is your launchpad to achieve your potential and a community dedicated to your growth.
Why Work With Us
At EchoStar, we work to create opportunity and cultivate an environment where people thrive. Between our brands, our partners, our teams and our customers, the opportunities are endless. Get started on your next career adventure with EchoStar!
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