Senior Tax Accountant

Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Careers.

With one of the nation’s largest, most innovative long-term care pharmacy services providers, there is no limit to the growth of your career.

Our unique business model combines the personal touch of locally operated pharmacies with the robust support of our Atlanta-based corporate team, ensuring best-in-class pharmacy care for our customers.

Why Guardian Pharmacy? We’re reimagining medication management and transforming care.

Who We Are and What We’re About:

Our core focus is delivering customized medication management solutions to support healthcare organizations serving seniors and individuals with complex care needs. With our comprehensive suite of tech-enabled pharmacy services and a dedicated team of professionals committed to enriching the lives of those we serve, we are redefining how pharmacy care is delivered.

We offer an opportunity to learn and grow your career in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive environment. If you are looking for a challenging, team-oriented environment in which you can put your expertise to work, then this is the place for you.

The Senior Tax Accountant will play a key role in supporting our state and local income, franchise, and indirect tax reporting and compliance requirements. Reporting directly to the Tax Manager, this position will provide senior-level expertise in ensuring accurate and timely filings, while contributing to process improvements as our organization continues to evolve.

Our ideal candidate has at least two full seasons of public accounting firm and/or corporate tax experience in taxation, with a proven ability to navigate complex and changing tax environments. As we continue refining compliance and review processes following our recent IPO—and expanding rapidly into new tax jurisdictions—this role will require adaptability, initiative, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

• Tax Compliance & Filings: Prepare and e-file sales, use, gross receipts, business personal property, and business license returns; ensure all compliance deadlines, payments, and refunds are met.
• Tax Administration: Maintain and update the tax calendar; register new accounts; manage resale and exemption certificate systems; and coordinate directly with state and local jurisdictions.
• Notices, Audits & Research: Organize and respond to tax notices, support audits by gathering and maintaining documentation, and conduct research for use tax analysis and other tax inquiries.
• Reporting & Schedules: Develop and maintain high-quality schedules to support tax provision calculations and other reporting needs.
• Process Improvement: Assist in developing, refining, and maintaining internal policies and procedures to streamline and enhance tax functions.

Skills and Qualifications

• Public Accounting and/or Corporate Tax: 2 – 3 years (Required)
• State & Local Tax: 2 – 3 years (required)
• Competence in tax compliance and state/local tax law research
• Understanding of compliance and regulatory frameworks
• Unwavering integrity and ethics and judgement according to GAAP
• Familiarity with data analysis tools and financial software
• Quality minded; motivated to seek out errors and inquire when something appears inaccurate
• Flexible and able to quickly adapt to new systems, unexpected events and the changing needs of a growing business
• Ability to work independently and deliver to deadlines
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Proficient in Adobe or PDF applications, MS Office Suite, including Outlook and Excel
• Curious and passionate about the work we are doing

What We Offer:

Guardian provides employees with a comprehensive Total Rewards package, supporting our core value of, “Treat others as you would like to be treated.”
Compensation & Financial

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with company match

Family, Health & Insurance Benefits (Full-Time employees working 30+ hours/week only)

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Company-paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Company-paid Long-Term Disability and optional Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Employee and Dependent Life, Accident and Critical Illness
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Wellbeing

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Guardian Angels (Employee assistance fund)

Time Off

• Paid holidays and sick days
• Generous vacation benefits based on years of service

The Guardian Difference

Our clients require pharmacy services that aren’t “cookie cutter.” That’s why every Guardian pharmacy is locally operated and empowered with the autonomy to tailor their business to meet their clients’ needs.

Our corporate support offices, based in Atlanta, Ga., provide services such as human resources, business intelligence, legal, and marketing to promote the success of each Guardian location.

Regardless of your role at Guardian, your voice and talents matter. Because healthcare is an ever-changing industry, we encourage innovative thinking, intellectual curiosity, and diverse viewpoints to ensure we stay competitive in today’s dynamic business environment.

At Guardian, we are dedicated to fostering and advancing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Join us to discover what your best work truly looks like.