Senior Tax Analyst

Job Title

Senior Tax Analyst

Requisition

JR000014116 Senior Tax Analyst (Open)

Location

Hazelwood, MO

Additional Locations

St. Louis, MO

Job Description Summary

Job Description

The Senior Tax Analyst will support the tax function with tax accounting, tax planning and tax compliance projects and gain exposure to complicated and interesting tax profiles to develop your career. Such projects will include supporting the US federal, state, local and international partnership and corporate tax provisions and income tax returns, maintenance of tax basis balance sheets, estimation of book-to-tax differences, and responding to notices and tax audit information requests. 

The Senior Tax Analyst will be actively involved in both the ASC 740/SEC tax accounting and tax compliance. He/she will obtain experience working and communicating with tax management, as well as finance and other operating personnel located throughout the world. The tax department culture values an independent work style, accountability, and work/life flexibility. 

The Senior Tax Analyst offers valuable career development opportunities gaining broad and diverse experience with a complicated multi-national tax profile in a highly respected tax department of experienced professionals.

• Identify and document book/tax differences, reconcile tax filings to tax provisions, maintain tax basis balance sheets, assist with the overall testing of deferred tax balances, and maintain partnership capital accounts

• Update and maintain documentation in support of various tax attributes

• Perform various aspects of the global tax provision process

• Assist with various indirect tax processes including sales tax and property tax

• Assist with the tax compliance processes for the US consolidated group/partnership.  Processes include preparation of US federal tax filings (inclusive of international forms) and US state and local income/franchise tax filings within OneSource compliance software

• Calculate state modifications and state apportionment factors

• Maintain state tax compliance worksheets necessary to track effective state tax rates, estimated tax payments and overpayments, carryforward state tax attributes, etc.

• Assist with the preparation of information request responses to tax auditors

• Understand and apply the various aspects of the OneSource tax provision and compliance software

• Work closely with US and non-US accounting and finance personnel to streamline processes, support the business needs and goals of the organization, and ensure accurate reporting and compliance in each jurisdiction

• Input the anticipated book/tax differences into the tax provision software for purposes of assisting with the tax provision calculation and updating deferred tax balances

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting. Masters of Accountancy and CPA strongly preferred 

• 2+ years prior experience in tax accounting and/or compliance matters

• Strong proficiency in MS Excel

• Unquestionable integrity and objectivity

• Demonstrated ability to effectively operate independently on complex projects.

• Highly motivated, positive attitude, self-directed and assertive

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with OneSource tax provision and/or compliance software

• Prior experience with multi-state income tax compliance

This position reports to the Senior Director, Tax Accounting and Planning, and interacts frequently with other tax, accounting and finance team members as well as outside advisors and service providers as needed. 

Normal office environment working conditions. Current hybrid working model is two days (Tuesday and Wednesday) in the office and three days remote. This operating model is subject to change due to business needs.

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