Sr Accountant

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The RoleThe Senior Accountant/Tax support position is an integral part of the GL team tasked with accounting for the Company’s domestic and international operations according to US GAAP. The GL team functions under a centralized global shared services concept. Primary responsibilities will include a newly formed role as GL/Tax analyst within the business. The Accountant/Tax Analyst will participate in the preparation of US and Foreign income tax provisions, tax account reconciliations and tax related journal entries. but are not limited to accounting for intercompany, compensation, and accruals. The Accountant/Tax Analyst will act as an interface with the corporate “Enterprise Tax” dept within Emerson to understand and proactively review, analyze and reconcile various tax accounts.

Your Impact

• Preparation of monthly journal entries and account reconciliations for tax sensitive accounts.
• Reconciliation between financial system HFM and subledgers Oracle and Epicor.
• Calculation of domestic tax provision with guidance and blended tax rate from Emerson Enterprise to post the quarterly tax entry.
• Provide overall financial statement oversight for income tax expense, deferred & payable balances
• Assist with tax return support including FDII Data file, Sales by State, Fixed Assets, Rent by state, Intercompany transactions/balance analysis as well as Foreign Tax Withholding.
• Compile support and documentation for tax incentives related to R&E.
• Manage tax notices, refunds, payment demands and posting of tax billings.
• Utilize OTP/Workpapers Excel add-in to prepare the JE Template on the SharePoint site access required for each OTP unit Finance contact.
• Document policies, procedures and workflow for assigned areas of responsibility.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or Business.
• Minimum 5 years of accounting or tax experience.
• Excellent Excel skills with strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Have a curious mindset and willingness to learn new things.
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational and follow-up skills.
• Excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team; be flexible, self-motivated and proactive.
• Ability to meet stringent deadlines and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, quantitative skills and accounting research skills.
• Experience with Oracle and OneSource Tax Provision software preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced experience with MS Word and MS Excel preferred.

The salary range for this role is $74,200.00 - $92,800.00. This range represents what we in good faith believe is the range possible for base compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on several factors. This range may be modified in the future. This role is also eligible for bonus or variable incentive pay. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, charitable giveback day, medical/dental/vision insurance, and retirement benefits to eligible employees.