What Success Looks Like (Objectives):
Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person on-site interview.
This role solves the challenge of maintaining accurate and compliant multistate tax standings in an increasingly complex legislative environment. By bridging the gap between raw financial data and state reporting requirements, the analyst ensures the company avoids costly penalties and optimizes its tax position. Through the modernization of compliance workflows and proactive audit management, this position protects the organization’s financial integrity during critical fiscal cycles.
What Success Looks Like (Objectives):
- Timely and accurate completion of state income and franchise tax returns, including all necessary workpapers and disclosures across multiple jurisdictions
- Reliable support for state tax provisions in alignment with ASC 740 to ensure high-quality financial reporting
- Proactive management of state tax audits and notices through diligent documentation and clear communication with tax authorities
- Optimization of state apportionment factors to ensure filings accurately reflect business operations while minimizing liability
- Application of AI-driven research tools to monitor legislative changes and summarize complex tax law impacts for the broader team
- Seamless collaboration with internal finance and legal departments to streamline data collection and process improvements
Core Skills, Competencies, and Key Experiences (What you’ll bring)
Core Skills and Competencies (What you’ll bring):
- Proficiency in multistate corporate income and franchise tax concepts, including apportionment, estimated payments, and state-specific adjustments
- Advanced expertise in Microsoft Excel for manipulating large datasets, building pivot tables, and ensuring workpaper accuracy
- Professional collaboration skills to partner effectively with external tax advisors, internal leadership, and regulatory agencies
- AI literacy for enhancing the efficiency of tax research and automating routine documentation tasks
- Critical experience managing corporate tax compliance cycles within a dedicated tax department or public accounting firm
- Strategic problem-solving abilities to navigate complex state tax laws and implement efficiency-driven process improvements
- Master’s degree in Taxation or CPA certification
- Prior experience utilizing CORPTax compliance software
- Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or a related field
- Minimum Experience: Entry-level to 4 years of experience in corporate state income and franchise tax
- Required Technical Skills:
- State tax return preparation and review
- Microsoft Office Suite (Advanced Excel)
- Multistate tax research and legislative analysis
Visa sponsorship not available for this role
Salary Range
Compensation: $72,400.00/Year - $118,900.00/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 meaningful health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) plan with company match, employee stock purchase plan, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan. Review a benefits summary 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.
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.
This job posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days and 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. If you have questions regarding your application or the recruitment process please email [email protected].
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 or a related field
- Entry-level to 4 years of experience in corporate state income and franchise tax
- Experience preparing and reviewing state tax returns
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including manipulating large datasets and building pivot tables
- Microsoft Office Suite proficiency
- Multistate tax research and legislative analysis experience
- Proficiency in multistate corporate income and franchise tax concepts, including apportionment, estimated payments, and state-specific adjustments
- Experience managing corporate tax compliance cycles in a tax department or public accounting firm
- Professional collaboration with external tax advisors, internal leadership, and regulatory agencies
- Critical thinking and strategic problem-solving skills for complex state tax laws and process improvements
- AI literacy for tax research and routine documentation automation
- Master's degree in Taxation or CPA certification
- Prior experience using CORPTax compliance software
What the Team is Saying
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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All team members are in person at one of our locations across the globe. We proudly call Colorado home with several corporate offices in the Denver-Metro area and 4,000+ team members in the Denver-Metro area.
