The Tax Accountant plays a critical role in maintaining the financial integrity of the organization through accurate, compliant, and timely tax reporting. This position directly supports the company’s fiscal health and strategic decision-making by ensuring adherence to complex federal, state, and local tax regulations. As a key member of our collaborative tax team, the Tax Accountant contributes to process improvement, risk mitigation, and the company’s broader commitment to operational excellence and transparency.
Responsibilities
Prepare accurate and timely filings for corporate, partnership, and disregarded entity state and local income tax returns.
Prepare separate federal corporate and partnership income tax returns and associated informational filings.
Prepare, pay, and file quarterly tax estimates and extensions.
Retrieve, compile, and organize data from the general ledger and tax depreciation software for calculations such as state and local apportionment.
Maintain organized and complete tax records to ensure accessibility and compliance.
Research and analyze state and local income tax matters to support accurate tax filings.
Respond to income tax notices and inquiries from federal, state, and local authorities.
Assist with business license filings and renewals.
Support the preparation of monthly and quarterly sales and use tax returns.
Compile data and assist with annual 1099 reporting.
Respond to specialty tax notices and assist with state and local sales and use tax audits.
Provide support with international tax compliance as needed.
Partner with tax department leadership on process improvement initiatives to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
1+ years of relevant tax experience
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with other Microsoft Office applications.
Experience working with accounting and general ledger systems.
CPA license or active progress toward CPA certification strongly preferred.
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Ventas, Inc. offers a competitive compensation and benefits package to the successful candidate.
Ventas, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Ventas, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies, search firms or any third parties.
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What We Do
For more than two decades, Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company and one of the world’s foremost Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT), has operated as the premier capital provider to leading senior living, healthcare operators and research institutions. With more than $36 billion of investments under our belt, we own communities where patients and their families receive health and healing; where world class researchers discover treatments for disease; and where seniors live with dignity.
Thanks to our financial strength and liquidity, our stock and robust dividend provides secure retirement savings and income to pensioners, firefighters, teachers and individuals around the world.
We take our ESG (Environment, Social & Governance) commitments seriously. We’ve set meaningful ESG goals aligned to three pillars – People, Performance, Planet - emphasizing strong corporate governance; encouraging community engagement through social and financial support to communities where we live and work; and minimizing our environmental impact by protecting the planet while lowering operating costs and improving portfolio efficiency.
We're honored to receive many external recognitions for our efforts: Ventas was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the first time in 2019 and received Nareit’s 2019 Health Care Leader in the Light award for the fourth time. We were the first REIT to sign the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion and are a “Winning Company” on the 2020 Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index recognizing our 30% female Board. Our CEO, Debra A. Cafaro, is a leader widely-acclaimed for her strategic vision, and is ranked #29 in Harvard Business Review’s CEO 100, one of only 14 global CEOs named to HBR’s list consistently since 2014.
Our team is what truly differentiates us – our winning competitive edge is due to a rare combination of drive and skill and a commitment to excellence that fuels everything we do.
