At Williams, we’re powering a cleaner, more connected future, and that starts with you. Here, your work fuels communities, drives innovation, and helps deliver reliable energy the world depends on. Join a Fortune 500 team that invests in your growth, values your contributions, and challenges you to make a lasting impact every day.
As a Tax Assistant III, you’ll be a trusted support partner in a collaborative tax team. You’ll take ownership of specific tasks and processes and collaborate with professionals across departments and external agencies to resolve issues. This role offers meaningful opportunities to apply your expertise, attention to detail, communication skills and problem-solving mindset. You’ll be empowered to work independently, demonstrate initiative and support professionals across the department.
Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.
Responsibilities/Expectations:
Processes and pays tax bills; interacts with taxing jurisdictions to resolve tax statement and billing questions
Receives, reviews, and routes incoming tax correspondence, determining appropriate action, escalation, or resolution
Processes and monitors system data; serves as a subject matter expert for select internal systems
Supports the tax team across routine and non-routine activities, building familiarity with evolving processes
Resolves issues independently and makes informed decisions with limited oversight
Contributes to projects and process improvements that enhance team efficiency and effectiveness
Performs other duties as assigned
Education/Years of Experience:
- Required: High school diploma/GED and four (4) years of experience in similar business support area
- Preferred: Associate degree in business, computer information systems or legal studies related field or six (6) years of experience in related in similar business support area
Other Requirements:
- Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
- Experience with Vizio
- Communicates effectively in both written and verbal formats while managing multiple priorities with internal and external customers
- Applies strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy in all aspects of work
- Learns quickly and adapts to new systems, processes and team expectations
About Tulsa:
Our corporate headquarters is located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, the 2nd largest city in Oklahoma and the 47th most populous in the U.S.
Tulsa is known as the Mother of "The Mother Road" - Route 66, and boasts impressive art deco architecture, the #1 city park in the U.S. (The Gathering Place) and is a great venue for live music. It's an easy place to get in and out of, with more than 20 non-stop flight destinations offered at Tulsa International Airport. Tulsa is listed on CNN Travel's best destinations to visit in 2022!
Tulsa is not only a great place to live, but it's affordable. According to the 2019 Economic Report from Tulsa's Future, the cost of living is 8 percent below the U.S. average. There is no place like T-Town. Check out visittulsa.com to learn more!
We invest in our people in ways that actually show up in your day-to-day, not just on paper. Our Total Rewards are built to support how you work, live, and plan for what’s next.
Here’s a look at what that means:
- Strong pay plus an annual incentive program
- Hybrid work for most office roles, plus real flexibility in many field positions
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with options that fit your life, not the other way around
- 401(k) with company match and an annual company contribution
- Paid time off, including company and floating holidays
- Paid parental leave (up to six weeks per parent), plus fertility and adoption support
- Advanced AI tools and resources to help level up and work smarter
- Clear paths to grow your career, with a strong culture of promoting from within
- Tuition reimbursement and support for continuing education
- HSA and FSA options
- Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Domestic partner benefits
- Employee resource groups, wellness support, paid volunteer time, and company matching for causes you care about
Eligibility and benefits are governed by the terms of the applicable plan or program document which can be amended or terminated at any time.
For more information, please visit Total Rewards | Williams Companies.
Williams is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected under applicable discrimination law.
Education Requirements:Skill Requirements:
Competency Requirements:
Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED and four years of experience in a similar business support area
- Associate degree in business, computer information systems, or legal studies related field OR six years of related experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
- Experience with Visio
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new systems and processes
What We Do
Williams has been around for more than a century, but our work has never been more important. Our employees impact people’s lives every day, fueling the clean energy economy with large-scale energy infrastructure that connects natural gas supplies to markets with growing demand for cleaner fuel. We handle 30% of the natural gas in the United States that is used every day to heat our homes, cook our food and generate our electricity. Williams works closely with customers to provide the necessary infrastructure to serve growing markets and safely deliver natural gas products to reliably fuel the clean energy economy. With interstate natural gas pipelines and gathering & processing operations throughout the country, we reliably deliver value to our employees, investors, customers and communities by running our business with authenticity and a safety-driven culture, leading our industry into the future. Our employees are our most valued resource and the driving force behind our reputation as a safe, reliable company that does the right thing, every time. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours.
