Sr Tax Analyst

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Tax Analyst is responsible for accurate accounting reporting and administration of equity and membership management as well as the timely filing and payment of sales and use income and other required tax returns. This includes equity reconciliations manages member on-boarding fee accounting and terminations calculates patronage and share balances inclusive of reversion and unclaimed property data governance.

ACTIVITIES INVOVLED

• Primary owner of income sales excise and use tax compliance to meet filing guidelines and deadlines
• Gathers applicable information from the business to support tax calculations including R&D tax credit and reviews data for completeness and accuracy
• Partner with external tax advisors on quarterly income tax estimates and payments
• Establishes and implements a use tax process
• Research tax laws grants and tax credits to provide recommendations on current capital projects business initiatives and identify opportunities for tax savings
• Identify devise plan and execute tax strategies research potential tax issues and analyze business impact of tax provisions and tax law changes.
• Maintains tax compliance calendar
• Prepare and review tax and equity related journal entries in support of a month end period close
• Manages escheatment process with the states through Company software
• Provide accurate accounting reporting and administration of equity and membership
• Perform account reconciliations and roll forwards of relevant accounts
• Research prepare and correspond to federal state or local government examinations notices and audits
• Support activities that lead to an unqualified audit opinion for the Companys annual external audit
• Manage capitalized fixed assets and depreciation process partnering with operations facilities engineering and other departments to be the finance partner on capital projects
• Manage sales tax compliance initiatives including external tax software relationship for sales tax
• Manage tax certification exemptions
• Manage excise tax compliance
• Work with internal departments and external resources to improve efficiency
• Participate in various special projects as assigned
• Always works safely follows safety rules and policies and participates in scheduled training
• Strives to reduce waste recycle products whenever possible and re-use resources when practical
• Reports injuries and near misses promptly and in required detailed format; proposes corrective action
• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has one direct report

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

Bachelors Degree (B.A.) in accounting or a related field; 3-5 years of accounting experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience in moderately complex manufacturing environment. Preferred experience in cooperative structure. Preferred CPA but not required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend detailed instructions correspondence reports and memos. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with a variety of people and respond to basic questions in situations where common courtesy and tact are needed.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Tax Experience,Accounting Software,GAAP,QuickBooks,Accounting,Sage,Account Reconciliation,Analysis Skills,Research Experience,SOX,Microsoft Excel,Financial Analysis

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1