Tax Accounting Analyst Bloomfield

Tax Accountant- Role Summary:

• Assists in providing state and local tax compliance services to assigned business segments and related subsidiaries and operations.
• Participates in the preparation of state and local tax returns and filings.
• Participates in moderately-complex portions of the year-end consolidated tax package which support the provisions reported in external financial reporting.
• Prepares special projects, including work on routine audit requests and research of moderately complex tax problems/issues.
• Works closely with team members and legal entity contacts.

Tax Accountant- Responsibilities:

• Prepare state premium and personal property returns, as well as estimated payments. Respond to notices received from taxing authorities, and other relevant activities.
• Prepare some state income & franchise tax returns and associated estimated payments.
• Support accounting for state premium taxes and other miscellaneous liability accruals as appropriate.
• Participate in management of state tax balance sheet and income statement accounts, including preparing estimate-to-actual calculations.
• Conduct tax research, as appropriate.
• Support state premium tax and personal property tax audits, as appropriate/necessary.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting, or related field
• 0-4 years accounting or tax experience with an understanding of Accounting/Finance concepts.
• Experience with the MS Suite of products, especially Excel, is a plus.
• Highly motivated, good interpersonal skills, well organized with strong time management, and able to multi-task and prioritize. Can work independently and as part of a team, but knows when to ask for assistance when needed.
• Strong analytical skills, good verbal/written communication skills.
• Shows accountability and ownership of assignments and is able to work under time constraints given hard external deadlines to taxing authorities.
• Strong business sense and the ability to work in a changing environment.
• Experience with Oracle General Ledger is a plus but is not required.
• Ability to handle confidentiality.