Tax Specialist

Tax Specialist

We are seeking a detail-oriented Tax Specialist to join our tax department. In this role, you will gain hands-on experience across multiple tax disciplines, including corporate compliance and financial reporting. This position offers a growth opportunity to work closely with the Tax Manager and have visibility as the team develops and expands.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist outsourced compliance partners in the preparation of federal, state, and local corporate income tax returns, and sales and use tax returns, ensuring accurate data collection.
• Retrieve, organize, and analyze financial data from global ERP systems to support tax provisioning, tax reporting, transfer pricing calculations, and compliance processes.
• Conduct preliminary research on domestic and international tax regulations or changes in tax law, summarizing findings for senior team members.
• Assist with gathering financial records and organizing files to support responses to queries and audits from various tax authorities.

Required Qualifications

Education: A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred.

Experience: 1 to 2 years of hands-on tax experience, ideally in corporate or income tax. Experience should be practical and not limited to internships.

Technical Skills: Strong skills in Microsoft Excel are required. Experience with SAP, Avalara, or Vertex is highly relevant.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or CMI certification.
• A background in a Big Four firm or consulting, with an interest in moving into an industry role.
• Experience in the food, beverage, manufacturing, consumer goods, or food service industries.
• An indirect tax, sales and use tax, or broader tax generalist background.
• Exposure to IFRS or GAAP.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to join a newly forming U.S. tax department with long-term growth potential.
• A hybrid work schedule, with three days onsite and two days remote.