Tax Accountant

Job Title

Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow's energy challenges and become an employee-owner!

Job Description

As an S&C Electric team member, you'll work on projects that have real-world impact. You'll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid. Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We're big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of state and local sales/use and property tax returns and supporting documentation.
• Monthly preparation of multiple Chicago tax returns and use tax accrual Journal Entry.
• Maintenance of customer sales tax exemption database, and follow-up with customers and suppliers regarding sales/use tax issues.
• Management and successful resolution of state and local tax audits.
• Research and resolution of complex tax issues impacting S&C business transactions.
• Assist with preparation of federal income tax return.
• Preparation of and supporting and document gathering for state income/franchise tax returns.
• Preparation of responses to jurisdictional tax notices.

What You'll Need to Succeed Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, or Finance required,
• 3 plus years of progressive accounting or finance experience with experience in state and local tax compliance required, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge and experience using income tax preparation software; experience with Oracle is also preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Aptitude to independently research and resolve complex tax issues.
• Strong written, verbal, and inter-personal communication skills

Preferred

• MST or CPA highly preferred.

About Us

In 1909, S&C Electric Company transformed the delivery of safe, reliable electricity with the invention of the Liquid Power Fuse. Today, as the world faces extreme weather events and the demand for electricity grows, S&C continues to innovate and advance the electrical grid, ensuring reliable and resilient power for homes, communities, and critical infrastructure around the world.

With a diverse, global workforce and core values around integrity, safety, and quality, S&C is a trusted industry leader and top workplace that offers meaningful careers to more than 3,500 team members. As a people-first organization, S&C is committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative workplace where team members advance their careers through robust talent-development programs and involved leadership.

S&C's deeply rooted belief diversity fosters greater creativity, innovation, and success guides the company to advance and sustain a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture.

S&C provides a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical & Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts,, Health Savings Account (HSA), Group Life Insurance, optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance, Wellbeing Resources including Employee Assistance Program and Family Forming Benefits (i.e., Adoption and Fertility support)
• Leave Benefits: Vacation Time, Sick Time, Paid Holidays and Company Shutdown days, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves, Paid Parental Time and Military Leave

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KSOP) offering traditional and Roth 401(k) options and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) component; KSOP participants can receive annual ESOP company contributions of over 11% of eligible earnings (3% Core, up to 3.5% Match, Variable Periodic).

Job Info

• Job Identification 106832
• Job Category Finance & Accounting
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 6601 N. Ridge Blvd., Chicago, IL, 60626, US (Hybrid)
• Primary Work Location Chicago
• Pay Range $73,920 - $97,885