Senior Tax Analyst

Senior Tax Accountant

We are building a World Class Service Center and invite you to join a team of people who are committed to a core objective of supporting life changing service and providing professional expertise to the operations and leaders we support.

Pennant Services is one of the most dynamic and progressive companies in the rapidly expanding senior living, home health, hospice, and home care industries. Affiliates of Pennant Services now operates 250+ senior living, home health, hospice and home care operations across 19 states and we are growing! These operations have no corporate headquarters or traditional management hierarchy. Instead, they operate independently with support from the "Service Center," a world-class service team that provides the centralized clinical, legal, risk management, HR, training, accounting, IT and other resources necessary to allow on-site leaders and caregivers to focus squarely on day-to-day care and business issues in their individual agencies.

Something else that sets us apart from other companies is the quality of our most valuable resources – our people! We are dedicated to living out our culture as defined by our core values, "CAPLICO":

• Customer Second
• Accountability
• Passion for Learning
• Love One Another
• Intelligent Risk Taking
• Celebrate
• Ownership

By incorporating these principles at all levels of our organization, our employees feel valued and excited about their impact on our service center team members and operational partners. Our culture fosters excellence both personally and professionally and promotes development that leads to continued success.

About the Opportunity

• Is a key contributor to the company's tax function, supporting a publicly traded environment with complex multi-state operations
• Is responsible for preparation of income tax compliance, tax provision (ASC 740), and indirect taxes including sales/use, gross receipts, and property tax
• Acts as a cross-functional partner to operations, accounting, finance, internal audit, legal, and treasury teams
• Drives process improvements through technology and automation
• Thrives in an acquisitive and jurisdictionally expanding business environment.

This individual will work closely with the Director, Tax and Controller, Pennant Services, Inc., as well as key personnel at our external tax firms. The position also provides work direction and technical guidance to junior tax accountants.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Business First Focus
• Think like an operator and communicate tax implications in clear, practical terms with a solutions-oriented approach.
• Prioritize business interrupting or budget to actual constraining tax issues.
• Proactive service forward attitude.
• Ability to understand GAAP before applying tax.
• Income Tax Provision
• Prepare quarterly and annual US tax provisions in accordance with US GAAP/ASC 740 and perform the required SOX control procedures
• Prepare book tax difference workpapers including: mergers and acquisition analysis, stock based compensation, 162(m), depreciation/amortization, and other perm and deferred tax items.
• Prepare trend analysis and identify tax rate drivers and variances.
• Prepare income tax journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Respond promptly to all internal and external auditor requests
• Income Tax Compliance
• Prepare or first review income tax returns including: Consolidated 1120, 1065s, multistate reporting, and tax credit calculations
• Work with outsourced tax services firm by providing data and coordinating the preparation of income tax returns.
• Review and maintenance of tax fixed assets.
• Prepare quarterly US tax estimates.
• Draft responses to income tax authority IDRs and notices.
• Support audits by tax authorities.
• Indirect Tax
• Review and timely file monthly, quarterly, and annual gross receipts, sales and use, and personal property tax returns.
• Analyze new vendors, new laws, and new entities for use tax applicability.
• Review gross receipts and use tax accruals and reconciliations.
• Proactively communicate to cross functional partners regarding P&L impacts of indirect taxes.
• Systems, Process Improvement, and Technology
• Develop and enhance tax processes through automation and improved workflows.
• Leverage latest technology tools (tax software, data analytics, ERP systems, AI).
• Identify opportunities to improve data accuracy, efficiency, and reporting speed.
• Support implementation or optimization of tax technology solutions.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed in this role. The hired employee may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors' Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Tax required; CPA preferred
• Minimum 3 years experience in Tax
• Public accounting or Fortune 500 company experience preferred
• Demonstrated expertise as a tax analyst, including but not limited to:
• GAAP principles
• Tax research
• Strong proficiency in Excel/data science
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to learn new tax types/jurisdictions
• Ability to leverage new technology
• Detail oriented, professional demeanor, strong organization and project management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication / presentation skills.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Ability to work under minimal supervision. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions
• Seek review upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives
• Approach problems with questions, not answers, to first gain understanding
• Fun to work with! A team member who brings joy to the work they do

Additional Information

We are committed to providing a competitive Total Rewards Package that meets our employee's needs.

From a choice of medical, dental and vision plans to retirement savings opportunities through a 401(k), company match and various other features, we offer a comprehensive benefits package. We believe in great work and we celebrate our employees' efforts and accomplishments both locally and companywide, recognizing people daily through our Moments of Truth Program. In addition to recognition, we believe in supporting our employees' professional growth and development. We provide employees a wide range of free e-courses through our Learning Management System as well as training sessions and seminars.

Compensation: Based on experience.

Type: Full Time

Location: Eagle, ID, Draper, UT, and Nashville, TN

If interested in this position, please submit a resume for consideration. We look forward to hearing from you!