Sr Tax & Cost Reporting Analyst

Tax & Cost Reporting Sr Analyst Baird is seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional to join the Operations Department. In this role, you will oversee the preparation, production, and issuance of client tax statements and IRS filings, while maintaining deep expertise in the Internal Revenue Code and IRS regulations applicable to tax information reporting. You will serve as a trusted partner to Operations leadership by delivering complex problem solving, ensuring regulatory compliance, and leading process optimization efforts across tax and cost reporting activities. The Sr Analyst will play a key role in long‑term strategic planning, data integrity oversight, vendor management, and productivity and efficiency initiatives, ensuring Operations is well positioned to meet evolving regulatory and client needs. This role requires a strong combination of technical, analytical, and problem‑solving skills, along with the ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with partners at all levels of the organization. The impact you’ll make includes: Providing high value service to internal and external clients in an environment that promotes Baird’s culture and the Operations mission and values statement. This role provides strategic project management and technical subject matter expertise to independently drive the execution of key Operations initiatives and activities; ensuring timely delivery in support of critical business success measurement goals as defined in Operations. Partnering with Operations leadership to adhere to regulatory guidelines by continuously monitoring and maintaining expertise in the Internal Revenue Code and IRS regulations applicable to tax information reporting; assess regulatory changes and implement necessary process, system, or documentation updates to ensure compliance. Executing the preparation, production, and issuance of client tax statements and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) filings for Consolidated 1099 (1099-B, 1099-DIV, 1099-INT, 1099-OID, 1099-MISC), 1042-S, 1097-BTC, 2439, PR480, 1099-R, 1099-Q, 5498, and 5498-ESA including coordination of mailing, printing, and imaging. Providing complex problem solving to help define and deliver on long‑term strategic planning efforts to ensure that the operating unit is positioned to meet and exceed the needs relative to key Operations activities and Baird clients. Identifying opportunities for optimizing business productivity and ensuring data integrity expertise throughout the process. Driving productivity, efficiency and effectiveness initiatives (PE&E) and developing and implementing new procedures to monitor productivity, quality output levels and increased efficiency. Maintaining an understanding of the issues with internal partners and sharing information and key updates with the Operations team. Overseeing the reconciliation of portfolio accounting and performance system data and custodian data. Developing and maintaining procedures and audit tax reporting processes including reconciling to the multiple source systems to ensure accuracy of the client consolidated tax statements. Driving resolution of issues / ineffectiveness with Baird vendor and implementation of vendor technology investment. Partnering and actively interacting with their Manager, Technical Lead and Operations leadership as a productive and collaborative member of the Operations team. Supporting team as the subject matter expert on regulations and policies, understanding end-to-end processes. Working with SQL and macros on a daily basis. Performing other duties as required. What you’ll bring to Baird includes: Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of relevant experience delivering measurable business results, preferably across multiple functions within a diversified financial services firm or regulatory environment, with deep knowledge of client services policies and procedures. SIE and Series 7 licenses required or willingness to obtain within 120 days of hire. Strong tax information reporting expertise, including financial income reporting and IRS tax filings. Advanced analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a strong understanding of data integrity best practices and data analysis (e.g., SQL). Advanced proficiency with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Power BI, Visio, SharePoint). Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, work under pressure, meet deadlines, and consistently deliver accurate, high‑quality results in a fast‑paced environment. Broad understanding of operational procedures and processes, with strong planning skills and the ability to lead through indirect lines of management. Proven relationship builder with excellent interpersonal, negotiation, influencing, and communication skills, able to convey complex issues credibly to internal and external stakeholders. Results‑driven, highly motivated change agent who thrives in a collaborative team environment, exercises sound judgment, and demonstrates resilience, enthusiasm, and a strong desire to learn. #J-18808-Ljbffr