Job Description

Job Title: Tax Accountant

Richmond, VA 23219

12 Months

Top Required Skills
1) Technical ability to interpret tax laws and to prepare general tax research memorandums .
2) Experience working with programs such as Alteryx, PowerBI, Vertex, Powerplan, Anaplan is a plus.
3) Strong working knowledge of other Microsoft Office products such as Power Point and Outlook.
4) Fundamental awareness combined with practical experience that supports a basic understanding of concepts regarding tax laws and tax accounting practices and procedures
5) Excellent Excel skills, including experience working with pivot tables, functions, multiple spreadsheets


What soft skill requirements do you have (team fit and personality requirements)?
Strong communication skills both verbal and written
Ability to lead, collaborate, or work effectively in a variety of teams, including multi-disciplinary teams
Attention to detail and demonstrated active listening skills
Ability to prioritize and to manage time well


High Level Project Overview:
Client is looking for an Associate Tax Accountant or Tax Accountant. The position will be filled commensurate with the candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities.


This role prepares assigned federal, state and/or local tax returns and tax payments for Non-Income taxes (property tax, excise tax, sales & use tax, utility and other non-income taxes) in compliance with applicable tax laws; Prepares assigned tax accruals, tax account reconciliations and other tax accounting functions in accordance with applicable financial or regulatory reporting requirements and associated controls. Prepares, for management review, information for financial statements and regulatory filings. Prepare annual budgets and actual to budget variances, as assigned. May assist with drafting responses for internal and external audits of financial statements, regulatory filings, internal controls and tax returns. Research basic tax, accounting, or business issues related to assigned entities or projects and prepares tax memorandums, or other communications. Contributes to special projects, as assigned. May review work of other tax personnel as experience is gained.
Perform other duties as requested or assigned.


Required Years of Experience:
3+ years of tax accounting experience working in a public accounting firm in the corporate tax department
o Note: a masters degree will count towards 1 year of required experience


Education:

Minimum of Bachelors Degree in Accounting


Are there any specific companies/industries you'd like to see in the candidate's experience?
Preference for prior experience in a regulated industry handling corporate tax research


Preferred Interview Process Overview (High level):
Teams Camer On

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