Senior Tax Accountant

With over $2B in revenue, 80 manufacturing facilities across 6 continents and over 9,000 employees worldwide, Signode is a leading manufacturer of a broad spectrum of transit packaging consumables, tools, software, and equipment that optimize end-of-line packaging operations and protect products in transit. Signode brings this extensive product portfolio together under hundreds of trusted brands to offer complete transit packaging solutions to its customers.

We produce strap, stretch and protective packaging. We also manufacture packaging tools and equipment used to apply the bulk packaging materials. These commercial packaging products are used to pack, bundle, unitize, protect, and secure goods during warehousing and transit. Our company is a pioneer in the industrial packaging sector with a long history of customer-focused innovations in materials, processes and automation technology that have revolutionized the sector.

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, we are proud to be the Transit Packaging Division of Crown Holdings, Inc. We are excited to go to market as Signode and to share the portfolio of products, services and capabilities that make us the world’s premier end-of-line packaging company.

Job Description

Benefits:

Signode offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees, which includes health, dental, vision, 401k, paid time off, life insurance, wellness perks, and more. Benefits begin the month following the hire date.

Salary:

$85,000 - $105,000

Summary:

This tax professional will be responsible for preparing taxable income calculations and supporting workpapers for all Federal and state tax-related filings. Responsibilities will also include preparing quarterly income tax estimates, year-end extension calculations, and annual tax provision computations and disclosures. This tax professional will also be responsible for performing tax research, assisting with sales tax, external audits, and providing support as needed for all tax-related controversy matters.

Essential Functions:

• Perform tasks under limited supervision to support accurate filings and compliance with all tax deadlines, such as Federal and state returns and related disclosures (Forms 5471 and Form 8858), quarterly estimated tax payments, and year-end extension calculations for corporation
• Oversee and support sales and use tax process; Assist with issues pertaining to sales & use, payroll, property tax and international filings as needed
• Assist with maintaining general ledger entries and perform monthly close responsibilities
• Prepare quarterly reconciliation of tax-related balance sheet accounts and perform detailed analysis of P&L transactions
• Assist in the preparation of taxable income calculations and tax accruals for the US & Canada, including schedules to support the annual tax provision and return to provision computations
• Prepare tax disclosures in US GAAP
• Manage & support tax related computations and filings for select international jurisdictions (including Canada, Mexico, Columbia, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand)
• Provide support and assistance for the external financial statement audit
• Assist with tax registrations and other miscellaneous compliance related filings
• Resolve Federal, state, and other tax notices as needed
• Monitor and report on developments in tax legislation; Perform tax research as needed
• Prepare documentation of procedures and internal controls within the tax function in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley § 404
• Participate in the execution of corporate strategic initiatives as well as tax planning strategies such as the R&D tax credit

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. Advanced degree and/or CPA a plus.

Experience:

4-6 years corporate tax experience. Software experience with AX, Corptax, BNA, and/or CCH a plus.

Functional Success Drivers:

These competencies are what we require for an individual to be successful in this role.

• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving
• Team Player
• Communication
• Detailed Oriented
• Independence

Additional Information

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities.

The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.

Signode Industrial Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.