Manager of Tax

Job Description

Job Title: Manager of Tax

Direct Hire

Hybrid

Location: Columbus OH, Merrillville IN

Must Haves

• Bachelor's Degree Accounting or Finance
• 4-6 years At least 5 years of public accounting and/or corporate tax experience at a publicly traded company, preferably with income tax provision and federal, state and local compliance experience.
• ASC 740
• Good people person/leader, 3-5 years in a managerial position
  
  

Preferred:

• Experience with automated tax systems such as CorpTax (provision, compliance) including tax depreciation software and ERP (Oracle or SAP) systems preferred
• Utility industry experience is a big plus, but not required
• MST Upon Hire
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Upon Hire
  
  

Manager Tax is responsible for reviewing and maintaining work papers supporting ASC 740 income tax accounting calculations, and non-income tax journal entries, compliance filings, and payments. This responsibility reviews monthly income tax and non-income tax accounting entries, forecasting annual and 5-year financial plans. The Manager is a self-motivated team player with GAAP and tax technical experience, organizational skills, effective & efficient communication, good project management, a history of producing high-quality timely work product, flexibility, and intellectual curiosity. The Manager strives for continuous improvement in process, deliverables, leadership and professional expertise.

Essential Functions

• Oversees and reviews income tax provision computations and journal entries, and non-income tax computations and journal entries
• Prepares and reviews tax forecasts including developing income and non-income tax assumptions and variance analysis
• Ensures accurate, timely filing of consolidated federal, state and local income tax returns, non-income tax returns and other business-related filings
• Provides oversight of tax-related regulatory reporting requirements and provides tax assistance with regulatory initiatives including utility rate case support
• Develops cross-functional relationships with accounting, regulatory, financial planning and operations personnel.
• Identifies & analyzes issues
• Stays current on tax matters
• Coordinates within and outside the tax department
  
  

Required Qualifications For Position?

• Bachelor's Degree In Accounting or equivalent
• At least 5 years of public accounting and/or corporate tax experience at a publicly traded company, preferably with income tax provision and federal, state and local compliance experience.
• Demonstrated working GAAP accounting and knowledge of ASC 740 income tax accounting and ASC 450 is required.
• Strong analytical, tax technical and research skills required
• Results-driven, collaborative, and detail-oriented
• Ownership of responsibility and accountability in providing accurate and timely deliverables
• Ability to adapt communication styles to effectively interface with Senior Leadership, but also to successfully teach and train staff and business partners
• Collaborative problem-solving approach with the ability to build consensus for recommended solutions
• Proficiency with MS Office (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) Medium
• Exposure to other technology tools –Alteryx, Tableau, or similar preferred
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to handle multiple assignments
  
  

Preferred Additional Qualifications for Position?

• Experience with automated tax systems such as CorpTax (provision, compliance) including tax depreciation software and ERP (Oracle or SAP) systems
• Utility industry experience
• MST Upon Hire
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Upon Hire