What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Tax Analyst position at Robert Walters?
Our client is seeking a Senior Tax Analyst to assist in leading their tax compliance, strategy, and reporting efforts, ensuring adherence to all federal, state, and local tax laws and regulations. The primary focus of this role will be compliance, including federal and state income tax preparation, as well as conducting research on tax-related matters. A significant portion of the role involves staying current on potential changes in the tax code.
What You'll Do
As a Senior Tax Analyst, your main responsibility will be to assist in leading our client's tax compliance, strategy, and reporting efforts. You'll play an integral role in ensuring adherence to all federal, state, and local tax laws and regulations. Your focus will be on compliance tasks such as federal and state income tax preparation while also conducting research on tax-related matters. Staying current on potential changes in the tax code will be a significant part of your role. You'll also contribute to plan developments, assist in preparing operational team plans, maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, provide financial advice, participate in special projects when required.
As the ideal candidate for the Senior Tax Analyst role, you bring a wealth of experience in tax, preferably from a Big Four or a P&C insurance company. Your expertise in federal and state tax preparation is complemented by your ability to conduct technical tax research. You're comfortable supporting the financial statement close process and have strong written and verbal communication skills. Your proficiency in MS systems such as Excel and good analytical skills make you an asset to any team. A high level of numeracy and literacy, attention to detail, and effective time management skills are also key attributes that you possess.
Our client, founded in 2002, has become a leading, diversified specialty insurance and reinsurance company. They respond thoughtfully and creatively to find the best outcomes for their clients and business partners through carefully-tailored solutions.
What You'll Do
As a Senior Tax Analyst, your main responsibility will be to assist in leading our client's tax compliance, strategy, and reporting efforts. You'll play an integral role in ensuring adherence to all federal, state, and local tax laws and regulations. Your focus will be on compliance tasks such as federal and state income tax preparation while also conducting research on tax-related matters. Staying current on potential changes in the tax code will be a significant part of your role. You'll also contribute to plan developments, assist in preparing operational team plans, maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, provide financial advice, participate in special projects when required.
- Contribute to, monitor, and advise on plan developments and changes to ensure relevancy, compliance, and optimal delivery.
- Assist in the preparation and implementation of operational team plans aligned with wider business strategy.
- Determine own work priorities in line with agreed plans.
- Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements.
- Contribute to the review and refinement of processes, procedures, and systems.
- Provide advice on financial matters to support decision making.
- Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders.
- Apply technical tax knowledge of US GAAP/STAT.
- Assist in the preparation and review of federal consolidated tax return.
- Participate in special projects providing finance advice.
As the ideal candidate for the Senior Tax Analyst role, you bring a wealth of experience in tax, preferably from a Big Four or a P&C insurance company. Your expertise in federal and state tax preparation is complemented by your ability to conduct technical tax research. You're comfortable supporting the financial statement close process and have strong written and verbal communication skills. Your proficiency in MS systems such as Excel and good analytical skills make you an asset to any team. A high level of numeracy and literacy, attention to detail, and effective time management skills are also key attributes that you possess.
- At least 3 years' experience in tax (preferably Big Four or a P&C insurance company)
- Federal and State Tax preparation experience
- Technical tax research skills
- Financial statement close process support
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in MS systems such as Excel
- Good analytical skills
- High level of numeracy and literacy
- Effective time management skills
Our client, founded in 2002, has become a leading, diversified specialty insurance and reinsurance company. They respond thoughtfully and creatively to find the best outcomes for their clients and business partners through carefully-tailored solutions.
