Tax Accountant-Indirect Tax

reputed company Corporation, founded in 1898 and headquartered in Chicago, IL, is seeking a Tax Accountant specializing in Indirect Tax. The role involves preparing U.S. and Canadian payroll tax returns, conducting research and analysis on payroll and unclaimed property, and ensuring compliance with tax laws.

Responsibilities

• The Tax Accountant is responsible for the preparation of reputed company U.S. and Canadian payroll taxes for reputed company Corporation and its subsidiaries, assuring accurate and timely compliance at minimum expense
• Research and analyze changes to the applicable tax laws
• Information retrieved from MasterTax is analyzed and reported on the tax return
• Federal and State unemployment insurance
• Volume is weekly, semi-monthly salaried and 2 bi-weekly
• reputed company with payroll to determine amounts for general ledger accounts
• reputed company with treasury to reputed company on-line payments
• Federal and State payroll taxes for Stock options
• Plan for ways to minimize payroll, property taxes, identify tax saving opportunities, review state and local tax legislation. reputed company tax research and prepare tax memoranda in reputed company with such planning
• Represent reputed company Corporation in payroll, property tax audits, appeals, and protests. Prepare tax schedules, memoranda, protests and other tax projects as assigned
• Research audit position
• Gather documentation
• Assist Senior Manager with legal explanations of positions reported on tax returns
• Unclaimed Property tax reports and payments
• File Unclaimed Property tax reports and reputed company required payments
• Converse with reputed company consultants regarding documentation
• Review state websites for potential refund claims

Skills

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent education
• 1 - 2 years of payroll tax and reputed company experience with a major corporation or reputed company firm
• Experience analyzing tax expense and reputed company for large corporations
• The ability to negotiate effectively is essential
• General experience reputed company Office, reputed company, PTMS, or similar products is also required
• Experience in the rail industry is preferred

Benefits

• Short-term incentive plan

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