Cordia Resources by Cherry Bekaert is partnered with a multiasseted consulting firm who is seeking a Tax Accountant to join their team on a 36 month contract basis.
Purpose Prepare all income tax provision and return schedules in support of key tax returns ASC 740 provisions or tax project calculations.
Key Responsibilities
Receive broad guidance relating to overall key objectives critical issues new concepts and policy matters and general parameters for execution. Receive direction as needed. Independently apply extensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields.
Take responsibility for preparing or liaising (where work is outsourced) all sales & use personal property tax and business license applications.
Support corporate Head of Tax and other tax department superiors.
Prepare computations schedules and other required documentation in support of quarterly financial statement income tax provision pursuant to ASC 740 and other pertinent tax and financial statement guidance.
Prepare the federal state and local corporate income tax filings and compliance and/or assist corporate tax department in reviewing income tax returns and work papers prepared by outside tax professionals in support of the final tax returns.
Compute and prepare the quarterly federal state and local estimated income tax and year end extension applications mail vouchers as necessary and work with accounts payable to ensure timely payment of associated tax payments.
Compute prepare and file monthly state and local sales & use tax filings annual personal property tax filings and annual Virginia BPOL and other periodic business license initial and renewal applications including working with the corporate tax team to consider state and local tax nexus implications that could lead to initiating or discontinuing reporting where appropriate; in some cases this will require working with and managing relations of outside third party tax professionals who prepare certain of these filings.
Assist the corporate tax team in addressing tax audits and controversy if any.
Assist the tax team in building/updating calendars of tax filings.
Assist the tax team in organizing documents on the shared network drive.
Comply with all established processes and procedures related to the department compliance with SOX404 and other internal control requirements.
Prepare ad hoc analyses and perform other assignments as necessary.
Ideal candidate will consistently demonstrate
Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.
Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization and external partners.
High degree of discretion and ability to manage highly confidential information.
Highly motivated and problemsolving attitude.
Strong sense of urgency in responding to constituents.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Strong work ethic and commitment to quality.
Selfreliance and ability to operate independently with limited direction.
Effective working relationship with internal leaders and peers as well as external clients.
Commitment to working in partnership with others inside and outside the organization.
Ability to effectively manage multiple timesensitive tasks.
Be inquisitive and exercise professional skepticism as needed in examining data and assessing its use and reliability in computations and reports.
Education Work Experience Licensure/Certifications and Technical Requirements
Bachelors degree in Accounting or related field required.
Three or more (3) years of corporate income tax and/or certified public accounting experience required; two or more (2) years of progressively challenging SECregistrant corporate income tax or public accounting (tax practice) experience is preferred.
Progressive experience in multistate taxation state tax controversy/audits accounting for income taxes (ASC 740) corporate income taxes and multistate indirect taxation (sales & use tax personal property tax and business licenses) is preferred.
Experience with various Tax Compliance and Tax Provisions software is preferred.
Deltek Vision experience is a plus.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook).
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