Corporate Tax Accountant
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Posted on:
20-09-2025
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Job Summary
About Oxford Instruments:
Our purpose is to accelerate the breakthroughs that create a brighter future for our world. Our technology and scientific expertise enable our customers to discover and bring to market exciting new advances that drive human progress.
We aim to be the scientific instrumentation partner in every significant lab and production facility across the world.Our people and culture are vital to our success. We strive to offer the opportunities that will attract engage motivate and develop the very best talent. This involves creating an inclusive environment and culture where difference is valued and people are recognised for what they deliver and bring to the team.
We are part of the wider Oxford Instruments Group that also includes Andor Technology Materials Analysis Plasma Technology and X-Ray Technology. With a sixty-year history and fourteen Queens Awards for Enterprise our world-class products and technologies are helping our customers to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century.
We want to empower our employees so that they innovate support our growth and improve our productivity. We support them to make the right decisions and reach their full potential as they develop their careers at OI. Our ways of working are lived every day and are as follows:
- We start with the customer
- We succeed by being focused
- We make and keep our promises
- We work together as one team
- We help and trust each other to succeed
Title: Corporate Tax Accountant
Location: Concord MA
Schedule: 3 days on site
Reports to: US Tax Manager
Description Summary:
The Corporate Tax Accountant will be involved in all areas of sales tax compliance and reporting to ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations in an accurate and timely fashion. This position will serve as an internal resource by quantifying analysing and reporting on transaction-based taxes and provide support for all sales tax obligations of our US entities.
Main Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Monthly preparation sales & use tax reports and return filings
- Completion of monthly account reconciliations for sales tax G/L accounts
- Monitoring sales & use tax obligations including analysing taxability of transactions and applicability of exemptions
- Maintaining exemption certificates and sales tax matrices
- Research and resolve tax authority inquiries and assist with defending tax audits
- Contribute to the annual business filing administration for various US entities
- Conduct tax research and handle special projects as needed.
Essential Skills Qualifications and Education Needed:
- Bachelors degree in accounting Finance or related discipline
- At least 2 years of sales tax compliance experience
- Knowledge of US GAAP accounting close accounting related principles
- Ability to effectively manage projects prioritize and multi-task
- An energetic and positive can-do approach
- Efficiently handle multiple tasks simultaneously while prioritizing effectively
- Diligent and well organized with a responsible attitude and attention to detail
- Able to work independently within the framework of a multi-layered global team that operates in several different time zones
- Willingness to develop as a consultant to Company management and staff on tax-related issues.
- Strong Proficiency in Microsoft applications including Excel (in particular) Word PowerPoint and Outlook as well as other common accounting software
- Experience with Infor ERP and Avalara sales tax applications preferred
Key Skills
- Tax Experience
- Accounting Software
- GAAP
- QuickBooks
- Accounting
- Sage
- Account Reconciliation
- Analysis Skills
- Research Experience
- SOX
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial Analysis
About Company
Oxford Instruments is a leading provider of high technology products and services for research and industry.
