Tax Transformation and Automation, Senior Associate (Direct Tax)
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 96000 - 144000
Posted on:
7 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
As the Tax Transformation and Automation Senior Associate you will work with large publicly owned and private companies to evaluate existing processes and challenges across the tax function make recommendations for improvements and follow through with tax process design and solution implementation for your clients across a wide variety of industries all with the resources environment and support to help you will collaborate with team members practice leadership and our diverse client base as well as play a key role in supporting project planning and management delivery testing and go-live assistance of these engagements because together is how we succeed. From day one youll be empowered by working with a team of professionals and dealing with day-to-day activities to ensure that projects are on time and within budget based on the projects scope to meet client needs and help you achieve more confidently.
Your day-to-day may include:
- Participating in several active projects
- Develop and deliver key project documentation including requirements documents design documents and test plans
- Assist Project Managers for third-party tax software implementations (ex: Corptax ONESOURCE Oracle TRCS Longview Bloomberg) and custom software development projects
- Gaining knowledge of data management and data analytics concepts
- Building a strong foundational understanding of tax concepts
- Working closely with clients to gather feedback on their issues and translating to Grant Thornton service offerings that support their overall tax objectives; team with tax subject matter specialists to bring complete professional expertise to our clients
- Other duties as assigned
You have the following technical skills and qualifications:
- Bachelor of Arts/Science degree in Accounting Finance or other business-related field
- Two- four years of public accounting consulting or industry experience
- Secondary degree or minor in: Management Information Systems (MIS) computer science or data analytics is preferred
- Certified Public Accountant or other professional designation is preferred
- Experience with tax technical matters (I.e.) Accounting for Income Taxes (ASC 740) corporate consolidated returns partnership returns
- Experience with tax technology such as Corptax ONESOURCE Oracle TRCS Longview Bloomberg
- Experience with data analytics transformation and visualization tools such as Alteryx Microsoft Power BI Tableau
- Strong computer skills required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to travel as needed. Expect up to 40% travel
- The base salary range for this position in our Chicago IL office only is between $96000 to $144000.
- The base salary range for this position in our Newport Beach CA Bellevue WA and New York NY office only is between $103700 to $155500.
- The base salary range for this position in our San Francisco and San Jose only is between $110400 to $165000.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Tax Experience
- Accounting Software
- GAAP
- QuickBooks
- Accounting
- Sage
- Account Reconciliation
- Analysis Skills
- Research Experience
- SOX
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial Analysis
About Company
Today, Grant Thornton LLP is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the world’s leading organizations of independent audit, tax and advisory firms. These firms help dynamic organizations unlock their potential for growth by providing meaningful, forward-looki ... View more
