Tax Compliance Specialist

Job Description

• Prepares tax forms for Federal, State and International Compliance.
• Performs analysis and reconciliation of account balances, proposes simple reclassifications to assist in the year-end preparation of Consolidated Federal Form 1120 for AECOM and Subsidiaries including foreign related filings
• Calculates tax adjustments and sets up the corresponding tax provisions
• Maintains the rollforward of Tax related general ledger (GL) accounts by performing flux analyses and periodically reconciling end of period general ledger balances against provision numbers
• Reconciles Quarterly Consolidated Fixed Asset Rollforward against Additions/disposal or FA Cost Detail Report/Schedules for small entities
• Performs intermediate level processes within Tax Software
• Submits the tax returns to IRS through paper or electronic filing, and sends to external Joint Venture partners
• Tracks and maintains carry forward amounts such as NOLs, prior year overpayment and partners book and tax capital accounts to assist with compliance and tax calculations
• Responds and addresses simple to moderately complex queries and requests from external Joint venture partners with the guidance of Senior Tax Compliance Specialist
• Completes research to support positions taken in the tax returns, recognizes and escalates project issues to senior team members
• Notifies Senior Tax Compliance Specialist of any IRS/State Notices received related to Tax Returns being prepared
• Works with accounting, finance, treasury, and relevant parties from different segment to gather financials, apportionment schedules, and supporting calculations to assist in the completion of projects assigned
• Escalate and analyze identified issues and concerns to the Team Lead for timely resolution.
• Maintain the SOP/DTP of current processes and incorporate documentation updates as required.
• Assess identified issues and collate documentation to assist in investigating and in resolving common and recurring issues.
• Perform simple but varied tasks in compliance with service level agreement, process, policies, and procedures.
• Support selected simple process improvement initiatives to streamline processes.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• Licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• At least 2-3 years of professional experience with US Tax Preparation and Tax Analysis function

Attributes:

• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate within a specific group of internal and external customers. (Communication)
• Ability to maintain good customer relationship with the ability to proactively support customer needs and requirements. (Customer Service)
• Ability to be thorough and meticulous in completing assigned tasks and identifying errors, duplicates, & discrepancies through defined methods. (Attention to Detail)
• Ability to identify, assess, and resolve simple to moderate issues by following defined policies and procedures. (Problem Solving)
• Working knowledge of accounting and tax principles
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Experience in US Federal and State Tax Compliance is preferred
• Exposure to large ERP systems, in particular Oracle, Hyperion and BCP experience is preferred
• Experience with Tax preparation using Corptax Software is preferred