Houston, USA: Senior Tax Accountant

2008-01-17, 7:00AM CST

Our client seeks a SENIOR TAX ACCOUNTANT for its headquarters in Houston, TX.

Job Responsibilities

Responsible for federal tax provisions, including account analysis, proposing entries, reviewing subsidiary submissions, etc.

Responsible for federal corporate income tax compliance. In addition to Forms 1120, 4626, 4562, 4797, etc., this also includes some international areas such as Forms 5471, 5472, 1118, etc.

Responsible for consolidation of federal income tax return.

Responsible for federal partnership tax compliance.

Responsible for extraterritorial income exclusion, domestic production activities deduction, research of miscellaneous issues as they arise from department, subsidiaries or other company personnel, etc.

Responsible for combined/unitary state corporate income tax compliance.

Assist on various transactions (e.g., acquisitions, divestitures, tax planning, restructuring, etc.) Extent of involvement will depend upon experience level and available time.

Handle state income tax notices and audits for combined/unitary states. Extent of responsibility will depend upon experience level and issues at risk.

Responsible for transfer pricing documentation for various transactions. Extent of involvement in transfer pricing planning and documentation of additional transactions will depend upon experience level and available time.

Supervise outside consultants on outsourced projects and review of tax returns prepared by outside consultants, as these projects are determined to be necessary.

Requirements

-- Accounting degree and CPA license required.

-- 5-8 years experience in federal corporate and partnership taxation.

-- Experience with federal corporate and partnership compliance, financial tax accounting, and international aspects such as Form 5471 and 5472 reporting, interest expense allocation calculations, extraterritorial income exclusion calculations, dividend gross-up calculations, etc.

-- Exposure to state income / franchise tax compliance preferred but not required.

-- Proficient skills in Microsoft Office (primarily Excel, Word).

-- Experience with Insource, Internet-base research products (such as CCH, BNA Tax Management, RIA Checkpoint), and SAP preferred but not required.

Compensation: Unspecified
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