Job Description
Our client is a leading global business law firm looking for a collaborative, results-oriented individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and has exceptional problem-solving skills. Naviga has been engaged to recruit a Tax Staff Accountant to join their team.
Title: Tax Staff Accountant
Location : Baltimore/DC or Chicago, IL
Key Notes/Company Details:
- Headquartered in both Chicago, IL and London, England.
- Multi-Billion Dollar Business, Employing over 3600 Lawyers
- Culture includes individuals of high standards, providing support and collaboration throughout the business
- Work with a reputable global firm known for its excellence in professional services.
Responsibilities:
- Reviews and analyzes partner compensation and tax compliance items on a monthly and quarterly basis. Provides initial level of commentary to leaders of the Accounting team
- Reconciles compensation and tax general ledger account balances on a monthly and quarterly basis to ensure completeness and accuracy
- Assists with year-end tax file preparation, partner final distribution computations, and audit requests, as required
- Assist with periodic capital contributions, returns, reconciliations, bank loan requests, and other communications associated with partner capital account maintenance. Additionally includes assisting with verification of employment and/or income requests
- Assists with various tax requirements, including ad hoc research projects, sales and use tax filings, personal property tax filings, business tax filings, and other state compliance filings
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- 2 years' prior accounting experience
- Public accounting experience with knowledge of state and local tax preferred
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly with Excel
- Excellent analytical skills with a thorough knowledge of accounting principles, including cash basis versus accrual basis accounting, partnership versus corporate accounting, and tax issues
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties
- Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner
- Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product
- Good organizational skills and ability to prioritize
- Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required
- Foster positive work relationships
- Comply with all firm policies and practices
- Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed
- Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned
- Embrace and uphold the firm's values as a part of our culture-we are committed to excellence in how we represent our clients and develop our people
Education:
- 4 Year / Bachelor's Degree Accounting, Finance or related field
- CPA license or CPA candidate preferred
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Health savings account (HSA)
- Flexible spending account (FSA)
- Commuter spending account
- Basic life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance (AD&D)
- Short Term and Long Term Disability coverage
- Guide+Thrive (EAP)
- Critical illness insurance
- 401(k) and Profit sharing plan
- PTO and Holiday
- Plus much more!
Job Tags
Temporary work, Work at office, Local area, Flexible hours