Tax Analyst

Posted:
8/8/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Frisco, Texas, United States ⋅ Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States ⋅ Texas, United States ⋅ Michigan, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level

Field(s):
Accounting

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Summary:

You will participate in the design, development, and testing of our GoSystem Tax using in-house development tools.  In this role, you will collect, analyze, and prioritize requirements from various entities including external taxing authorities and our internal sources to define and make required changes to the GoSystem software.  It will require working closely with internal teams. This position requires a forward-thinking attitude to implement tax law changes in advance of a typical tax filing season. Depending on the nature of the project undertakes a combination of technical implementation and testing analyst tasks to understand customer and/or product needs in the context of internal & external requirements and/or software development information.  As a Tax Analyst, you will be working on low to medium-level federal or state projects.

About the Role

Develop and maintain an understanding of the following:

  • Complex tax concepts

  • GoSystem products

  • GoSystem development platforms

  • PC operating systems and user interface guidelines

Define complex projects including but not limited to:

  • State & Federal projects

  • Writing applicable online help

  • Coordinate work with other departments

  • Ensure and implement consistency standards

  • Assist in the design and development of new projects outside the core application

Ensure quality products by providing the following:

  • Test programs for technical accuracy and cosmetic appearance

  • Develop and maintain testing documentation books

  • Create program change requests, update control sheets, and resolve issues with Systems Engineers

  • Review and correct projects to ensure they are accurate, clear, and concise

  • Suggest and implement product enhancements

Provide technical assistance and client support including but not limited to:

  • Answering technical questions

  • Responding to client requests and inquiries

  • Responding to project escalations

Communicate with other employees, clients, and supervisors related to the following:

  • Errors, program problems, status reports, changes and enhancements

  • All factors that might delay deadlines or the completion of a project

  • Attend periodic seminars and training classes to stay abreast of industry products; maintain skill levels and certifications

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Tax Analyst if you:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting OR Bachelor’s degree in a related field with relevant tax experience.

  • Two or more years of Partnership (1065) tax preparation experience

  • Extensive knowledge of Partnership tax law - 1065

  • Strong written and interpersonal communication skills

  • Knowledge of ADO and tracking of work items through multiple teams

Desired Experience:

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) OR Enrolled Agent (EA)

  • ONESOURCE Tax a plus

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What's in it For You?
You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

  • Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected

  • Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

  • Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

  • Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.

  • Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.

  • Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.


Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward. 

Accessibility 

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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