Cordia Resources by Cherry Bekaert is partnered with a multi-asseted consulting firm who is seeking a Tax Accountant to join their team on a 3-6 month contract basis.

Title: Tax Accountant
Location: Hybrid - Reston, VA
Hourly Rate: $40.00 - $45.00/hour
Job Type: Contract (3-6 months)

Purpose
Prepare all income tax provision and return schedules in support of key tax returns, ASC 740 provisions, or tax project calculations.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive broad guidance relating to overall key objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters and general parameters for execution. Receive direction as needed. Independently apply extensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields.
• Take responsibility for preparing or liaising (where work is outsourced) all sales & use, personal property tax, and business license applications.
• Support corporate Head of Tax and other tax department superiors.
• Prepare computations, schedules, and other required documentation in support of quarterly financial statement income tax provision, pursuant to ASC 740 and other pertinent tax and financial statement guidance.
• Prepare the federal, state, and local corporate income tax filings and compliance and/or assist corporate tax department in reviewing income tax returns and work papers prepared by outside tax professionals in support of the final tax returns.
• Compute and prepare the quarterly federal, state, and local estimated income tax and year end extension applications, mail vouchers as necessary and work with accounts payable to ensure timely payment of associated tax payments.
• Compute, prepare and file monthly state and local sales & use tax filings, annual personal property tax filings, and annual Virginia BPOL and other periodic business license initial and renewal applications, including working with the corporate tax team to consider state and local tax nexus implications that could lead to initiating or discontinuing reporting where appropriate; in some cases, this will require working with, and managing relations of, outside third party tax professionals who prepare certain of these filings.
• Assist the corporate tax team in addressing tax audits and controversy, if any.
• Assist the tax team in building/updating calendars of tax filings.
• Assist the tax team in organizing documents on the shared network drive.
• Comply with all established processes and procedures related to the department compliance with SOX-404 and other internal control requirements.
• Prepare ad hoc analyses and perform other assignments, as necessary.

Ideal candidate will consistently demonstrate…

• Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization and external partners.
• High degree of discretion and ability to manage highly confidential information.
• Highly motivated and problem-solving attitude.
• Strong sense of urgency in responding to constituents.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong work ethic and commitment to quality.
• Self-reliance and ability to operate independently with limited direction.
• Effective working relationship with internal leaders and peers, as well as external clients.
• Commitment to working in partnership with others inside and outside the organization.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple time-sensitive tasks.
• Be inquisitive and exercise professional skepticism, as needed, in examining data and assessing its use and reliability in computations and reports.

Education, Work Experience, Licensure/Certifications, and Technical Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field required.
• Three or more (3+) years of corporate income tax and/or certified public accounting experience required; two or more (2+) years of progressively challenging SEC-registrant corporate income tax or public accounting (tax practice) experience is preferred.
• Progressive experience in multi-state taxation, state tax controversy/audits, accounting for income taxes (ASC 740), corporate income taxes, and multi-state indirect taxation (sales & use tax, personal property tax, and business licenses) is preferred.
• Experience with various Tax Compliance and Tax Provisions software is preferred.
• Deltek Vision experience is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

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