Direct Tax Senior Analyst

About the role

A Direct Tax and Stats Senior Analyst plays a key part in transforming service delivery through simplification, standardization, process step elimination, consolidation and continuous improvement. The role supports and trains the team by reviewing deliverable quality, coordinating daily activities with the assistant manager and the teams, and applying leadership skills and a solid foundation of tax and financial statement process expertise.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct statutory accounting analysis for tax purposes to ensure alignment with accounting principles.
• Prepare and file medium or high complexity tax returns and financial statements, including federal, state and local filings.
• Review and assist juniors and analysts with low-complexity returns and financial statements.
• Manage and escalate tax, finance and statutory accounting/reporting issues, and coordinate with internal teams, clients, external auditors, tax advisors and local member firms.
• Review and maintain Standard Operating Procedures for law updates, process changes and special situations.
• Promote process improvements through standardization and automation, and transfer knowledge of tax and accounting legislation and administrative processes to the team.
• Support the team by resolving queries, attending meetings and helping with communication.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting or a related field; advanced students also considered.
• 2 to 3 years of experience in direct tax, finance or statutory accounting processes.
• 6 months to 1 year of experience in an accounting firm or shared service center environment (desirable).
• Understanding of tax and accounting processes and financial statement analysis.
• Advanced English proficiency (B2+).

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a process improvement mindset.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills.