Tax Accountant

Tax Accountant

Our client, a large financial services company, is seeking an experienced Tax Accountant for a 6+ month contract assignment in St. Louis, MO. This role is hybrid. The Tax Accountant is responsible for financial reporting, review of finance data, results, analysis and research of tax treatment, knowledge of operations and transactions, gathering of data as well as reviewing tax filing to ensure essential tasks are completed before the next quarter commences. Under close supervision, this job is responsible for amassing and reviewing tax data that will guide upper-level management and directors on making conclusions regarding the positions and filing of tax returns.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Assists with the preparation of appropriate tax forms and instruments for filing with federal, state and local jurisdictions.
• Helps with filing tax payments on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Assists reviewing financial statements, expenses and previous tax returns to contribute recommendations for completing future returns.
• Applies knowledge of tax regulations to complete the complex accounting and reporting tasks.
• Shares knowledge and experience internally to the organization's business functions when requested for proposal of RFP (request for proposal) responses or other tax-related topics.
• Supports reviewing various tax issues that impact the company and drafts memos to document positions on said issues.
• Seeks advice from senior management regarding challenging tax circumstances and other problems that require a more complex understanding of tax.

Requirements

Pay Rate- $79.85- $81.85 / hour