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Senior Tax Analyst, US Tax Compliance and Reporting
Site Name: Philadelphia Walnut Street, Upper Providence
Posted Date: Jul 12 2023
GSK is hiring a Senior Tax Analyst who is passionate to grow and learn across all areas of corporate tax! The Senior Tax Analyst will perform a wide range of tax related functions including but not limited to assisting with completing the company’s corporate tax returns, development and implementation of various tax planning strategies, assisting in the calculation of the company’s tax provision, assisting with various transfer pricing projects, and aiding with audit responses to taxing authorities. This Senior Tax Analyst will help drive process improvements and automation by using tools such as OneSource Tax Provision, Alteryx, Power BI, and SAP. An ideal candidate has a strong understanding of US domestic and international rules, state and local income tax, and analyzing/interpreting changes to tax laws as necessary.
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
- Demonstrates a strong understanding of corporate income tax concepts and actively pursues increased technical tax knowledge through assignments and current tax developments.
- Assist with preparing and calculating of quarterly tax provisions in accordance with IFRS standards, valuation allowance analyses and uncertain tax provisions.
- Assist with monthly reconciliation of tax accounts and work with offshore support teams for any necessary reclass entries.
- Manage collecting support for SOX controls and working directly with internal and external audit on requests/questions.
- Assist in the preparation of tax basis balance sheet study.
- Work with members of the business to gather information necessary (trial balances, fixed asset reports, compensation schedules, etc.) to prepare tax provisions, tax estimated payments, and federal and state tax returns and extensions.
- Assist outside consultants in the preparation, review and timely filing of income tax returns, estimated payments, etc. for both federal and state & local taxes.
- Manage tax payment process to ensure payments are made timely to tax authorities, including training and supervision of offshore support teams.
- Manage tax notice process by maintaining notice log and calling tax authorities where necessary to find resolution on notices.
- Assist with formulating responses and support for audit requests from federal, state & local tax authorities.
- Researches, quantifies, and documents specific areas related to federal, state & local tax positions and tax strategies.
- Assist in process improvement initiatives using tools such as Alteryx, to reduce manual efforts associated with tax compliance using enabled tools, while also managing structure maintained within OneSource Tax Provision.
- Work directly with lead for US Transfer Pricing on profitability reviews, integration initiatives and audit requests.
- Assist Tax Planning/Special Projects team on a variety of value-add initiatives.
- Leverages technology to continually maximize productivity.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
- 3+ years of experience in Corporate Income Tax for a Big 4 accounting firm or multinational company.
Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- MS in Taxation or pursuing such degree.
- CPA license
- Some transfer pricing experience
- Familiar with OneSource Tax Provision software
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Familiar with Alteryx or Power BI
- Familiar with SAP applications a plus
- Familiar with tax research software (RIA or CCH) a plus
- Good problem solving, organizational, and communication skills
- Detail oriented
- Ability to work independently
- Demonstrated good team interaction skills.
- Ability to multitask.
Why GSK?
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose –to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together –so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns –as an organization where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves –feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
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GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.
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