Associate Tax Analyst

MKS Instruments • Andover, MA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Tax Analyst is an early-career role on MKS’s U.S. Tax team, based in Andover, Massachusetts, with a required hybrid arrangement of three days in the office each week. The role provides hands-on exposure to U.S. federal, state and local, and international tax compliance, ASC 740 income tax provision, and tax reporting, with guidance from experienced teammates. The analyst works closely with Finance, Accounting, and IT to prepare accurate workpapers and help meet key deadlines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines in a collaborative environment.
• Basic proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Office, and eagerness to build advanced data-analysis skills.
• Curiosity about U.S. federal, state and local, and international tax.

Nice To Haves

• Internship, coursework, or project experience in accounting, tax, finance, or data analysis.
• Experience with large data sets and Excel tools such as lookups, pivot tables, and formulas.
• Exposure to tax provision or compliance software, ERP systems, or a multinational corporate environment.
• Interest in using AI-enabled tools responsibly to support research and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Prepare U.S. federal and state and local tax workpapers, including book-to-tax adjustments, estimates, extensions, and account reconciliations.
• Support quarterly and annual ASC 740 income tax provision work, including rollforwards and provision-to-return analyses.
• Gather and organize data on foreign subsidiaries and intercompany transactions to support U.S. international tax compliance.
• Validate and reconcile financial and tax data from multiple systems and investigate differences.
• Research tax questions and summarize conclusions.
• Help improve tax processes, ERP data, Excel workpapers, and automation tools.
• Keep workpapers organized and audit-ready, and support audits and special projects.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Health insurance coverage, including medical, dental, and vision.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Life and disability insurance.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Sick time.
• 15 paid vacation days.
• Six weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level