Corporate Tax - Associate

JPMorgan Chase • Jersey City, NJ

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About The Position

Join our Corporate Tax Department as an Associate and gain experience in both tax accounting and compliance assignments, focusing on U.S. federal, state, and local tax matters. As a Tax Associate in the Corporate Tax Department, you will develop a strong understanding of the components and calculations related to the effective tax rate and deferred taxes in accordance with ASC 740 (formerly FAS 109). You will also become familiar with the firm’s federal, state, and local corporate income tax filings, as well as the U.S. tax considerations for international operations.

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of relevant tax accounting and compliance experience
• Self starter who also possesses excellent communication, organizational and attention to details skills
• Ability to effectively use various programs such as Microsoft Office, Access
• Education should include an accounting degree

Nice To Haves

• An MBA with emphasis in tax, or an MST and/ or a CPA license is a plus
• Big 4 accounting firm experience is preferred
• Knowledge of Onesource RS tax compliance software is a plus and preferred
• SAP is a plus

Responsibilities

• Compute current and deferred tax provision and liabilities on previously identified book-tax differences
• Analyze new transactions to determine potential book-tax differences and other related tax accounting treatment
• Monitor new Accounting policies and pronouncements to determine proper tax treatment of such new emerging issues
• Assist in preparation of separate entity Annual Report tax footnotes as applicable
• Prepare federal, state and local corporate income tax returns for a variety of firm entities. This includes gathering and analyzing financial information to properly determine the impact on such tax returns.
• Document all tax return support in Corporate Tax’s workflow database
• Ad hoc tax research related to various tax return positions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees