Financial Reporting Tax Support Role – Assistance Vice President

Mizuho•New York, NY

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant Vice President (AVP) – Tax Support will act as a key liaison between the Tax and Financial Reporting functions, ensuring accurate, timely, and well-controlled tax-related reporting. The role supports financial statement reporting, audit processes, and tax compliance activities while maintaining strong governance, documentation, and audit readiness.

Requirements

Relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained.

Responsibilities

Support the coordination and completion of the tax-related components of financial statements (e.g., current tax, deferred tax, tax disclosures)
Ensure alignment between tax reporting outputs and financial reporting requirements (US GAAP / regulatory reporting)
Assist in quarterly and year-end reporting cycles, including entity-level reporting, monthly provisions, JGAAP and Transfer Pricing reporting
Coordinate with Tax team to provide support for tax returns and related filings across legal entities
Maintain and monitor tax calendars deliverables with the tax team (BEAT calcs, state apportionment, returns, gross assets,)
Validate completeness and accuracy of data used in tax filings (tax rates, etc.)
Support filing of indirect taxes (e.g., Annual 1099 / 1042, 871 withholding taxes, etc.) where applicable
Serve as a primary contact for tax-related audit requests (EY / internal audit)
Provide audit support, including preparation of schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation
Ensure audit requests are tracked, responded to timely, and fully supported
Assist with walkthroughs, explanations of tax positions, and documentation of processes
Prepare and maintain detailed tax workpapers supporting reported balances
Ensure all tax computations and positions have appropriate technical support
Maintain audit trail from source data through financial statements and tax filings
Ensure second-level review and formal sign-off on material tax workpapers