Indirect Tax Accountant

Tegna • Indianapolis, IN

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

TEGNA is seeking an Indirect Tax Accountant to join its team at the NSSC. The role supports TEGNA business units through general ledger transaction reviews, complex balance sheet reconciliations, fixed asset work, indirect tax work, and financial reporting. The position calls for strong problem-solving, analytical, organizational, and time-management skills, sound judgment, and initiative to identify operational efficiencies. This is a hybrid position.

The accountant participates in the month-end close, prepares journal entries and reporting documents, and prepares balance sheet accounts and supporting documentation. Indirect tax work includes audit engagement and resolution, escheatment and unclaimed property, real and personal property tax filings and payments, and sales and use tax filings and payments. The role also reviews monthly reports and analyses for internal and external management and audit groups, maintains customer service relationships with sites, and may take on special projects or more complex journal entries and reconciliations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a business-related concentration is preferred.
• 1–5 years of related experience.
• Good problem-solving, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Analytical and detail-oriented.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with an emphasis on superior customer service.
• Good knowledge of US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Strong systems orientation and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

• Oracle Cloud ERP general ledger knowledge.
• Shared service experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the month-end close by preparing monthly journal entries and reporting documents for TEGNA business units.
• Prepare balance sheet accounts and supporting documentation.
• Prepare indirect tax work, including audit engagement and resolution, escheatment and unclaimed property, real and personal property tax filings and payments, and sales and use tax filings and payments.
• Establish and maintain a superior customer service relationship with the sites.
• Review monthly reports and analyses for internal and external management and audit groups.
• Plan, analyze, and follow up to maintain essential job functions and exercise good judgment.
• Take initiative on tasks that result in operational efficiencies.
• Perform other duties and special projects as required, potentially including more complex journal entries or balance sheet reconciliations.
• Review general ledger transactions and assist with fixed asset work.

Benefits

• Two medical plan options for full- and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas.
• Dental and eye care coverage.
• Fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance.
• Disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with employee contributions and a 100% company match on contributions up to the first 4% of pay; company contributions are 100% vested from day one.
• Nine free virtual doctor appointments annually through Teladoc for employees and eligible family members, regardless of enrollment in TEGNA medical plans.
• Twelve free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health for employees and eligible family members.
• Paid time off.
• Nine paid holidays per year.

What This Job Offers

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