Senior Tax Accountant (Tax Planning)

Wesco•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

The Senior Tax Accountant primarily supports Wesco’s tax planning work, along with certain tax compliance, audit, and tax provision activities. The role may include reviewing work by junior staff and involves planning support for internal reorganizations, acquisitions, intercompany financing, and distributions or repatriation. The accountant researches and documents tax positions, gathers data and performs calculations, supports U.S. federal tax forms and disclosures, and helps address tax authority notices and audits. The position collaborates with outside service providers, supports compliance and financial-reporting workplans and processes, uses tax and data-analysis software to improve efficiency, monitors relevant tax-law developments, and helps maintain Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 internal controls. The role also includes coaching and mentoring junior staff. For an assignment to the international tax team, the position analyzes and models the U.S. international tax impacts of business transactions, including foreign-source income and expenses, GILTI, FDII, Subpart F, Section 163(j), foreign tax credits, and OECD Pillar Two. It may also involve country-by-country reporting and mandatory disclosures, and coordination with foreign tax, treasury, legal, and accounting staff.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
At least 3 years of tax experience.
Knowledge of accounting theory, principles, and practices and their application.
Knowledge of pertinent tax laws, codes, and regulations.
Ability to multitask, work independently, and demonstrate self-motivation, sound judgment, and decision-making skills.
Strong analytical skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strong office and computer skills, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Ability to research and analyze a variety of information.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
Ability to assemble data and prepare reports.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
CPA.
5 years of tax experience.

Responsibilities

Assist with tax planning for internal reorganizations, acquisitions, intercompany financing, distributions, and repatriation planning and modeling.
Research and document tax positions for tax planning and returns, including preparing written memoranda and transactional step plans.
Gather data and complete calculations to support tax planning.
As needed, support preparation of calculations for U.S. federal tax forms and disclosures.
Assist with tax authority notices and audits.
Collaborate with outside service providers on tax planning initiatives and, as needed, assigned tax forms in a co-sourcing environment using OneSource tax compliance software.
Support tax workplans and processes for compliance and financial reporting.
Use current technology and software solutions, such as Alteryx and Orbitax, to improve data preparation and analysis efficiency.
Monitor tax-law developments relevant to the assigned team and assist with implementing changes needed to comply with or adapt to new laws and requirements.
Maintain Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance and internal controls for tax compliance and planning processes, ensuring no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses.
Coach, train, and mentor junior staff, including interns and Tax Accountants, and review their work product prior to submission in limited circumstances.
For international tax assignments, analyze and model business-transaction impacts on U.S. international taxation, including foreign-source income and expenses, GILTI, FDII, Subpart F, Section 163(j), foreign tax credits, and OECD Pillar Two, as required for tax provision, compliance, and planning.
For international tax assignments, identify and report intercompany transactions for country-by-country reporting and mandatory disclosure requirements.
For international tax assignments, coordinate with foreign tax, treasury, legal, and accounting staff to gather and review foreign-entity information used in U.S. tax planning, compliance, and reporting.
Perform other duties as assigned.