Senior Tax Analyst

Hilco Global•Northbrook, IL

3d•$75,000 - $95,000

About The Position

The Tax Accounting Analyst gathers, reconciles, and analyzes financial data across multiple U.S. and foreign legal entities to support tax compliance and reporting. The role requires a strong understanding of debits and credits, analytical discipline, and the ability to convert accounting information into tax-ready data. The analyst works with Tax, Accounting, and Finance teams to ensure entity-level financial information is accurate and complete for U.S. federal, state, and international tax filings. The position also supports tax return preparation and review, tax basis balance sheet maintenance, and improvements to financial data processes. It coordinates with internal finance teams and an outside publicly held parent on reporting requests. Hilco Global is a diversified financial services company and subsidiary of ORIX Corporation USA. It is based in Northbrook, Illinois, and has more than 850 professionals operating on four continents.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Strong foundational knowledge of debits, credits, and financial statement mechanics.
3–5+ years of experience in tax accounting and compliance.
Ability to analyze large data sets and identify inconsistencies or anomalies.
Proficiency with Excel.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
Excellent communication skills and comfort working with cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

Partnership tax experience.
Experience with Workday or another ERP system.
Experience with Alteryx, PowerQuery, or data analytics tools.

Responsibilities

Extract trial balances, general ledger detail, and other financial data from Workday and local ERP systems for domestic and foreign entities.
Consolidate entity-level financial information into standardized tax reporting templates.
Perform GAAP-to-Tax reconciliations, identify book-tax differences, and prepare supporting schedules.
Analyze revenue, expenses, balance sheet items, and intercompany activity to ensure proper tax classification.
Support tax compliance teams with data requests for federal, state, and international income tax returns.
Assist in preparing and maintaining tax basis balance sheets.
Investigate and resolve data discrepancies with Corporate Accounting, FP&A, and local finance teams.
Participate in process improvement initiatives to streamline data flow and increase automation where possible.
Coordinate and oversee outside tax return preparation, including reviewing and reconciling returns.
Interact with the outside publicly held parent to support reporting requests.