Senior Tax Analyst

Thomson Reuters • Ann Arbor, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Tax Analyst, International Tax is a key contributor to our global team, responsible for ensuring our software products meet the highest standards of accuracy, reliability and compliance. As an experienced tax professional, they drive the translation of complex, evolving tax regulations into actionable software requirements for diverse markets. This highly analytical role requires expertise in US multi-national corporate tax laws and a focus on compliance and user experience. Senior Tax Analysts play a pivotal role in planning and execution, leveraging data and expertise to deliver world-class, compliance products.

In this opportunity as a Senior Tax Analyst your responsibilities will include:
Owns several features end-to-end; supports cross functional delivery of medium to large projects independently or as part of a team. Handle moderately complex scenarios, interprets guidance, determines impact, models calculations, and recommends solutions. Applies intermediate-to-advanced knowledge to varied scenarios, researches and resolves complex issues, and recommends options with tradeoffs. Gathers, analyzes, and validates complex regulatory requirements and translates them into detailed, testable requirements and user stories. Collaborates across teams to define workflows, business rules and acceptance criteria and supports Agile delivery, Software Development Life Cycle processes, User Acceptance Testing across individual and team projects. Creates test cases for defined requirements and verifies fixes. Improves testing strategies, shapes priorities within owned projects, and contributes to the broader team strategy. Communicates complex concepts to tax and non-tax audiences and coordinates with cross functional teams to build strong understanding and alignment. Independently prioritizes multiple assignments and consistently meets deadlines. Works and learns independently, seeks responsibility, proposes improvements, and follows through. Uses tax software and research platforms with confidence. Leverages AI for efficiency and validates outputs.

Requirements

• Work history should experience with consolidated federal returns, look through for intercompany transactions, dividend distributions, calculating Subpart F and GILTI, allocation and apportionment of deductions under Section 861, deemed paid tax credits, and preparing or reviewing Forms 5471, 8858, and 8865.
• Solid mathematical, organizational, problem solving, and tax research skills.
• Experience with tax research platforms.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using ONESOURCE Income Tax International.
• Compliance experience preparing Forms 1118, 8990 and 8992 and the concepts embedded within these forms.
• Experience in a corporate tax department.
• Experience with Software Development Life Cycle and Agile software development practices

Responsibilities

• Owns several features end-to-end; supports cross functional delivery of medium to large projects independently or as part of a team.
• Handle moderately complex scenarios, interprets guidance, determines impact, models calculations, and recommends solutions.
• Applies intermediate-to-advanced knowledge to varied scenarios, researches and resolves complex issues, and recommends options with tradeoffs.
• Gathers, analyzes, and validates complex regulatory requirements and translates them into detailed, testable requirements and user stories.
• Collaborates across teams to define workflows, business rules and acceptance criteria and supports Agile delivery, Software Development Life Cycle processes, User Acceptance Testing across individual and team projects.
• Creates test cases for defined requirements and verifies fixes.
• Improves testing strategies, shapes priorities within owned projects, and contributes to the broader team strategy.
• Communicates complex concepts to tax and non-tax audiences and coordinates with cross functional teams to build strong understanding and alignment.
• Independently prioritizes multiple assignments and consistently meets deadlines.
• Works and learns independently, seeks responsibility, proposes improvements, and follows through.
• Uses tax software and research platforms with confidence.
• Leverages AI for efficiency and validates outputs.

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role)
• Flex My Way supportive workplace policies
• Work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year
• Continuous learning and skill development
• Grow My Way programming
• Flexible vacation
• Two company-wide Mental Health Days off
• Access to the Headspace app
• Retirement savings
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee incentive programs
• Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Two paid volunteer days off annually
• Opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives
• Market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs
• Competitive 401k plan with company match
• Competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off
• Paid holidays (including two company mental health days off)
• Parental leave
• Sabbatical leave
• Optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee
• Optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Fitness reimbursement
• Access to Employee Assistance Program
• Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee
• Access to 529 Plan
• Commuter benefits
• Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
• Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed