Senior Tax Analyst

Hilco Global•Northbrook, IL

5d•$75,000 - $95,000

About The Position

The Tax Accounting Analyst is responsible for gathering, reconciling, and analyzing financial data across multiple U.S. and foreign legal entities to support the company’s tax compliance and reporting processes. The role requires a strong understanding of debits and credits, analytical discipline, and the ability to translate accounting information into tax-ready data. The analyst works closely 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.

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 multiple 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.
Coordinate and oversee outside preparation of tax returns, including reviewing and reconciling returns.
Interact with the outside publicly held parent to support reporting requests.