Senior Tax Assistant

TIAA • Saint Louis, MO

201d • $20 - $29

About The Position

This is a Non-Employee Contingent Worker Role providing services for TIAA's family of companies and will be employed by TIAA's preferred 3rd Party Supplier. As a Non-Employee CW, perform a variety of moderately complex business planning, support, and project-related duties. Demonstrates an exceptional standard of quality and holds themselves accountable to achieving excellent results. This role will sit onsite, likely in a hybrid capacity, at the location(s) listed in this posting. The anticipated term of this engagement will be 12 months. This term could be extended based on company business needs. The Tax Accountant I is responsible for financial reporting, review of finance data, results, analysis and research of tax treatment, knowledge of operations and transactions, gathering of data as well as reviewing tax filing to ensure essential tasks are completed before the next quarter commences. Under close supervision, this job is responsible for amassing and reviewing tax data that will guide upper level management and directors on making conclusions regarding the positions and filing of tax returns.

Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred
• No Experience Required

Responsibilities

• Assists with the preparation of appropriate tax forms and instruments for filing with federal, state and local jurisdictions.
• Helps with filing tax payments on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Assists reviewing financial statements, expenses and previous tax returns to contribute recommendations for completing future returns.
• Applies knowledge of tax regulations to complete the complex accounting and reporting tasks.
• Shares knowledge and experience internally to the organization's business functions when requested for proposal of RFP (request for proposal) responses or other tax-related topics.
• Supports reviewing various tax issues that impact the company and drafts memos to document positions on said issues.
• Seeks advice from senior management regarding challenging tax circumstances and other problems that require a more complex understanding of tax.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Accessibility Support for online application process

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree