Tax Analyst

Medline • Northfield, MN

19d

About The Position

Under general direction, the Tax Analyst prepares tax-related projects and returns involving U.S. federal, state, local, and international tax matters. The role works with the tax team, corporate accounting group, financial analysis, local controllers, and external service providers. It also supports tax account analysis, property tax administration, filings, payments, audits, and process improvements. The position requires ownership of assigned work, clear status communication, documentation, and follow-up through completion.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• 1–2 years of experience with knowledge of income tax matters.
• Strong attention to detail and communication skills.
• Ability to stay organized, multitask, and work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to work well with others and demonstrate a strong work ethic.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with coworkers and external advisors.
• Professional appearance and demeanor.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s in Taxation (MST), CPA, or J.D.
• Experience with tax planning, research, accounting for income taxes, partnership taxation, or international tax compliance.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including functions and features such as SUM, borders, column width, charts, text wrap, sorting, headers and footers, and print scaling.
• Knowledge of pivot tables and VLOOKUP/HLOOKUP functions.
• Experience with SAP.
• Experience using AI-enabled, automation, data analytics, or workflow tools to improve business processes.
• Knowledge of BNA for tax depreciation calculations.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and organize data for external advisors preparing Partnership and C corporation tax returns, including federal, state, and international information.
• Work with corporate accounting and local controllers to obtain tax-return data.
• Assist with tax depreciation calculations.
• Assist with quarterly federal and state estimates and distributions.
• Collaborate with external consultants on real estate and personal property tax matters.
• Assist with property tax payments, maintain the property tax calendar, and analyze year-over-year payment changes.
• Coordinate information needed for filings, payments, notices, and signatures.
• Identify, develop, and implement process improvements.
• Prepare schedules and analyses of tax accounts and transactions to support financial analysis, accounting, and legal operations teams.
• Assist with tax-related projects, including maintaining tax calendars, reporting tax calculations and incentives, organizing information in SharePoint, assisting with state registrations, withdrawals, and annual reports, and supporting federal and state income tax audits by gathering information and documentation.
• Monitor and help manage the Tax Department’s physical mail and shared mailbox, including scanning, organizing, routing, and tracking correspondence; identify time-sensitive notices, deadlines, and payment requests; and follow up with appropriate team members.
• Own assigned projects and tasks, communicate project status with appropriate documentation, and follow up regularly until completion.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package.
• Continuing education and training.
• Health insurance for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average.
• Life and disability insurance for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average.
• 401(k) contributions.
• Paid time off.
• For employees working less than 30 hours per week, access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups, and the Employee Service Corp.
• Bonus and/or incentive eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level