Tax Analyst

Medline Industries, LP • Northfield, IL

21d • $67,000 - $101,000

About The Position

Under general direction, the Tax Analyst prepares tax-related projects and returns associated with U.S. federal, state, local, and international tax matters. The position interacts with the tax team, corporate accounting group, financial analysis, local controllers, and external service providers.

The role assembles and organizes information for external advisors preparing Partnership and C corporation tax returns, assists with tax depreciation calculations, quarterly estimates and distributions, and real estate and personal property tax matters. It also supports tax-account analysis, tax calendars, tax calculations and incentives, state registrations and reports, and federal and state income tax audits.

The Tax Analyst monitors and manages physical and shared-mail correspondence for the Tax Department, identifying time-sensitive items and helping ensure timely resolution. The role includes ownership of assigned projects and tasks, with 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.

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, such as using SUM, setting borders and column widths, inserting charts, text wrapping, sorting, setting 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.
• Organized, motivated, self-starting, detail-oriented, and able to multitask in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to work well with others and communicate professionally and effectively with coworkers and external advisors, orally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and organize federal, state, and international tax data for external advisors preparing Partnership and C corporation tax returns.
• 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 changes in property tax payments.
• Coordinate information needed for tax 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 projects, including maintaining tax calendars, reporting for 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 documentation.
• Monitor and help manage the Tax Department’s physical mail and shared mailbox by scanning, organizing, routing, and tracking correspondence.
• Identify notices, filing deadlines, payment requests, and other time-sensitive items, and follow up with appropriate team members to support timely resolution.
• Own assigned projects and tasks, communicate status with appropriate documentation, and follow up regularly until completion.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package.
• Continuing education and training.
• Health insurance.
• Life and disability coverage.
• 401(k) contributions.
• Paid time off.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups, and the Employee Service Corp for employees working fewer than 30 hours per week.

What This Job Offers

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