Tax Transformation and Automation, Senior Associate (Direct Tax)

Grant Thornton LLP•Chicago, IL

43d•$96,000 - $165,000

About The Position

As the Tax Transformation and Automation Senior Associate, you will work with large publicly owned and private companies to evaluate existing processes and challenges across the tax function, make recommendations for improvements, and follow through with tax process design and solution implementation for your clients, across a wide variety of industries - all with the resources, environment and support to help you excel. You will collaborate with team members, practice leadership, and our diverse client base as well as play a key role in supporting project planning and management, delivery, testing, and go-live assistance of these engagements because together is how we succeed. From day one, you'll be empowered by working with a team of professionals and dealing with day-to-day activities to ensure that projects are on time and within budget, based on the project's scope, to meet client needs and help you achieve more, confidently. Your day-to-day may include: Participating in several active projects Develop and deliver key project documentation including requirements documents, design documents, and test plans Assist Project Managers for third-party tax software implementations (ex: Corptax, ONESOURCE, Oracle TRCS, Longview, Bloomberg) and custom software development projects Gaining knowledge of data management and data analytics concepts Building a strong foundational understanding of tax concepts Working closely with clients to gather feedback on their issues and translating to Grant Thornton service offerings that support their overall tax objectives; team with tax subject matter specialists to bring complete professional expertise to our clients Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts/Science degree in Accounting, Finance, or other business-related field
Two- four years of public accounting, consulting, or industry experience
Experience with tax technical matters (I.e.) Accounting for Income Taxes (ASC 740), corporate consolidated returns, partnership returns
Experience with tax technology such as Corptax, ONESOURCE, Oracle TRCS, Longview, Bloomberg
Experience with data analytics, transformation, and visualization tools such as Alteryx, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau
Strong computer skills required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to travel as needed. Expect up to 40% travel

Nice To Haves

Secondary degree or minor in: Management Information Systems (MIS), computer science, or data analytics, is preferred
Certified Public Accountant or other professional designation is preferred

Responsibilities

Participating in several active projects
Develop and deliver key project documentation including requirements documents, design documents, and test plans
Assist Project Managers for third-party tax software implementations (ex: Corptax, ONESOURCE, Oracle TRCS, Longview, Bloomberg) and custom software development projects
Gaining knowledge of data management and data analytics concepts
Building a strong foundational understanding of tax concepts
Working closely with clients to gather feedback on their issues and translating to Grant Thornton service offerings that support their overall tax objectives; team with tax subject matter specialists to bring complete professional expertise to our clients
Other duties as assigned

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