At Gates, we welcome challenges, celebrate hard work, and continually seek new talent to join our global company. Gates Corporation has an opportunity for a Tax Summer Intern at its global corporate headquarters in downtown Denver. This position will have the primary responsibility to assist in federal, state and local income tax compliance, including preparation of the US federal consolidated income tax return for Gates Corporation and its subsidiaries, 5471 and for controlled foreign corporations and related forms, calculation and review of tax fixed assets, as well as assistance on the year-end annual ASC 740 provision for income tax reporting cycle.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Gates Corporation is looking for interns to work closely with Gates’s Domestic tax team to assist in the preparation of year-end income tax provisions in the January timeframe and to assist in other areas of federal and state compliance in the February through October timeframe. It is envisioned that the position would typically work more than 40 hours per week during January, but no more than 40 hours per week through the rest of the year, with the schedule being flexible to accommodate class loads. Other duties may be assigned beyond the core functions listed below.

Prepare and submit for review electronic and/or paper workpaper package templates for federal income tax returns, state income tax returns, Forms 5471 foreign subsidiary information reporting returns. As well as preparation of workpaper templates for ASC 740 provision calculations including current provision, deferred provision, reconciliation and rollforwards of current payables and deferred tax assets and liabilities

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Pursuing one of the following degrees: master of taxation, master of accounting with a tax focus, LLM or an equivalent of one of the three.
• Completion of undergraduate Accounting degree required
• General knowledge or familiarity with corporate tax returns

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• Professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to learn quickly with support from the tax team
• Ability to learn and work with various specialized software packages including Oracle, HFM, Corptax, Sage Fixed Asset Software (FAS).
• Strong analytical, organizational and administrative skills
• Ability to work in the United States with no restrictions

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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Gates Corporation is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees.  Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of gender, race, color, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status or any other protected class defined by state or local law.

Gates Corporation is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. They are driven to push the boundaries of materials science to engineer products that continually exceed expectations.

They don’t rest on their rich heritage of innovation. They leverage it to inspire solutions that will power the next hundred years. Gates invests continually in R&D and technology, so their products outperform industry standards and exceed customers’ demanding expectations. Gates invest in their people, bringing real-world experience that enables them to solve customers’ diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.