SENIOR TAX AND COMPLIANCE ACCOUNTANT - MINNEAPOLIS, MN
WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC.
WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC. is seeking a Senior Tax and Compliance Accountant to join our corporate services team in our Minneapolis, Minnesota office. The successful candidate will be a detail-oriented tax professional who will administer and coordinate all aspects of the company’s state and local taxation and compliance, including sales/use, property, payroll and business/professional licensing. They will serves as primary liaison for the company with its external income tax firm. has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Accumulate, analyze, and process financial accounting data in order to prepare and file sales/use and property tax returns, process tax payments, and prepare forecasts and financial accounting tax estimates.
- Complete all required tax filings in a timely manner.
- Gather information and draft responses for various IRS and state tax notices, as needed.
- Coordinate audits by various taxation authorities, and negotiate with them over tax payment issues, as appropriate.
- Ensure adherence to compliance-related deadlines such as extensions, tax estimate requirements, tax return filings and other tax related services
- Understand and research basic to moderately complex tax concepts and their application to company situations, and communicate results to Vice President of Finance, Controller and other leadership.
- Develop new and enhance existing tax processes, such as tax calendars, research tools and training.
- Update job knowledge by participating in training seminars and webinars.
- Create a corporate tax database, and update as needed for tax rate and other changes.
- Coordinate outsourced tax preparation work, including income tax filings and year-end tax provision.
- Support Payroll and Benefits Coordinator to ensure accurate and efficient payroll tax processes.
- Serve as primary contact with Legal teams maintaining the company’s business and professional licensing.
Required Skills
Required Experience
- 3+ years of state and local tax accounting experience.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting preferred, or a tax concentration within an accounting program.
- Must be detail oriented, and deadline driven.
- Knowledge of accounting procedures.
- Familiar with accounting software systems (Deltek Vision preferred).
- Strong Microsoft Office applications knowledge.
- Effective written and verbal communication.
- Independent judgment is essential.
ABOUT WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC. (WESTWOOD)
Westwood is a multi-disciplined national surveying and engineering services provider for commercial and residential development, public infrastructure, wind energy, solar energy, energy storage, and electric transmission projects. Westwood was established in 1972 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has grown to serve clients across the nation from multiple U.S. offices. In 2018, Westwood received Zweig Group’s Best Firms to Work For and Marketing Excellence awards, ranked on industry top 25 lists, and received recognition for its involvement on award-winning projects nationwide.