Tax Accountant jobs in Akron, OH

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Position Summary: The Tax Accountant is responsible for assisting Leaf Home with tax compliance for Federal, International, State, and Local.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with income tax return preparation for federal, state, and localities.
• Preparing work papers, including those with advanced levels of complexity.
• Support and organize estimated income tax payments and extensions.
• Preparation of sales and use tax returns.
• Preparation of personal property tax returns and assist with business tax licenses.
• Preparation of information tax returns such as Form 1099s.
• Support accounting for income taxes including monthly and quarterly accruals, current tax account reconciliations, deferred tax reconciliations, supporting calculations, non-income tax account reconciliations, and other schedules as needed.
• Correspond with taxing authorities for tax notices and audits.
• Conduct tax research as needed and communicate results to management.
• Support and help with new acquisitions and office locations, completing new tax applications and filings.
• Assist with federal and state tax credits and incentives as needed.
• Complete and assist with other filings and special projects as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Experience and Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 2 years of experience in business taxation compliance.
• Excellent analytical skills – must be able to analyze, not just compile information.
• Ability to juggle various work activities and shift their attention from one task to another to meet the demands of different stakeholders without “dropping the ball.”
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy, team-oriented environment and have a “roll up your sleeves” and “win every day” mentality.
• Hold oneself accountable and responsible while being self-driven in accomplishing goals.
• Detail-oriented and can focus on the task at hand by finding the most efficient and effective pathway to completion.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills at all levels to communicate with internal and external stakeholders articulately.
• Ability to logically connect ideas, scrutinize and evaluate arguments, find inconsistencies and errors in work, solve complex problems, and engage in reflection.
• Ability to provide timely and empathetic service through all communication channels keeping peer and customer needs first.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and/or Access).
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, or Certifications:

• Experience with ERP systems and tax compliance and/or provision software.
• Experience focused on income tax compliance and/or sales and use tax compliance.

Travel Requirements:

• No travel required.

Overtime/Additional Hours Requirements:

• Additional hours may be required (exempt positions).

Physical Requirements:

• Normal office environment.
• Performs indoor work in a climate-controlled environment.
Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Leaf Home is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create an environment that embraces differences and fosters inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Leaf Home will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, results of genetic testing, veteran status, or physical/mental disability (except where the disability prevents the individual from being able to perform the essential functions of the job and cannot be reasonably accommodated in full compliance with the law).

Americans with Disabilities Act Statement and Contact

Leaf Home is committed to honoring the spirit and requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to adarecruiting@leafhome.com.