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Senior Tax Accountant job at Menzies Aviation in Dfw Airport TX

Description, duties, responsibilities

Description
Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join Menzies Aviation and expand an in-house tax function in the US working closely with the Group Tax team in the United Kingdom. The individual will assist the Director of Tax in the day to day and medium to long term planning and strategy for the business tax function.
The individual will develop strong working relationships with the Corporate Accounting Treasury and FP&A departments and encourage and facilitate strong working relationships between those departments and other members of the corporate tax team. The individual should be skilled in managing relationships with outside tax advisors financial statement auditors and consultants on an ongoing basis.
Following Safety Security you will put our people our customers-and their customers at the heart of everything you do.
Main accountabilities include:
+ Assist with the day-to-day functions of the tax department for all US taxes to which the Group is subject including federal state and local taxes sales and use taxes property taxes franchise taxes excise taxes and fuel taxes.
+ Assist in managing and continually assessing the Company’s tax processes and ensure necessary improvements are implemented and coordinated effectively
+ Assist the Director of Tax in long term tax planning and strategy
+ Supervise preparation of monthly/quarterly filing of state sales and use taxes and excise fuel taxes (federal and state).
+ Assist with preparation of federal state and local income/franchise returns.
+ Assist with state and local business license and property tax compliance.
+ Responsible for industry specific filings and managing outside audits
+ Assist with internal documentation for transfer pricing preparation of foreign tax compliance tax projection modeling and special projects.
+ Manage government audits – sales/use tax property tax income/franchise.
+ Research tax laws and regulations.
Qualifications and Experience
+ Bachelor’s degree in accounting and master’s degree in taxation
+ Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
+ 6-9 years’ combined experience in public accounting and industry
+ Proficient with Microsoft office suite (Excel pivot tables and VLOOKUP’s).
+ Experience with CCH Access Tax preparation software and Thomson Reuters Checkpoint tax research software
+ Experience with federal consolidated tax return
+ State unitary combined nexus consolidated and separate income tax returns
+ Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) compliance and planning
+ Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI)
+ Internal Revenue Code Section 163(j) interest expense limitation
+ United States and Canada Transfer Pricing
+ Federal and state fuel excise tax credits
+ Strong technology research and communication skills
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
+ Strong knowledge of U.S. international and foreign tax regulations including tax accounting and compliance
+ Proven ability to conduct in-depth tax research and develop sound tax positions
+ Able to adapt to fast-paced changing environment and technology
+ Team player
+ Strong work ethic
+ Ability to meet internal and external deadlines
+ Calm under pressure
+ Good communication skills and ability to multi-task efficiently in a fast-paced environment
+ Effective communicator
+ Willing to learn new subjects
Education:
+ CPA master’s in finance / accounting or equivalent.
Qualifications
Behaviors
Preferred
+ Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
Education
Preferred
+ Masters or better
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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Menzies Aviation Company Overview

With more than 200 airport operations across 6 continents, Menzies Aviation relies on more than 30,000 employees to ensure that our services hit the heights which are expected of us. We believe that true excellence is only delivered by people with the knowledge, tools and passion to set standards rather than chase them. We offer landside and airside services tailored to our customers needs, timed to their schedules, and delivered by teams with the knowledge, tools and passion to set standards rather than chase them. Our core services include Ground Handling, Cargo, Fueling, Executive Services and Offline Services.