What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tax Analyst (Consultant) position at Vaco by Highspring?
Role: Tax Analyst (Consultant)
Location: New York City, NY (Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite)
Compensation: $80-$100/hour
Our client is seeking an experienced Tax Analyst to support a broad range of tax compliance, regulatory reporting, and tax accounting activities. This position offers the opportunity to work across multiple tax disciplines while partnering with Accounting, Finance, Treasury, and external tax advisors in a dynamic environment.
Key ResponsibilitiesTax Compliance & Regulatory Support- Assist with the preparation and coordination of regulatory filings and compliance reporting requirements.
- Gather, analyze, and validate data needed for regulatory submissions and tax reporting.
- Support remediation efforts related to historical compliance and reporting matters.
- Coordinate with internal teams to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
- Extract, reconcile, and analyze data from ERP and operational systems.
- Prepare supporting schedules and documentation for external tax advisors.
- Assist with federal, state, provincial, and indirect tax compliance requirements.
- Support sales and use tax, income tax, and transfer pricing-related activities.
- Review tax data for completeness and accuracy prior to submission.
- Review tax returns and related work product prepared by external advisors.
- Coordinate tax payments and filing deadlines with Treasury and Accounts Payable teams.
- Assist with tax journal entries, account reconciliations, and tax-related accounting processes.
- Support quarterly and annual tax provision activities, including ASC 740-related requirements.
- Collaborate with Accounting and Finance teams to provide information for tax reporting and compliance initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve controls within the tax function.
- 3-6 years of tax experience in public accounting, corporate tax, or a combination of both.
- Experience supporting tax compliance and reporting processes.
- Exposure to regulatory filings and compliance-related activities.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. federal and state taxation.
- Advanced Excel skills with experience working with large and complex datasets.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a lean, fast-paced environment.
- Telecommunications industry tax or regulatory filing experience.
- Sales and use tax compliance experience.
- Exposure to both U.S. and Canadian tax matters.
- Transfer pricing support experience.
- ASC 740 tax provision exposure.
- Experience reviewing tax returns prepared by external accounting firms.
- Prior experience within smaller organizations where tax professionals are responsible for multiple areas of the tax function.
- Microsoft Excel (advanced formulas, reporting, and data analysis)
- Oracle ERP (preferred)
- Vertex (nice to have)
The ideal candidate will bring a combination of technical tax knowledge, strong analytical skills, and a hands-on approach to managing tax processes. Success in this role requires the ability to work independently, navigate complex datasets, and support tax activities from data gathering through compliance, review, reporting, and payment coordination.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
Salary : $80 - $100