Sr. Tax Associate - State & Local Tax

Title:  Sr. Tax Associate - State & Local Tax
Location: 56 Top Gallant Road, Stamford, CT
Rate: $40- $50

• Candidate must be local to Stamford CT, Irving TX, Ft Myers FL
• Roles expected to be mostly remote but must be local to one of the above COE's in case onsite is required (30-mile radius from Gartner Facilities).
• Candidates Submitted should have 2-4 years professional experience working in Taxes, including Global Provision and Financial Reporting.
• All Candidates MUST have a completed Bachelor's Degree for consideration, MS Degrees a plus.
• Huge plus if candidates have a MST, CPA, or JD
• Candidates MUST be competitively bid - Candidates in Stamford are likely to be more expensive then those in Ft Myers FL for example. It's critically important candidates Skill Sets, Alignment to the role and geographical location align with Bill Rate as Manager will be paying close attention to this.
• Please keep all candidates under Max Bill Rate or they will be rejected
• Resumes must be presentable, clean and readable. Suppliers should NOT be editing resumes on behalf of the candidates though Suppliers can leave a "Supplier Summary" at the top of the resume if they prefer but that should be the only change Suppliers should be making to resumes.

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What you'll do:
Assist Tax Director with executing the following:

• Management and coordination of all aspects of consolidated provision.
• Work with fed, state & int'l teams to compile and analyze results.
• Maintain executive summary deliverables including CFO presentation.
• Coordinate with FP&A and transfer pricing team quarterly to rationalize full year pretax projections by region.
• Compile documentation for Sarbanes Oxley testing of consolidated process.
• Draft tax related financial disclosure.
• Consider financial reporting developments, changes in financial accounting standards, and changes in the business and/or tax laws.
• Research tax technical accounting questions as necessary.
• Identify items for discussion and draft disclosure committee talking points.
• Cash tax and rate guidance. Work with FP&A, TP, fed, state & int'l teams to compile.
• Prepare scenario analyses and develop guidance ranges on a quarterly basis.
• Continually assess YTD performance against guidance; raise potential risks.
• Develop annual tax department budget.
• Track YTD spend vs budget and report progress to GVP of tax.
• Ensure audit committee approval for all spend with external auditors.
• Selected research/special projects (e.g.: maintain global equity comp summary, research US tax treatment on synthetic debt instruments, research andpropose tax accounting policy for GILTI, etc.

• 2-4 Years of Tax experience including Global Provision and Financial Reporting
• Public Accounting or mix of public and private is preferred
• Good communication skills - ability to identify & effectively communicate status and issues
• Sense of ownership – understand purpose of assigned tasks and evaluate progress towards goal as work is being executed
• Good project management skills -proactively execute against project plan and raise roadblocks early
• Motivated, high-potential performer, with demonstrated ability to influence and lead
• Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to solve complex problems and successfully manage ambiguity and unexpected change
• Teachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement
• Consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility and a positive outlook in the face of challenges

What you'll need:

• MST, CPA, or JD a plus
• BS in Accounting, Business, Finance minimum requirement