Associate, Tax (Tax Operations Analyst)

Job Title: Associate, Tax (Tax Operations Analyst) 

Job Code: 41737

Job Location: (On Site) Melbourne, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is actively seeking a Tax Operations Analyst to join our team. In this role, you will serve as a core member of the Corporate Tax Department, supporting the department’s reporting requirements, budgetary processes and administrative needs. The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational, communication and software skills.

Essential Functions:

• Assist with the preparation of tax-related schedules and reports, and other departmental deliverables.
• Support the maintenance of tax software and data files through preparation of analytic reports, including tax calendars and tax compliance or provision datasets.
• Assist with the preparation of the Tax Department budget, including monitoring variances. 
• Match external invoices to statements of work and enter data into applicable systems to process payments.
• Compile, monitor and submit expense reports for the Tax Department.
• Maintain accurate inventory and organization of Tax Department’s off-site records.
• Coordinate with internal and external functions to support Tax Department operations, including Security, Facilities, IT, external consultants, etc.
• Ensure compliance with security-related requirements, including badging requests and submission of required background information as necessary.
• Identify potential gaps in requests or processes, or deliverables and proactively help address Tax Department needs.
• Adapt to changing priorities, processes, systems, and technologies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 4 years of prior related experience in tax, finance, accounting, or administrative operations. 

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Basic knowledge of accounting principles and/or tax concepts.
• Ability to read and interpret basic financial documents, bookkeeping records and budget or forecast reports.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and Outlook.
• Intermediate Excel skills, basic data reconciliation, working with large datasets, supported by use of formulas (SUM, IF, VLOOKUPs), sorting, filtering, formatting, etc.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective cross-functional working relationships.
• Experience in an office, clerical, finance, accounting or customer service setting.
• Experience supporting a tax, finance, or accounting function.
• Experience with invoice processing, expense reporting, or budget tracking.
• Experience working with financial, reporting, or tax-related software.