Senior Tax Analyst

Job description

By joining Eaton Vance, you'll become part of a company that has one of the best employee retention rates in the financial services industry. We offer competitive salaries, generous benefits, and tremendous opportunities for growth and development. If you do not see a position that fits your career objectives, please return to this site in the future as our hiring needs will change. We look forward to your becoming a part of our continued success!

Basic Purpose:

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture. The Tax Department reports to the Chief Financial Officer and consists of 200 employees worldwide. The Tax Department is responsible for global tax compliance, tax accounting, business unit tax advice and tax planning for the Firm.

The Senior Tax Analyst primarily reports to one of the Tax Managers, but will interact on a daily basis with all team members, including the Global Tax Director. In this broad tax role you will be responsible for a variety of tax related functions including, but not limited to: federal, state, and international compliance, financial reporting, tax research, audit support, and documentation. This role will also be assigned special projects and other tasks as needed.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Active participation in preparation of Federal consolidated forms and schedules
• Assist with preparation of unitary and combined state and local tax returns
• Tax analysis, planning and analytics
• Tax audit support, including responding to IDRs
• Tax provision management and review including separate company financial statements, monthly and quarterly ETR calculations.
• Review of quarterly federal and state deferred tax balances for regulatory reporting purposes
• Preparation and review of separate company income tax provision and footnote for audited financial statements
• Review monthly and quarterly effective tax rates
• Reconciliation and validation of income tax accounts and balance sheet tax accounts
• Analysis of income tax accounting impact of transactions
• Tax analysis, planning and analytics
• Special projects

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or related
• 5+ years of diverse corporate tax experience
• CPA and/or Master's degree in tax, or candidate preferred
• Strong MS Office skills, with emphasis on Excel and Word
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and written and oral communication skills
• Significant tax compliance and ASC740 experience
• Superior work ethic with high level of accountability
• Financial services industry experience preferable, but not required

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