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Tax Accountant

Strada Education Foundation

Posted on: 27 Mar 2024

Job Location: Indianapolis, US

Job Description:

Overview

The Tax Accountant role is responsible for tax-related tasks. The Tax Accountant's responsibilities include assisting with federal, state and local tax returns, assisting in audits, and responding to tax correspondence. To be successful as a Tax Accountant, the role requires that the individual is up to date with the latest technologies which assist in accounting duties preferably experience with NetSuite and have excellent communication skills. Ultimately, a top-notch Tax Accountant should have strong analytical skills, pay attention to detail, and the ability to manage your time efficiently.

Context

Strada Education Foundation is a national nonprofit social impact organization that supports programs, policies, and organizations that strengthen connections between education and employment in the U.S., with a special focus on helping those who have faced the greatest challenges securing economic opportunity through postsecondary education or training (PSET). Our new strategic plan focuses on five strategic pillars: clear outcomes, quality coaching, affordable PSET, work-based learning, and employer alignment. We work with partners in education and training, nonprofit organizations, industry, startups, and public policy. We leverage strategic philanthropy, investments, research, communications, advocacy, and collaborating organizations as tools to help advance equitable pathways to opportunity. Strada aspires to be a nonprofit partner of choice working with education and training providers and leaders, policymakers, and peer organizations. Strada offers a dynamic, collaborative, and inspiring professional environment that provides learning and professional development opportunities, both within the organization and with external partners.

This position is a hybrid role and requires the candidate to reside in or relocate to Indianapolis, Indiana. In office days will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure state and local tax compliance.
Prepare monthly, quarterly and/or annual property and sales tax returns.
Oversee and respond to inquiries in a timely manner while minimizing tax assessments and optimizing professional fees.
Assisting state and local audits as needed.
Ensure federal tax compliance.
Assist in preparing federal and state income tax for both not for profit and for-profit entities ensuring that tax returns are filed in accordance with tax authorities.
Assist with preparation of the Form 990 on an annual basis working with internal and external resources.
Assist in preparing federal returns for for-profit entities working with internal and external resources.
Oversee and respond to inquiries in a timely manner while minimizing tax assessments and optimizing professional fees.
Assisting with federal audits as needed
Regulation Researching tax laws.
Provide assistance with Payroll filings in new jurisdictions
Coordinate with legal to ensure registrations and regulatory filings are complete.
Provide accounting assistance as needed.
Review and monitoring of revenue streams with revenue and operational teams for sales taxability.
Assist with preparation of tax provisions for financial statements.
Assist with tax-related financial statement audit requests.
Assist with reconciliation of relevant tax accounts.

Qualifications

Degree in accounting, finance, or similar
Not for profit experience is a plus.
Prefer a CPA or candidate pursuing CPA.
Proven experience as a tax accountant, tax analyst, or similar role a plus.
Strong knowledge of accounting laws and procedures.
Computer literacy with NetSuite is a plus.
A keen eye for details.
Outstanding analytical skills.

Mission and Values Alignment:

Committed to providing equitable pathways to opportunity through PSET, particularly for individuals who have faced significant barriers. Demonstrated alignment with Strada's guiding values, commitment to building a strong and healthy workplace culture, and working in a collaborative environment.

Strategy and Innovation Leadership:

Adept at operationalizing strategy and effectively communicating strategic endeavors within the organization and in external contexts, both verbally and in writing. Particular skill in designing annual plans, monitoring progress, and refining plans as needed. Adaptable with tolerance for ambiguity. Able to problem-solve and navigate varied viewpoints. Capacity to refine efforts based on evidence that change is needed. Ability to lead efforts to visualize and monitor change. Capability to see and support innovative ideas and opportunities across the organization, and to embed innovation within operational plans. Capabilities in taking the perspective of others and adapting an agenda and approach - toward a shared aim - accordingly.

Strategic Problem Solving:

Ability to effectively utilize a hypothesis-driven approach to problem solving, with effective quantitative and communication skills. Ability to take on broad-reaching and sometimes ambiguous questions while working collaboratively and cross-functionally with Strada team members across the organization.

Execution and Operations Leadership:

Ability to translate innovative, strategic ideas into tangible, actionable steps, as well as to effectively monitor progress and partner with others on identifying improvements during implementation to increase the likelihood of successful execution.

DEI Commitment:

Commitment and professional experience advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within and organization, including incorporating stakeholder perspectives in the design, implementation, and evaluation of strategic efforts.

Relationship Building and Collaborative Capabilities:

Demonstrated ability to cultivate, grow, and manage positive, mutually beneficial relationships at all levels of an organization and with partners outside the organization. Strong communication, interpersonal and relationship management skills-including identifying and working through challenges-underscored by strong judgment and emotional intelligence. Proven collaborator, able to work with colleagues at all levels in the organization.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to Strada's organizational vibrancy, employee experience, and mission. Strada is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workplace-certified by Diversity for Social Impact, a strategic professional and organization development company dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion to drive social impact worldwide. We strongly encourage applicants from people of color/the global majority, immigrant, bilingual, and bicultural individuals; people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA2S+ and gender nonconforming communities; and people with other diverse backgrounds and lived experiences. We believe every member on the team enriches our workplace by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and discover, design, and deliver critical insights and solutions.

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