Marcum LLP offers a great career with exceptional benefits.
There's a lot to think about when it comes to launching your career. At Marcum, we offer you a world of opportunity, a highly competitive salary, exceptional benefits, flexible work options, and industry-leading technology, all within an environment that values your contributions and supports your professional growth.
At Marcum, eligible associates receive a benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, and transit benefits, as well as paid time off, a 401(k) plan with an employer contribution, and a profit sharing plan.
Marcum LLP is seeking an experienced Corporate Tax and Accounting Services Director to join our growing and well-established national firm in our Boston office. The position requires a high-energy, experienced professional, with strong interpersonal and supervisory skills.
Responsibilities
- Staff augmentation for routine tax accounting activities; including interface with Companies' accounting staff, working independently under direction of client management, and informing management of all major applicable tax compliance issues on a timely basis and providing guidance for implementation.
- Provide timely tax accounting and guidance for applicable and newly issued tax related FASB and FERC requirements and pronouncements.
- Coordinate and assist in quarterly planning/status meetings with management.
- Provide support for routine annual External and Internal Auditor tax information requests.
- Calculate, prepare and report tax provision and gross-up input for monthly billing schedules and tax related journal entries for monthly closings.
- Process quarterly estimated tax return calculations and payments for the Corporations and Post Retirement Welfare Benefit Trusts (VEBAs); includes activities of the Spent Fuel Trust (SFT), where applicable, and the Decommissioning Trusts (NDTs).
- In addition to annual Federal and State income tax returns for the Corporation, VEBA 990 and 990-T, prepare quarterly corporate tax planning documents, work papers, and amended tax returns as applicable.
- Calculate annual corporate earnings and profit calculations and reporting for equity distributions, tax expense, and liabilities projections.
- Prepare information for annual external audits including work papers for Corporate Annual Report - tax footnote disclosure and ASC 740 compliance.
- Prepare, under the direction of the Companies, annual tax work papers for financial regulatory reports, e.g. FERC Form 1.
- Review earnings and expenses of trust funds to determine and request reimbursement of income taxes from trustees and/or corporate funds, as applicable.
- Quarterly income tax reconciliations of all general ledger tax accounts.
- Respond to standard State and IRS inquiries.
- Provide general tax administration activities, including contract administration.
- State Sales Tax monitoring and reporting with ongoing review of transactions for compliance with state requirements.
- Routine FERC rate filing and IRS ruling 468A filing coordination and support, as requested.
- Cultivate effective relationships with clients and staff.
- Create a positive impression with clients by exhibiting professional competency and ability.
Qualifications
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Accounting required
- Masters in Taxation degree or LLM in Taxation a plus
- CPA certification required with 7+ years public accounting tax experience.
- Strong technical skills pertaining to tax preparation and review, tax compliance, agency correspondence, and tax research.
- Working knowledge of Internal Revenue Code 468A and related regulations - 'Special Rules for Decommissioning Costs'
- Working knowledge of Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) relative to Post Retirement Welfare Benefit Plans
- Working knowledge of state codes for MA, ME, CT, and NC
- Familiarity with FERC Regulations and accounting software
- Ability to assist in corporate financial modeling and strategic tax planning and problem-solving thinking both creatively and logically.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
- Must have outstanding work ethic, willing to roll up sleeves and work.
- A demonstrated ability to self-direct and effectively organize, prioritize and manage multiple engagements under tight deadlines.
- Outstanding leadership, mentoring, and interpersonal skills fostering client and staff relationships
- Thorough understanding of complex tax issues
- Decisive ability to identify and execute solutions to problems.
- Ability to attract and develop profitable, sustainable client relationships.
- Hybrid work schedule requires being in the office/client location minimally 3 days per week.
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