Senior Tax Accountant

Overview

The senior tax accountant is responsible for managing and coordinating entity level tax compliance, tax provision support, and estimated tax processes across a complex corporate structure, including joint ventures, partnerships, and subsidiary entities. This role partners closely with accounting, controllers, and external tax advisors to ensure accurate tax reporting, timely filings, and proper balance sheet presentation. This role requires regular in-office presence. 

Who are we?  

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more! 

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. 

Who are you? 

You are someone who acts inclusively, showing empathy and treating others with respect and dignity in order to uphold Gilbane’s core value of Caring and “People First” workplace culture. You seek to listen in order to understand and can convey information clearly. You’re a strong problem solver who can identify, prioritize, and implement alternatives for solutions, and you demonstrate adaptability by collaborating with others and supporting team members to achieve excellence. A self-starter who shows passion, commitment, and ownership all while delivering on business outcomes and driving results. You’re someone who identifies opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value-add solutions.  

Your core values match Gilbane’s: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship. 

What’s in it for you?   

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader. 

Responsibilities

• Maintain a comprehensive matrix of required tax filings and payments at the entity level, including tracking compliance deadlines and payment status.
• Prepare and maintain M 1 and deferred tax schedules to support tax provision calculations, including captive insurance C corporation subsidiaries.
• Ensure prepaid tax assets and tax liability balances are accurately recorded and reflected on the balance sheet at the entity level.
• Reconcile filed annual tax returns to provisional tax estimates and communicate required true ups or adjustments to the accounting team.
• Partner with Accounting to calculate, track, and remit quarterly estimated tax payments, including those related to captive insurance subsidiaries.
• Update M 1 and deferred tax schedules for material changes impacting quarterly estimates.
• Monitor accumulated tax prepayments relative to estimated annual tax liabilities and ensure accurate tracking and reporting.
• Review partnership K 1s, assess tax payment requirements, and request or remit payments as necessary.
• Provide required documentation and support to external tax advisors for annual tax filings.
• Monitor and respond to tax notices, inquiries, and audits from taxing authorities
• Serve as a tax partner to controllers, addressing tax related questions from joint venture partners.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Tax, Accounting, Finance, or a related field (Master’s degree or CPA preferred)
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years of experience in corporate income tax, with direct experience in S corporation taxation

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Strong knowledge of multi-state income tax compliance requirements
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Excel
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with tax provision calculations under ASC 740
• Familiarity with multi-state apportionment and nexus considerations
• Experience working in a corporate tax department or public accounting firm

Salary to be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience of the applicant, as well as the internal equity and alignment with the team.

For Providence, this ranges from $90,000.00-$110,000.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees’ education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Gilbane is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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