Tax Manager - (US-TX-Houston - 77299)

Minimum Education: None
Jobcode: C:131378
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Tax Manager - FED

Responsibilities:
Compliance: Preparation of consolidated federal and state returns as well as separate company returns; preparation of state, local and provincial income, franchise, excise and margin tax returns and estimates; assist TD with FAS 109/FIN 48 reporting; assist TD with review of property tax returns; assist TD with review Canadian federal and provincial returns; assist TD with special filings for quick refunds, change in accounting method, prospective or amended returns to claim certain credits and deductions
Audits and Reverse Audits: assist TD and other manager with the application of population analysis, audit sampling and techniques advantageous to Goodman; assist TD and other manager with proper self-audit procedures and record retention to ensure well kept, complete and audit-ready documents; assist TD and other manager with audit defense through negotiations, appeals and request for abatement.
Sales and Use Taxation: assist TD and other manager with review of multistate sales and use tax returns and Canadian GST and provincial retail sales tax returns; assist with implementation of Vertex Sales and Use Tax software.
Research and Planning: assist TD with year-end planning for a manufacturer; assist TD with taxation of inventories, unicap, business incentives, and international tax planning and research; keeping tax department abreast of current laws and pending legislation for opportunities beneficial to any and all of our entities; conduct tax research and render formal and informal written and verbal opinions; be involved in professional associations and always mindful of best practices; develop, train, motivate and encourage staff; lead several in-house training seminars.

Qualifications/Requirements:
Automated Consolidated and Separate Company Federal and State income tax returns using a major tax software package such as CorpTax, Insource, Lacerte, ProSystems, Tax Dimensions and Vertex.
Strong tax compliance and research software experience and ability to learn our IT systems.
Proficient in MS office productivity tools such as Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Familiarity with a mainframe based ERP system such as JD EDWARDS, SAP, MAPICS and MINCRON.
Knowledge of FAS 109/IAS 12, FIN 48/IAS 37, and FAS 123R.
* Strong written and oral analytical, communications and research skills.
* Bachelor Degree in Accounting or Finance.
* 5 years of supervisory experience and at least 8 years of combined public accounting and corporate tax experience.
* Working knowledge of Accounting for Income Taxes - FAS 109/FIN 48.
* Proven ability to deal with multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously and effectively. Possessing strong attention to detail and strong analytical and research skills.
* Top 100 public accounting or Fortune 2000 experience (International Experience a plus).
* EA or CPA with multistate and IRS audit preferred.
* MS-Tax, MBA-Tax, JD (multiple tax courses) or LLM Tax preferred.