Williamblair

Tax Accountant

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Sponsorship not specified$75k-$95kDetected 4 days ago

ComplianceAccountingExcelTaxResearchCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoringMicrosoft Office

About the role

Join William Blair, the Premier Global Partnership.
Seek ways to improve tax processes, data collection, and operational efficiency while providing guidance to less experienced staff as needed.
Salary Range $75,000 - $95,000 USD About Our Firm William Blair strives to attract qualified candidates who specialize in investment banking, investment management, private wealth management, and other strategic resource groups.

Prepare and maintain state tax work papers, filing calendars, payment support, and documentation for external accountants and internal review.
Support state estimated tax payments, extensions, withholding payments, composite tax payments, and other recurring state and local tax obligations.
Calculate quarterly estimated tax payments for partnership returns and partner group returns, including preparing supporting schedules, reconciling payment amounts, and coordinating timely remittance across applicable jurisdictions.
Recognize potential state and local tax issues, risks, or planning opportunities arising from business activities, entity structure, partner composition, or operational changes and discuss with senior tax staff.
Maintain fixed asset records for tax depreciation purposes, including reviewing asset additions, disposals, classifications, useful lives, depreciation methods, and related tax depreciation schedules to support state and local tax compliance, apportionment, property tax, and other related filing requirements.
We are committed to empowering our colleagues to deliver client success and engage in our communities.
We empower our people to bring their best thinking so we can deliver the tailored, thoughtful work and problem-solving abilities that our clients expect.
The Tax Accountant will administer and support state and local tax compliance for William Blair's partnership operations across multiple U.S. jurisdictions.

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or related field required
2+ years of tax or accounting experience required, preferably with state and local tax compliance responsibilities
Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to work with large data sets and identify inconsistencies
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to coordinate with internal stakeholders and external advisors
Detail orientation and ability to prioritize tasks across multiple jurisdictions and projects
Prepare tax reports, schedules, work papers, payment support, and tax-related journal entries required for quarterly and year-end close processes.
Commitment to satisfying internal and external customers
Willing to assume significant responsibility and manage recurring compliance deadlines
Desire to work in a team environment
Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel

CPA or CPA eligibility preferred
Public accounting, Big Four, or large corporate tax department experience preferred
Partnership tax experience preferred
Experience with multistate income, franchise, withholding, composite, property, sales and use, or other state and local tax matters preferred
Familiarity with apportionment, nexus, state tax notices, filing calendars, estimated payments, extensions, and tax work paper preparation preferred

$75,000 - $95,000 USD
Note to External Recruiters / Search Firms: William Blair does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not pay for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Any unsolicited resumes received will not be considered as a valid submission.

William Blair does not use instant messaging services such as WhatsApp, Telegram, or iMessage as part of the recruiting or interviewing process.

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