Tax Analyst - Process Automation
Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Position Type: Unfixed Term
Job Function: Finance
A world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics for more than 60 years, bioMérieux provides diagnostic solutions which determine the source of disease and contamination to improve patient health and ensure consumer safety.
In North America we have more than 6,200 team members across 11 sites or subsidiaries, including Salt Lake City-based BioFire Diagnostics and one subsidiary in Montreal, Canada.
Come and join a family-owned global company with a long-term vision, and a human-centered culture.
Description
The Tax Analyst will focus on federal income tax compliance within the direct tax function, playing a central role in the preparation and support of federal tax workpapers, provision calculations, and audit file development to ensure accurate and compliant filings. This role will also contribute to process automation initiatives, supporting projects that streamline invoice processing, tax calculations, and other workflows. By leveraging tools like Alteryx and Power Query in Excel, the analyst will have opportunities to improve efficiency across direct and indirect tax functions while gaining exposure to a wide range of tax and cross-functional operations. Additionally, the analyst will support indirect tax functions, including customer communications, exemption certificate management, and compliance tasks, while collaborating cross-functionally with finance, customer service, and billing teams.
- Cross-Functional
- Alteryx and Power Query Development
- Develop and optimize Alteryx workflows and Power Query processes to improve tax process efficiency.
- Act as an Alteryx Champion, supporting team training and workflow improvements.
- Process Improvement and Automation: Identify automation opportunities and assist in building a tax database using Snowflake, SQL, and Python.
- Project Participation and Compliance
- Participate in invoice processing and tax calculation projects within billing systems to ensure compliance.
- Complete tasks in line with company quality standards.
- Other Duties as Assigned
- Alteryx and Power Query Development
- Direct Tax
- Federal Quarterly Provision Support
- Assist in preparing provisional tax computations for senior review.
- Use ONESOURCE, Alteryx, and Power Query for provision support.
- Analyze and reconcile tax-related general ledger accounts for accuracy.
- Notice and Audit Resolution
- Prepare and organize audit documentation following compliance checklists.
- Track and process tax notices, providing updates to the Income Tax Management Team.
- Work with the Income Tax Management Team on response letters, documentation, and payments.
- Federal Taxable Income Computations for Annual Filings
- Prepare workpapers for federal taxable income computations with finance and accounting teams.
- Support annual federal income tax filings using third-party software.
- Assist with additional federal tax filings as required.
- Special Projects and Research: Conduct tax research on legislative changes to support federal compliance.
- Federal Quarterly Provision Support
- Indirect Tax
- Customer Communications and Dunning Letters: Prepare and send dunning letters for expiring exemption certificates, tracking follow-up activities.
- Indirect Tax Email Support and Issue Resolution: Track inquiries, update policies, and communicate tax guidelines with customer service and billing teams.
- Exemption Certificate Management: Process and verify exemption certificates, update the database, and review eligibility periodically.
Education, Skills, & Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business related field required with 0 years of experience.
- Master's Degree preferred
- 1+ year of experience in Accounting or Tax is preferred but not required
- Experience using PivotTables, VLOOKUP, & Power Query in Excel is highly desired
- Experience using Alteryx is highly preferred - Tools such as Oracle, Power BI, Tableau, or something similar also accepted
- Experience with Process Automation is desired
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