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Tax Accounting Analyst

Remote:

Full Remote

Contract:

Full time

Experience:

Mid-level (2-5 years)

Work from:

India

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Graduate/Postgraduate in tax accounting or finance, 4 - 6 years relevant experience in tax accounting, Strong understanding of US tax accounting principles, Proficient in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting systems, Detail-oriented with data collection skills.

Key responsabilities:

Prepare year-end federal and state tax estimates
Review externally prepared tax returns and work papers
Calculate and review tax withholding analysis and allocations
Maintain partner information and own tax documents
Assist in quarterly and annual book reporting tasks

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Job description

Alternative Path is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Tax Accounting Analyst to assist one of its clients. This position requires a strong understanding of tax accounting principles, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with our client’s internal and partner teams. This is an opportunity to join a team-first meritocracy and help grow an entrepreneurial group inside Alternative Path. You will be asked to contribute, given ownership, and will be expected to make your voice heard.

**Tax compliance (75% of time) – ﬁrst level of review/preparation:**

● Prepare year-end federal and state tax estimates for all funds tiering up to partner estimate statements for 5 funds (in-house-Dec-Feb)

● Review externally prepared federal and state extensions, federal, and state tax work papers, and tax returns (e.g., Forms 1065, K-1s, K-2/K-3s, 1120), as well as informational reporting (e.g., Forms 5471, PFICs, UBTI, FDAP, ECI, as applicable) for 20 entities and growing (Mar-Oct)

● Review externally prepared Forms 1099 for 5 funds (Early Jan)

● Calculate and review tax withholding analysis and allocations, including maintaining tax basis on ﬂow-through investments and calculating tax withholdings for capital events (year-round and dependent on capital activity)

● Track and maintain all federal and state tax payments, including the calculation of corporate estimates to ensure timely payments (quarterly)

● Prepare tax provisions (e.g., DTA/DTL calculations) for 3 blocker entities (quarterly)

● Assist in tax planning for prospective new entities (e.g., prepare Forms W-9 and make check-the-box elections where necessary) (year-round, as deal activity arises)

Tax compliance – Admin & Ad hoc:

● Maintain partner information and demographics for all funds

● Own and maintain all tax documents in an orderly and organized manner

● Work closely with in-house Finance team and external tax service teams to streamline workﬂows and increase efficiency

● Assist in ad-hoc tasks/projects (e.g., tax notices, investor inquiries, FIN48 memos)

Financial Reporting and Ad hoc projects (25% of time - will grow over time):

● Assist in quarterly and annual book reporting tasks throughout the year, including but not limited to preparing wire templates, reviewing quarterly financials & partner statement reports, compiling internal performance files, sorting bank statements, preparing line of credit files, and facilitating audit confirmations.

Desired Skills and Experience:

● Candidate must be a Graduate/Postgraduate with good knowledge of tax accounting and finance.

● Candidates must have 4 - 6 years of relevant experience in tax accounting, with a strong understanding of US tax accounting principles.

● Proficient in Microsoft Excel, with experience in financial reporting systems. The candidate is expected to have experience building and working with large data files (Pivots, V- Lookups etc.)

● Detail oriented with fast and exact data collection and validation skills.

● The ability to eﬀectively work as an individual contributor and possess strong analytical, problem solving, critical thinking and decision making skills, multitask and deliver under tight deadlines; The candidate is a self-starter that thrives on complexity and solution finding.

● The profile involves eﬀective communication across Clients’ facilities globally and hence possessing excellent interpersonal and communication skills in verbal and written English is a must.