Property Tax Consultant

Position: Property Tax Accountant

Location: New York, NY

Duration: 6 months+ Contract with high possibility of extension!!!

Pay rate: $50-60/hr

Note:

• Hybrid role [2 days onsite / 3 days remote]
• Work schedule: 40 hours/ week | Monday to Friday: 9am-5pm EST

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Five to eight years of accounting and/or general tax compliance related experience.Property and gross receipts tax experience is preferred.
• Education or Certification Requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or other business discipline (Master's Degree or CPA license is preferred).
• Strong technical background in GAAP Accounting for property and gross receipts taxes.
• Familiarity with ERP systems. Oracle: Oracle BI - Business Intelligence applications and Oracle EBS - Finance Supply Chain System, preferred.
• Familiarity in property tax accounting software, PowerPlan-Property Tax preferred.
• Familiarity with the NYC Department of Finance's Property Tax Public Access Web Portal, preferred.
• Proficiency with preparing corporate tax returns, gross receipts tax returns preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word.
• Proficiency in analyzing and interpreting accounting system data in excel for tax and financial reporting.
• Proficiency in efficiently cleansing, joining, and parsing data in excel.
• Excellent project management skills: flexibility and the ability to multi-task and execute timely deliverables while working under aggressive timelines in multiple tax jurisdictions.
• Ability to work independently and exercise discretion and sound judgment while providing quality customer service.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and oral and written communication skills.
• Professional demeanor, confidence dealing with all levels of management and other Company personnel and the ability to work with sensitive and confidential information.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare property and gross receipts tax payments for New York State and the various local municipalities in New York State.
• Prepare the property tax and/or gross receipts tax accrual, journal entries and related supporting work papers.
• Prepare tax returns and supporting work papers.
• Initiate property tax grievances and participate and support the Company's efforts to settle and/or litigate those grievances.
• Support the preparation of tax schedules for the SEC, FERC, PSC and other regulatory filings.
• Supports the Company's legislation and litigation matters.
• Performs other related tasks and assignments as required.
• Maintain good corporate relations with and respond to inquiries on taxes from external and internal stakeholders.

Recruiter Contact Info

Gurjant Singh

Phone: 925-297-5994

Email: gurjant.singh@ameritconsulting.com

www.ameritconsulting.com

I'd love to talk to you if you think this position is right up your alley, and assure prompt communication, whichever direction. If you're looking for rewarding employment and a company that puts its employees first, we'd like to work with you.

Company Overview:

Amerit Consulting is an extremely fast-growing staffing and consulting firm. Amerit Consulting was founded in 2002 to provide consulting, temporary staffing, direct hire, and payrolling services to Fortune 500 companies nationally: as well as small to mid-sized organizations on a local & regional level. Currently, Amerit has over 2,000 employees in 47 states. We develop and implement solutions that help our clients operate more efficiently, deliver greater customer satisfaction, and see a positive impact on their bottom line. We create value by bringing together the right people to achieve results. Our clients and employees say they choose to work with Amerit because of how we work with them - with a service that exceeds their expectations and a personal commitment to their success. Our deep expertise in human capital management has fueled our expansion into direct hire placements, temporary staffing, contract placements, and additional staffing and consulting services that propel our clients’ businesses forward.

Amerit Consulting provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Applicants with criminal histories are considered in a manner that is consistent with local, state and federal laws.