[Remote] Senior Income Tax Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Clark Associates is hiring a Senior Income Tax Analyst to prepare and review U.S. federal, state, and local tax compliance for Clark and its affiliated businesses. The role also supports quarterly tax forecasting and cash tax payments, develops compliance analytics and tracking, and collaborates with tax, accounting, finance, and other teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the compliance calendar, ensuring all federal, state, and local estimated tax payments, extensions, elections, and reporting are timely filed
• Prepare accurate and complete taxable income computations, including variance analysis and impacts of tax law or business environment changes
• Perform nexus reviews and state tax research, evaluating the state tax footprint and supporting nexus and apportionment analytics
• Prepare tax fixed asset reviews, ensuring depreciation and basis positions are accurate and audit-ready
• Identify available credits and incentives, and prepare incentives, BPT/PPT, and other real estate and annual reporting requirements
• Work closely with the external accounting firm on federal, state, and local tax filings for partnerships, LLCs, and S-corporations, while also preparing certain in-house prepared returns
• Perform first-level review of filings prior to Manager review, escalating and communicating appropriately throughout the process
• Prepare timely, accurate, and complete responses to federal, state, and local tax notices, examinations, and audits, with a mindset to mitigate incremental tax exposure
• Partner with accounting and finance teams to ensure quarterly reporting supports accurate tax treatment and reliable cash flow planning
• Prepare and optimize forecasts to reflect current-year business events and tax law changes
• Calculate quarterly cash tax outflows and estimated tax payments across all business entities: preparing internal reporting documents and coordinating with accounting and treasury on required cash movement to ensure accurate, on-time remittance
• Prepare quarterly tax summaries for shareholders and other stakeholders in a timely manner
• Maintain high standards for tax documentation, workpapers, ownership records, calendars, and internal review processes
• Maintain a compliance tracker and review materials that make compliance status visible to the Manager and Director
• Leverage technology to improve data collection, validation, and reporting, with a continuous improvement mindset and a hands-on approach
• Build effective relationships and improve workflows and communication with accounting, finance, legal, and business teams, serving as a strong, responsive business partner to non-tax teams and external advisors
• Serve as a technical resource, providing guidance and mentorship to junior staff members

Skills

• Access to a reliable and secure high-speed internet connection
• Access to a home router and modem
• A dedicated home office space that is noise- and distraction-free
• A valid, physical address (apartment, suite, etc.)
• The desire and ability to work and communicate with other team members via chat, webcam, etc
• Legal residents of one of the following states: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, and WY)
• We only accept W-2 candidates, H-1B sponsorship is not available
• 3+ years of progressive experience with a regional or national accounting firm or a large domestic tax department, including pass-through entity tax and compliance expertise
• Strong knowledge of U.S. pass-through federal and state tax law, with experience maintaining partner tax capital accounts, taxable income, and outside tax basis
• Experience with fixed asset / depreciation review and state nexus and apportionment analysis
• Proficiency with Excel Power Query, BI reporting tools, and AI-assisted automation tools to improve data collection, validation, and reporting
• Proficiency with tax research tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Strong organizational skills; proactive and forward-thinking to ensure all compliance is filed on time
• Sound judgment in applying review standards and workpaper conventions
• Excellent communication skills, with a proactive habit of keeping the Manager ahead of key developments, risks, and open items
• Comfort building or improving reporting tools and trackers, not just using them
• Technically skilled and process-improvement minded, with a genuine curiosity for identifying opportunities to automate manual work and streamline recurring compliance processes
• Genuine curiosity to learn and adopt new tax technology and AI-driven tools
• Business-first mindset with a client-service orientation toward internal partners
• High attention to detail, with a strong sense of ownership and the independence to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and drive them to closure
• Cable or fiber internet connections (at least 75mbps download/10mbps upload) are preferred
• JD, MST, or CPA a plus

Benefits

• Remote work for legal residents of the listed states.

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