Senior Tax Analyst at Mars, Incorporated in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

Job Description:

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance from an accredited university required


• Master's degree in taxation encouraged


• Certified Public Accountant license or Enrolled Agent license encouraged


• 4-6+ years of corporate tax experience, including Federal, state tax, international tax, with some public accounting experience preferred;


• Large corporate multinational tax environment experience financial statement accounting, federal and state U.S. income tax compliance, tax accounting methods, and tax planning;


• Proficiency in data analytics systems (Alteryx, Power Query, Power BI, Tableau) with implementation experience preferred;


• Experience in tax process transformation preferred;


• Experience working within a team environment, including with teams in various geographic locations;


• Experience in tax reporting systems (ONESOURCE Income Tax and Provision and Dataflow, GoSystems) with implementation experience preferred;


• Experience using and implementing workflow tools, such as SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, or Smartsheet applications preferred;

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Prepare and review U.S. tax reporting of Federal & state tax returns for domestic corporations, professional corporations, partnerships, and disregarded entities;


• Prepare and review US GAAP income tax provisions and FIN 48 positions for domestic corporations, domestic and foreign partnerships, foreign corporations and disregarded entities;


• Drive the preparation of various analysis to drive effective review of consolidated federal and state returns;


• Actively participate in the consolidation of the global tax provision including analysis of the deferred position, payable/receivable position, total tax expense, and effective tax rate;


• Actively participate in leveraging tax insights to drive effective business support for all U.S. business units, including forecasts and cash tax planning;


• Cultivate tax technology and drive the transformation of tax processes;


• Support responses to Federal IRS and state tax audit authorities;


• Train and coach tax associates and interns to grow their leadership as well as functional competencies;

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.


• Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.


• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.


• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.