Tax Analyst
Latham & Watkins
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Los Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $70,000 - $95,000 per year
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Acting as a tax specialist for the firm with regard to preparing income tax return schedules and other tax compliance workbooks
- Analyzing data provided by the Accounting & Finance Department
- Preparing tax schedules for the preparation of U.S. federal and state partnership income tax returns, sales and use tax returns, and other tax compliance requirements
- Coordinating the process of providing information to external tax accountants
- Working with the Senior Tax Analysts to prepare certain general ledger analyses and perform quality assurance procedures
- Calculating and preparing the partners’ U.S. and international tax calculations
- Maintaining a compliance schedule of all U.S. federal, state, and international tax returns
- Assisting with any projects needed by the Global Tax Department or staff
- Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field
- A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license or working progress toward CPA license, preferably
- A minimum of one (1) year of experience in public accounting at a multi-office professional services organization, preferably
- Experience with preparing U.S. federal and state partnership income tax returns, preferably
Benefits
- Healthcare, life and disability insurance
- A generous 401k plan
- At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
- Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
- Professional development programs
- Employee discounts
- Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
income tax return preparationtax compliancedata analysisgeneral ledger analysisquality assurance proceduresU.S. federal tax calculationsstate tax calculationsinternational tax calculationssales and use tax returnstax schedule preparation
Soft skills
communicationcoordinationattention to detailconfidentialityproject assistance
Certifications
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)