Tax Analyst

Latham & Watkins

Tax Analyst role at Latham & Watkins focusing on income tax return preparation and compliance. Collaborating with teams to analyze data and assist in tax procedures for U.S.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $75,000 - $85,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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
Assisting in 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
Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

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 detailconfidentialityorganizational skills

Certifications

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)