Senior Tax Accountant

Westfield Health

Tax Senior Accountant responsible for organizing and completing business tax returns. Managing federal, state, and local taxation duties with minimal supervision at Westfield insurance.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeWestfield Center • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in federal tax provision preparation, GAAP compliance, and multi-state partnership tax return management. Proficient in tax research, financial statement analysis, and mentoring tax professionals.

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Federal Tax Provision PreparationGAAP ComplianceMulti-State Partnership Tax ReturnsCertified Public Accountant (CPA)Tax Research

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Hard Skills

Tax Provision CalculationDeferred Tax AccountingFinancial Statement PreparationAccount ReconciliationJournal Entry PostingData MigrationTax ComplianceTax Item AllocationCapital Account AnalysisRegulatory Audit Support

Soft Skills

MentoringGuidanceAnalytical SkillsCommunication

Tools & Technologies

SAPTax Software

Certifications & Qualifications

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)Accredited Tax Advisor (ATA)

Industry Keywords

Tax AccountingFinancial AuditsGAAPPartnership TaxationIncome Tax Provisions

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Prepares monthly federal tax provision based on SAP and GAAP, including calculation of current income tax expense, federal tax payable, and deferred taxes.
Maintains ongoing maintenance, monitoring, and knowledge of SAP and GAAP accounting practices, developments, and procedures as they relate to tax.
Assists in the preparation and review of multi state, multi-tier partnership tax returns, addressing contributions, distributions, allocation of tax items, capital account analysis, loans, special allocations, sales of partnership interest or assets, credit, and depreciation calculations, and winding up and dissolution of partnerships.
Prepares and/or reviews financial statements, reports, and records by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
Assists with gathering and executing document requisitions during financial audits and federal, state, and local regulatory audits.
Performs tax research on recent tax developments and prominent legislation that may be impactful to the company and its affiliates.
Maintains and oversees the preparation of monthly, quarterly, or annual account reconciliations for selected tax accounts maintained within the tax department.
Performs minor bookkeeping duties including posting monthly journal entries, ad hoc querying of accounts, data migration from general ledger to tax software.
Works on quarterly and annual GAAP and statutory income tax provisions and annual financial statement presentation.
Mentors and guides tax paraprofessionals and tax accountants in completing various basic tax support tasks.
Conducts tax research as needed while assisting with data gathering and analysis during regulatory audits.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in Tax, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Economics, or a related field and/or commensurate experience.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (Preferred)
Accredited Tax Advisor (ATA) (Preferred)

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