Accountant

Overview

This role requires the candidate to be a W2 employee and a U.S. citizen.

The expatriate tax accountant will manage inquiries and metrics related to global mobility, supporting employees on international assignments and various business units. Responsibilities include administering expatriate tax operations, developing and maintaining metrics, lists, and databases for tax services and frequent business travelers.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance, coaching, and education to expatriates, stakeholders, and business unit managers regarding the expatriate tax program.
• Explain tax equalization policies and procedures, resolve cases, and collaborate with the tax assistance firm to complete tax equalization settlements.
• Research discrepancies in compensation and determine resolutions.
• Accurately calculate, record, manage payments and amounts owed, reconcile, and post to individual employee files.
• Maintain and provide monthly metrics using PowerPoint and Excel, including VLOOKUP.
• Update financial reports and process vendor invoices and statuses through email communication.
• Deliver excellent customer service and interpersonal communication when working with expatriates to provide education on U.S. and foreign taxes.
• Handle a fast-paced environment, multitask large volumes of data, and complete repetitive tasks through to closure.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is mandatory.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Global Management, or equivalent experience.
• High proficiency and advanced skills in Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP, to analyze large datasets.
• Experience with individual income tax returns.
• Experience performing, compiling, and analyzing compensation data accurately.
• Experience with payroll and accounts receivable.
• Excellent customer service skills, written and oral communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail, logical and methodological approach, and proactive problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to follow through on assignments and tasks to closure.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Audit experience is a plus.
• Ability to work independently while functioning within a team environment.
• Proven ability to recognize potential issues and escalate them appropriately.
• Experience creating metrics related to work activities.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills, including working with employees and stakeholders to resolve issues.

Compensation & Benefits

Details regarding compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

Location

This position requires U.S. citizenship; specific work location details will be provided by the employer.