Apply for Vacancy for Tax Manager at Eastern Washington University at the USA. The category for this job is Business and Financial Services.

About

Eastern is a regional, comprehensive university located in Cheney, 20 minutes from downtown Spokane. In addition to our primary campus in Cheney, we also offer programs in Spokanes innovative University-District, plus additional teaching/learning centers located in other cities throughout Washington State. Also, enrollment has reached over 12,000 students. Likewise, the Cheney-Spokane area is the heart of the Inland Northwest, with excellent restaurants, theater, shopping, skiing, hiking, lakes, a choice of living in a medium-sized city or a small town, and high quality schools and housing.

Job Summary:

• Eastern Washington University seeks candidates for a Tax Compliance Manager.
• The Tax Compliance Manager provides continual management and implementation of university tax requirements, including tax advisory, planning, compliance, and reporting needs. Likewise, this position has and continues to develop expert knowledge of the various regulatory issues related to state, federal, and international tax compliance. With ever-growing complexity in tax regulation and requirements, this position ensures compliance of existing and future laws both within the state, interstate, as well as internationally.
• Also, the Tax Compliance Manager will collaborate closely with functional teams and prepare training resources to continuously improve systems and educate the University community on tax matters. Reporting to the controller, this position operates with a high level of independence and is expected to demonstrate a significant level of acumen, tact, and discretion. The Tax Manager performs as a team player and an experienced technical advise.
• Also, this position is responsible for various EWU tax filings and collaboration with other departments including identifying and resolving University tax compliance obligations and many tax reporting functions.
• Furthermore, the candidate selected for this position will be rewarded with competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package which includes highly subsidized health/dental plans, retirement plan with 100% university match, generous paid vacation and sick leave, 11 paid holidays, tuition waiver benefit and more.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in accounting, finance, business administration or closely related field
• Also, three years of progressively responsible operational experience in areas such as finance, payroll, and tax regulation
• Three years of progressive experience preparing institutional tax returns
• Likewise, experience working with federal and state tax regulations and reporting
• Experience researching and interpreting complex tax laws and regulations for business applications
• Moreover, demonstrated experience with integrated, enterprise level accounting software systems
• Exceptional analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent consultative, written and verbal communication skills
• Also, demonstrated ability to apply a culturally responsive and flexible approach that is supportive to the diverse needs, including universal accessibility, or our students, staff, faculty and the public.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA or Masters Degree with an emphasis in Taxation
• Specific experience in managing tax regulation requirements
• Experience interpreting and implementing applicable federal/state tax guidance related to higher education
• Direct tax experience (federal, state, local, and/or international) at a large public accounting firm, law firm, multinational corporation, or university
• High-level proficiency using enterprise-level accounting systems, ad hoc query tools and/or report writers
• Extensive hands-on system administration experience with Ellucian Banner or similar ERP systems
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in federal tax-exempt organization tax matters
• Experience with IRS, state, and foreign government audits

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to identify problems, develop solutions and implement change
• Additionally, ability to use discretion, tact and good judgment when working with highly sensitive and confidential information

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