Tax Accountant

ABOUT AUSTIN REGIONAL CLINIC

Austin Regional Clinic has been voted a top Central Texas employer by our employees for over 10 years! We are one of central Texas' largest professional medical groups with 25+ locations and we are continuing to grow. We offer the following benefits to eligible team members: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, PTO, 401(k), EAP, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Child Care Assistance, Health & Fitness, Sick Child Care Assistance, Development and more. For additional information visit https://www.austinregionalclinic.com/careers/

PURPOSE

Provides state, federal and other required tax preparation support, review and strategy for all legal entities within the Covenant Management Systems, LP and Austin Regional Clinic, PA umbrella through collaboration with the accounting department, Vice President of Finance and external tax consultants. Tax related filings include but not limited to: Ad Valorem, Sales and Use, Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI), ERISA (Form 5500), Texas Franchise (Margin), Partnership (Forms 1065 and K-1s) and Corporate (Form 1120). Carries out all duties while maintaining compliance and confidentiality and promoting the mission and philosophy of the organization.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assists the organization in maintaining compliance with state and federal tax filings and related payments.
• Completes and ensures that the various federal and state tax return support is prepared accurately and timely.
• Completes and ensures that the various personal ad valorem tax return support is prepared accurately and timely.
• Reviews various returns for proper interpretation and application of supporting documentation by the external consultant.
• Completes and ensures that the various sales and use tax return support and returns are prepared accurately and timely.
• Reviews the quarterly and annual payroll tax reports to ensure accuracy and compliance with regulations.
• Completes and ensures that the estimated federal and state tax payments are prepared accurately and payments are made timely.
• Assists with and ensures that the year-end reserve review and analysis for the provision and final tax returns are performed accurately.
• Assists with and ensures that the tax provision and supporting work papers are prepared accurately and timely.
• Completes and ensures that support for the various book to tax differences are accurately identified and documented.
• Completes and ensures that the reconciliation of the partnership returns related to investments is performed accurately with appropriate documentation.
• Maintains the tax preparation and documentation system.
• Maintains required level of technical knowledge.
• Keeps abreast of current developments in the various tax areas.
• Assists in financial planning and analysis.
• Collaborates with accounting department for continued knowledge of transactions and financial makeup of the various organizations to ensure proper tax treatment.
• Deciphers complex and diverse information.
• Collects and researches data.
• Uses intuition and experience to complete data, and design work flows and procedures.
• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner.
• Gathers and analyzes information skillfully to develop alternative solutions.
• Pursues training and development opportunities and strives to continuously build knowledge and skills.
• Shares expertise with others.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Makes timely decisions and includes the appropriate people in decision-making process when needed.
• Adheres to all company policies, including but not limited to, OSHA, HIPAA, compliance and Code of Conduct.
• Regular and dependable attendance.
• Follows the core competencies set forth by the Company, which are available for review on CMSweb.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists in any federal and state audit.
• Collaborates with consultants when necessary on applying latest regulations.
• Collects and researches data as needed.
• Other tax projects as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

Required: High school diploma or GED. Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field. At least five (5) years of tax accounting experience.

Preferred: Experience working in tax accounting for both a large public accounting firm and directly with a company.

Certificate/License

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals, and position statements.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and executives.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to understand, recall, and apply a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Advanced working knowledge Excel and Access.
• Working knowledge of Word and Outlook.
• Ability to use tax asset reporting software.
• Ability to engage others, listen and adapt response to meet others' needs.
• Ability to align own actions with those of other team members committed to common goals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities.
• Ability to perform job duties in a professional manner at all times.
• Ability to understand, recall, and communicate, factual information.
• Ability to understand, recall, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information.
• Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology.
• Ability to apply common sense in performing job.
• Ability to work well in group problem solving situations.
• Ability to exhibit sound and accurate judgment and provide reasoning for decisions.
• Ability to complete tasks on time or notify the appropriate person with an alternate plan.