Job Description Summary:
Analyze, classify, ensure completion and compliance of the corporation’s tax obligations in accordance with state, federal and international laws leveraging specific tax knowledge and technological advances.
Skills/Knowledge Considered a Plus:
Property Tax Assessment and Valuation
Advance Data Mining and Analysis
Advanced Excel
Alteryx
System Implementation
Tax Compliance/Tax Accounting/System Support:
Review, analyze and determine application of city/county/state/federal and international tax regulations to ensure company compliance with governmental tax regulations.
Preparation and analysis of separate/combined/consolidated tax returns, tax provisions, estimated tax payments, cash tax forecasts, and extensions for all FedEx companies.
Create detailed documentation to support tax positions
Gather, analyze and interpret data to form conclusions regarding statutory incentive tax credit opportunities for all FedEx companies.
Review and maintain point of sales tax system including, but not limited to determining and updating custom tax rates.
Designs and implement tax process improvements under the supervision of the Senior Tax Analyst or Tax Manager to streamline and rationalize manually intensive tax processes by utilizing integrated financial, operational, and information systems.
Analyzes and interprets information from diverse sources to form tax positions for multiple FedEx companies.
Creates detailed documentation and findings in support of tax filings.
Consults with management on tax issues and provides tax recommendations
Be aware of and assist when needed with adherence to department policies regarding managing, updating, and ensuring tax work is in compliance with required SOX control objectives.
Assist with preparation of tax footnotes including consolidated schedules that go into the footnote.
Tax Research/Special Projects:
Utilize academia knowledge and communication skills to execute FedEx Tax protocols in accordance with governmental regulations including but not limited to the Internal Revenue Service, state, and local jurisdictions
Create detailed research documentation supporting tax planning/compliance conclusions
Analyzes and interprets tax regulations for tax impact to all FedEx companies
Evaluates tax information and develops conclusions for various tax special projects
Communicates tax impact to management
Tax Controversy:
Represent all FedEx companies in Tax Audits including federal/state/local and international tax issues
Gather, analyze, and interpret information to complete Information Document Requests for federal/state/local and international tax audits
Develop detailed documentation supporting tax requests
Prepare memorandums documenting tax conclusions and communicate to management
Legislative Analysis:
Review and evaluate tax legislation and legislative changes.
For all FedEx companies, form conclusions related to tax legislation and communicate the tax impact to management.
Interpret tax legislation to ensure appropriate application for tax reporting purposes.
Create detailed documentation/calculations supporting tax impact of legislative changes
Other Duties:
Assist in management coordination of the Tax internship and mentoring programs.
Assist, as needed, with training, learning and development function for the Tax organization.
Assist with vendor engagements
Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in business, finance or related discipline.
Directly related experience within a tax/finance area.
Work/Domicile Location:
This position will be hybrid within a reasonable commutable distance from a specific FedEx office location. Position will be hybrid in Collierville, Tennessee. This position is hybrid, meaning that employees must be onsite as directed by leadership but allows team members flexibility to work from home otherwise.
Relocation:
Relocation assistance is available.
Additional Information
Upload current copy of Resume (Microsoft Word or PDF format only) and answer job screening questionnaire by close of business (5:00pm CST) on the date below. If the date below is blank, there is no specified closing date for this requisition.
Job Posting End Date: 12-21-2023
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