Senior Tax Accountant
Job details
- Pay
- $150,000 – $175,000 a year
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Posted
- Oct 29, 2026
- Last confirmed open
- Oct 30, 2026
About this role
Senior Tax Accountant | Scottsdale, AZ (Hybrid)
Vaco has partnered with a growing international organization to hire a Senior Tax Accountant in Scottsdale, Arizona. This position will support a complex, multi-entity tax environment and take ownership of income tax provisions, multistate compliance, indirect taxes, account reconciliations, and tax research.
The role offers broad exposure to domestic and international tax matters while partnering with accounting, finance, legal, operations, and human resources teams.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Base salary of $150,000-$175,000, depending on experience.
- 20% annual bonus opportunity.
- Employer-paid medical benefits for employees and eligible family members.
- Retirement plan eligibility and employer match beginning on the first day of employment.
- Paid time off beginning on the first day, with additional time available after the first year.
Perks and Opportunities:
- Hybrid schedule with three days onsite and two days remote.
- Opportunity to join a rapidly growing organization with continued expansion plans.
- Broad exposure to federal, multistate, indirect, property, and international employee tax matters.
- Partnership with external tax advisors and internal business leaders on technical tax issues.
- Opportunities to improve and automate tax processes within a shared-services environment.
- Long-term potential for expanded responsibilities and career advancement.
Responsibilities include:
- Support the preparation of federal, state, and local income tax returns, estimated payments, and extensions.
- Prepare and review quarterly and annual income tax provision workpapers in accordance with ASC 740.
- Reconcile tax-related general ledger accounts and assist with tax liability accruals.
- Prepare and file multijurisdictional sales and use tax and excise tax returns.
- Coordinate personal and real property tax filings, assessments, and supporting documentation.
- Assist with federal, state, and local tax examinations, notices, and information requests.
- Research the tax treatment of new products and services and maintain sales and use tax guidance.
- Maintain exemption documentation and respond to state and local tax questions from internal stakeholders.
- Coordinate with human resources and external advisors on foreign-national and expatriate employee tax matters.
- Research routine tax issues independently and engage outside advisors on complex technical matters.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments that may affect the organization's tax position.
- Collaborate with accounting, finance, legal, operations, and other teams on tax-related initiatives.
- Support process improvement and automation efforts across tax workflows.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.(Required)
- 5+ years of corporate tax experience within public accounting and/or industry.(Required)
- Strong knowledge of federal and multistate tax laws.(Required)
- Experience with ASC 740 income tax provisions.(Required)
- Experience with sales and use, excise, and/or property tax compliance.(Required)
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.(Required)
- Experience working with ERP or enterprise accounting systems.(Required)
- Strong analytical, tax research, organizational, and communication skills.(Required)
- CPA certification or active progress toward the CPA designation.(Preferred)
- Experience with account reconciliation software.(Preferred)
- Exposure to the U.S. taxation of foreign-national or expatriate employees.(Preferred)
By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.
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The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).