Job Description

Corporate Tax Analyst

We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Corporate Tax Analyst to join our growing finance team. In this role, you will gain hands-on experience across the full spectrum of corporate taxation, including sales, property, and income tax. This is an ideal position for a recent graduate or early-career professional looking to build a robust foundation in corporate tax compliance and strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Income Tax Compliance & Provision Support

• Workpaper Preparation: Assist gathering of financial data and the creation of detailed tax workpapers to support federal and state income tax returns.
• External Provider Support: Assist the Tax team in coordinating with external tax consultants, ensuring all requested data is accurate, complete, and delivered on schedule.
• Technical Review: Assist in the initial review of proforma returns and help calculate state apportionment factors (property, payroll, and sales) to ensure filing accuracy.
• Quarterly Provision Assistance: Support the ASC 740 tax provision process by preparing schedules for effective tax rates and tracking deferred tax assets/liabilities.
• Payment Administration: Manage the administrative lifecycle for quarterly estimated tax payments, extensions, and vouchers, ensuring all filings are tracked and payments are processed timely.

Property Tax Coordination

• Data Collection: Oversee the collection of fixed asset reports and real estate data required by external partners for property tax return preparation.
• Review & Oversight: Assist the Tax team in reviewing prepared property tax returns and assessments to identify potential discrepancies or opportunities for appeal.
• Calendar Management: Maintain the master property tax calendar to track deadlines across multiple jurisdictions and ensure zero late-filing penalties.

Indirect Tax & Controllership Liaison

• Data Analysis: Act as a resource for the Controllership team by gathering data and performing research for Sales & Use Tax inquiries as needed.
• Audit Documentation: Maintain organized records and documentation to support the company’s tax positions during internal or external audits.

Process Improvement

• Data Optimization: Work to streamline data extraction from the ERP system to create standardized, "audit-ready" workpapers for external consultants.
• Research: Assist with basic tax research regarding new nexus footprints or changes in state tax regulations.

Refined Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA candidate preferred).
• Experience: 0–3 years of experience in corporate tax or public accounting.
• Tech Skills: Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, XLOOKUPs, and data formatting) are a requirement for this role.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional organizational skills and a "project management" mindset—you should enjoy keeping trackers updated and meeting deadlines.

Traits: High level of integrity, strong analytical thinking, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

Additional Information

Pratt Industries is America's 4th largest paper and packaging company with more than 10,000 highly skilled green collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than twenty states. The company operates several of the most modern, cost effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by harvesting the urban forest.

Pratt Industries offers competitive compensation plans with incentive opportunities, full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401(k) with company match, paid vacation, paid holidays, and childbearing and parental leave.