Senior Tax Analyst

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Patients are at the heart of what we do at Edwards Lifesciences. Our Finance teams work hard to optimize our current and long-term success and enable our ongoing strategy of innovation, leadership, and focus. As part of the team, whether providing analysis, forecasting, or reporting financial information, your application of accurate financial business practices will play a fundamental role in how we impact the quality of life for patients all over the world.

• Tax Return Compliance, utilizing compliance software:
• Prepare and review U.S. federal, state, and local income work papers and tax returns, including extensions and estimated tax payments
• Monitor and analyze tax regulatory developments, tax law changes, and other authoritative guidance, including research and document related tax impact as needed
• Prepare US income tax elections and supporting statements
• Evaluate tax positions, proposes solutions, and escalates issues to tax managers
• Tax Accounting, quarterly and annual, utilizing software applications:
• Assist with quarterly and annual income tax provision calculations and work papers in accordance with ASC 740
• Perform tax account reconciliations and ensure accuracy of general ledger tax balances
• Analyze and review tax data to identify discrepancies, variances and trends
• Perform monthly and quarterly close activities, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, analysis and intercompany calculations
• Perform tax account reconciliations and ensure accuracy of general ledger tax balances
• Prepare quarterly uncertain tax positions file
• Tax Authority Examinations: support responses to notices and audits from taxing authorities
• Tax Planning:
• Assist with FP&A for effective tax rate forecast models
• Support other modeling and tax research on special tax projects as required
• Training: assist in preparing and providing training in tax return compliance and tax provision reporting to other finance colleagues
• Other tax administrative duties as assigned

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or Tax,
• A minimum of five years experience related to state and local indirect tax or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria

• CPA, MBA, or MST
• US income tax compliance experience required (Forms 1120, 851, 4562 and 4626)
• State income tax compliance
• Big 4, or regional accounting firm experience
• Strong income tax accounting background
• Tax software experience (Corptax, Longview) strongly preferred and confidence working with new technologies
• Ability to work with and analyze large volumes of data, including experience with data analytic and RPA tools (Alteryx, Tableau, Power
  
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Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California, the base pay range for this position is $90,000 to $127,000 (highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience). Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.