Senior Tax Analyst, Tax

Position: Senior Tax Analyst, Income Tax
Location: New York

The opportunity

Unity’s Global Tax team is hiring a Senior Tax Analyst to support U.S. income tax reporting and compliance, including quarterly and annual ASC 740 provisions, U.S. federal and multistate tax returns, and R&D tax credit studies.

You will be a key contributor in preparing accurate, review-ready calculations and work papers that support Form 10-Q and Form 10-K tax reporting, effective tax rate analysis, cash-tax forecasting, and the federal and multistate compliance cycle. You will coordinate with external advisors and partner with Accounting, Revenue Accounting, External Reporting, FP&A, Payroll, Treasury, Engineering/R&D, Legal, and Procurement. In the first year, success means becoming a dependable preparer across recurring provision and compliance work streams while improving the team’s processes and controls.

What you’ll be doing

Preparing quarterly and annual U.S. GAAP income tax provision work papers under ASC 740, including current and deferred tax, effective tax rate analysis, return-to-provision adjustments, journal entries, and supporting schedules.

Supporting the U.S. federal and multistate compliance lifecycle by preparing and reviewing data requests, book-to-tax adjustments, state apportionment, estimates, extensions, and work papers and returns prepared by external advisors.

Supporting R&D tax credit studies and related Section 174 analysis by gathering data, validating assumptions, preparing calculations, and documenting conclusions.

Partnering with Accounting, External Reporting, FP&A, external auditors, and tax advisors to support tax disclosures, SOX controls, audits, cash-tax forecasts, and recurring deadlines.

Improving tax processes, controls, reconciliations, and data workflows using One Source Tax Provision, Excel, and appropriate automation and AI tools.

What we’re looking for Hands-on experience preparing ASC 740 income tax provision calculations and supporting work papers.

Strong knowledge of U.S. federal and multistate corporate income tax compliance, including book-to-tax adjustments and state apportionment.

Advanced Excel skills, including experience working with large data sets, building and reviewing complex calculations, reconciling results, identifying discrepancies, and producing clean, review-ready work papers.

Experience coordinating with external tax advisors and managing multiple deliverables through tight reporting and filing deadlines.

Clear written and verbal communication and the ability to produce accurate, well-organized, review-ready documentation.

You might also have Public-company reporting, SOX controls, and external-audit experience.

Experience with One Source Tax Provision, One Source Income Tax, Alteryx, or similar tax technology.

Experience with R&D tax credits, Section 174, and technology or SaaS companies.

Base Salary Range:
We determine the base salary range for this role based on your primary work location:

Zone A: $84,000 - $126,000 USD gross

Zone B: $95,000 - $142,400 USD gross

Zone C: $106,700 - $160,100 USD gross

This range reflects the anticipated base salary for this position. Beyond base salary, this role may be eligible for equity awards and participation in our company incentive plans (such as annual discretionary bonuses or sales commissions). The final offer amount will depend on several factors, including geographic location and the candidate’s relevant experience, professional background, and skill set.

Benefits At Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance.

Please note:

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