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Tax Accountant

Essential Job Duties:

• Determine various entities’ state apportionment factors for inclusion in various state income and franchise tax returns.
• Gather data and document records for use in supporting tax positions in the tax returns for each entity as well as defend those positions in the event of a tax audit.
• Prepare quarterly estimates of taxable income to support Oxy’s estimated federal and state tax payments.
• Interact regularly with Oxy accounting and budget personnel in order to obtain a working knowledge of activities and transactions, from both accounting and operating perspectives.
• Isolate the state tax treatment of specific operational transactions.
• Prepare outlook estimates of taxable income and estimates of tax by state to support financial statement tax accruals.
• Perform tax research as needed.
• Prepare various separate entity state tax returns.
• Prepare various state combined/unitary tax returns.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (Accounting preferred) / CPA or CPA candidate.
• At least 3 years income tax related and/or public accounting experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of State and U.S. tax laws.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple tasks, deadlines, and sources of information.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interact with others in a professional manner
• Flexible to overtime.
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Excel, Word, and Access).