State Tax Senior Consultant

The world isn’t standing still, and neither is Allstate. We’re moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to better serve customers’ evolving needs. That’s why now is an exciting time to join our team. You’ll have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status quo and shape the future for the greater good.

 

You’ll do all this in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards – a place where values such as integrity, inclusive diversity and accountability are paramount. We empower every employee to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. Our people are our greatest strength, and we work as one team in service of our customers and communities.

 

Everything we do at Allstate is driven by a shared purpose: to protect people from life’s uncertainties so they can realize their hopes and dreams. For more than 89 years we’ve thrived by staying a step ahead of whatever’s coming next – to give customers peace of mind no matter what changes they face. We acted with conviction to advocate for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws. We help give survivors of domestic violence a voice through financial empowerment. We’ve been an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, digital photo claims and, more recently, device and identity protection.

 

We are the Good Hands. We don’t follow the trends. We set them.

Job Summary:

The Tax Senior Consultant is expected to participate in the preparation and presentation of information necessary for the accurate and timely completion of all state and local tax requirements and processes.  Expectations also include research and analysis of various transactions to determine their tax effect on areas of responsibility. 
 

Key Responsibilities:

• Communicate with and apprise tax management on issues and status of projects
• Research and analysis of various transactions and tax return adjustments to determine tax impacts under manager supervision
• Regularly evaluate processes to determine changes needed to improve efficiency and to respond to changes in the tax or accounting environment
• Assist with the tax accounting functions on a monthly and quarterly close basis
• Assist with data and review returns, account reconciliations, and estimated payments
• Processing monthly, quarterly, and annual tax payments/filings
• Manage tax calendar for all upcoming tax deadlines and external reporting due dates
• Respond to notices with taxing authorities
• Assist with tax planning opportunities 
   

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job does not have supervisory duties.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• 3 or more years of related experience 
• Experience with income tax, premium tax, and other state non-income taxes
   

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• No Certification, License or Registration is required for the job.

Functional Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of tax concepts needed to execute job responsibilities
• Ability to utilize tax resources to maintain awareness of current tax developments and to obtain tax information needed to execute job responsibilities
• Ability to independently perform intermediate tax or accounting analysis or research of issues that impact processes in area of responsibility
• Ability to recognize and understand how changes in other tax or accounting processes will affect processes in area of responsibility; Take steps needed to adjust tax processes in area of responsibility that are impacted by changes in tax or accounting environment
• SAP knowledge strongly preferred
   

Notes:

The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities. May be required to perform other related duties as assigned. Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this job.

Compensation offered for this role is $63,500.00-$108,500.00 per year and is based on experience and qualifications.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.

 

Good Hands. Greater Together. ℠

 

As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide a competitive salary – but that’s just the beginning. Our Total Rewards package also offers benefits like tuition assistance, medical and dental insurance, as well as a robust pension and 401(k). Plus, you’ll have access to a wide variety of programs to help you balance your work and personal life -- including a generous paid time off policy. For a full description of Allstate’s benefits, visit ht