Business Analyst, Sr - Tax Technology

Business Analyst - 1 Year Contract

Houston, TX - Onsite

 

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

 

Your Day-to-Day:

 

We are seeking a Technology Professional to join the Tax Strategic Initiatives & Technology team. This professional will have several key responsibilities including: (1) providing the administration and configuration of key software applications for the tax department; (2) assisting business unit customers with support, analysis, and troubleshooting related to the efficient operation of the tax software products, and (3) supporting system upgrade exercises and testing for tax systems, supporting ongoing tax software project initiatives and establishing and maintaining relationships with key internal & external customers. This position will help ensure that NextEra Energy, Inc. remains “Best in Class” with regards to the quality and efficiency of our tax processes.

This position will be responsible for supporting the Tax department with their technology needs. The successful candidate will work closely with multiple business units within the organization in order to ensure a full understanding of the entire Tax department’s needs. The candidate will also be consulting with multiple stakeholders- tax professionals, IT teams and software vendors. In addition, the candidate will assist the Tax Department personnel with day-to-day operation of tax technology platforms.

 

Job Overview:
• Support cross functional tax automation and analytics projects
• Work with business stakeholders, IT solution architects, and developers on technology projects
• Manage multiple tax technology implementation projects using Waterfall or Agile methodology
• Prepare documentation for project end to end lifecycle
• Act as product owner for complex and cross functional implementation projects
• Learn Alteryx Designer and develop process automation workflows to reduce process cycle time
 

Job Duties & Responsibilities:
• Liaising between the IT department and the Tax business partners
• Acting as an information source and communicator between IT workstreams
• Creating process flow diagrams and data flow diagrams
• Understanding strategic business needs and plans for growth
• Analyzing the design of technical systems and business models
• Analyzing business needs
• Sourcing and implementing new business technology
• Finding technological solutions to meet business requirements
• Producing reports on application development and implementation
• Running systems/user acceptance testing and analyzing data
• Analyzing data to inform business decisions

Who You Are:

The successful candidate will possess the following:
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or information management is preferred with a CPA or advanced degree a plus
• Tax and ERP software such as OneSource Tax Provision, OneSource State Apportionment, Corptax and SAP
• Microsoft Suite including Excel, Access, SharePoint, PowerPoint, and Word
• Experience in corporate tax compliance and/or tax accounting
• Project management or Six Sigma skills to facilitate excellent execution in tax projects is a plus
• Excellent verbal, written, communication, decision making, analytical, and critical thinking skills
• Aptitude to learn technologies being introduced or developed within the company including software products such as Alteryx and SAP BW Analysis for Microsoft Office

 

Why WECTEC Staffing Services?

 

WECTEC Staffing Services provides customer-focused solutions with offerings ranging from high-volume and low-cost to specialized niche solutions, never compromising on delivering best-in-class customer service to both our clients and our employees each day.

 

WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following: