Senior Payroll Tax Accountant

We are looking for a talented Senior Payroll Tax Accountant to join our team specializing in Finance for Cummins Inc.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways: 

1. Ensuring Accurate Financial Reporting: By analyzing, recording, and reporting accounting transactions promptly, you'll ensure the financial data is accurate and up to date, supporting informed decision-making.
2. Maintaining Financial Integrity: Preparing general ledger entries and account reconciliations will help maintain the integrity of financial records, ensuring they are precise and reliable.
3. Producing Comprehensive Financial Statements: Creating balance sheets, profit and loss statements, consolidated financial statements, and other reports will provide a clear picture of the organization's financial health.
4. Facilitating Effective Communication: Responding to inquiries from management, auditors, and other stakeholders regarding financial results and special reporting requests will ensure transparency and effective communication.
5. Strengthening Internal Controls: Regularly reviewing and developing new internal controls will enhance the organization's financial security and compliance with regulations.
6. Implementing Best Practices: Analyzing current procedures and recommending changes will lead to the adoption of best practice accounting procedures, improving efficiency and accuracy.
7. Protecting Confidential Information: By keeping information confidential, you'll safeguard the organization's value and maintain trust with stakeholders.

To be successful in this role you will need the following: 

1. Conduct Thorough Risk Analysis: Evaluate business processes to identify risks and internal control gaps, develop and implement process improvements, and create risk management plans to address identified risks.
2. Perform Insightful Financial Analysis: Analyze financial data to identify trends, variances, opportunities, and risks, providing valuable insights to stakeholders to drive business improvements and ensure the integrity of financial data.
3. Strengthen Financial Internal Controls: Assess internal controls and develop remediation plans to mitigate financial reporting risks, ensuring the organization can respond effectively to changing business needs.
4. Understand and Apply Financial Regulations: Evaluate applicable financial regulations to ensure transactions comply with requirements and educate stakeholders on the implications of these regulations to maintain compliance.
5. Excel in Financial Reporting: Analyze and summarize financial data to support business decisions, prepare and present financial information in compliance with regulations, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive financial performance aligned with organizational goals.
6. Master Technical Accounting: Evaluate and research transactions to ensure compliance with accounting regulations and company policies, providing accurate and reliable financial reporting.
7. Apply US GAAP: Understand and apply US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to record transactions in compliance with standards and communicate the implications to stakeholders with varying levels of financial knowledge.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required.
• Certified Payroll Professional, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, Chartered Accountant or similar certification is preferred.

Experience:

• Intermediate level of relevant professional work experience in the field of study required.

Additional Responsibilities:

• This position is a supporting role within the payroll tax team. 
• North American Payroll tax experience is required (extensive knowledge of withholding and unemployment taxes). Data integrity and analytical aptitude are needed for the role. 

Candidate must be able to: 

• Be a Senior level North American payroll tax professional (5 to 8 years of experience) 
• Work together as a team to ensure proper compliance. 
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