Job Description
Job Descrption:
Insight Global is seeking a Tax Accountant for a large Financial Services client in the St. Louis, MI area. The Tax Accountant will be responsible for financial reporting, the review of financial data, and results, analysis, and research of tax treatment. You’ll be tasked with gathering the data, reviewing tax filings, and ensuring all essential tasks are completed before the following quarter beings. This is a contract role through the beginning of June 2026.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
• Assists with the preparation of appropriate tax forms and instruments for filing with federal, state and local jurisdictions.
• Helps with filing tax payments on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Assists reviewing financial statements, expenses and previous tax returns to contribute recommendations for completing future returns.
• Applies knowledge of tax regulations to complete the complex accounting and reporting tasks.
• Shares knowledge and experience internally to the organization's business functions when requested for proposal of RFP (request for proposal) responses or other tax-related topics.
• Supports reviewing various tax issues that impact the company and drafts memos to document positions on said issues.
• Seeks advice from senior management regarding challenging tax circumstances and other problems that require a more complex understanding of tax.
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Required Skills & Experience
Requirements:
• 3-5 years’ experience
• Experience preparing 1040 individual tax returns
• Bachelor’s in Accounting or related field
• Tax law knowledge, tax research, reconciliations, financial statements, and compliance
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
Desired Skills:
• CPA or enrolled agent
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.