Job Overview

Overall Purpose: Calculation, management and filing of the federal and state fixed asset results for all domestic and foreign entities within the AT&T consolidated group. Responsible for the analysis and interpretation of existing and upcoming tax legislation (federal, state, local and foreign) to identify opportunities to minimize the organizations legal tax liabilities and to account for those tax liabilities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Key Roles and Responsibilities: 

• In-depth data analysis and investigation of all fixed asset related accounts and transactions to ensure proper income tax treatment.
• Responsible for the filing of the federal and state fixed asset results for all AT&T domestic and foreign entities including period over period variance analysis.
• Responsible for cash tax forecasting and modeling the impacts of upcoming tax legislation.
• Partner with Research and Planning to identify, facilitate and incorporate tax planning, mergers, divestitures and acquisitions impacts into cash tax forecasts.
• Liaise with Research and Planning, Tax Accounting and Income Tax compliance to ensure tax planning opportunities and transactions are reported accurately in the federal and state tax returns and estimated payments.
• Identify and implement continual process improvements, through technology or simplification of current workflows

Job Contribution: Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results. 

Education: Typically a Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Experience: Typically requires 8 or more years experience.

Supervisory: No.

Our Lead Tax Accountant earn between $84,900 - $141,500. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.
Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement · Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

Principal Functional Skills / Competencies associated with this Title:

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Detail oriented
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Partner strategically across teams
• Advanced Excel, Powertax Fixed Asset Software and an understanding of database management

Job Contribution

• Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criterion for obtaining results. 

Work Schedule:

• Office (In office 3 or more days per week including every Tuesday and Thursday). 

Note: Additional skills / competencies may be added to this specific requisition. During the application process, you will be asked to provide your proficiency and experience with all the skills / competencies associated with the requisition.