Senior US Tax Compliance Analyst

Senior Analyst, Us Tax Compliance

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a "Bridgestone West" strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

We're currently looking for a Senior Analyst, US Tax Compliance to join our team in Nashville, TN.

This role will be responsible for the preparation and review of US Federal and state tax returns, including the calculation of supporting book-to-tax adjustments (schedule M's), estimated payments and extensions, lead federal and state tax special projects, and carry out various tax research assignments. This role will support tax in dealing with matters associated with US tax return filing positions and compliance with related information requests. The ideal candidate for this role will be an experienced tax professional with a solid track record of federal and state tax filings, modeling, and process improvement.

• This role is a HYBRID position in the office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday @ Bridgestone HQ in Nashville, TN.

Prepare and review US Federal consolidated and separate legal entity pro forma tax returns including quarterly estimates, extensions and amended tax return filings

Serve as subject matter experts on various tax calculations presented within the US consolidated tax return

Prepare state and local income and franchise tax returns

Perform special tax research projects such as understanding the implications associated with changes in tax law

Prepare reconciliation of adjustments with explanation from booked provision to filed tax returns

Team with Tax Risk function to clarify positions taken within the tax return and prepare responses to examiner requests for information

BA / BS is in Finance or Accounting, Economics or similar

CPA, MST or MBA preferred

Minimum 3 years of progressively responsible work experience in public accounting or a large multinational corporation

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and preferred knowledge with Power BI and Alteryx

Prefer working knowledge of OneSource Income Tax, OneSource Income Provision, SAP and SAP SAC

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