Senior Tax Accountant, US (Tax Compliance and Audit - ASC 740)

About this role

About the position

We are seeking a Philippines-based Sr. Tax Accountant to support the Company’s U.S. tax compliance and income tax provision processes. This role will focus primarily on preparing U.S. federal and state income tax compliance workpapers, while also supporting quarterly and annual tax provision calculations under ASC 740.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience preparing tax or accounting workpapers, strong Excel skills, and the ability to work closely with a U.S.-based tax team. Experience with U.S. corporate tax compliance and tax provision is preferred, but we are open to candidates with strong accounting, audit, or multinational company experience who are interested in growing in U.S. tax.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare U.S. federal corporate income tax compliance workpapers, including taxable income calculations, book-to-tax adjustments, Schedule M items, depreciation, amortization, accruals, prepaid expenses, stock compensation, meals and entertainment, charitable contributions, research and development and other supporting schedules.

• Support preparation of federal and state income tax returns, extensions, estimated tax payments, and related filing packages.

• Prepare return-to-provision analysis and identify differences between prior-year provision estimates and final tax return calculations.

• Maintain organized tax compliance workpapers and support documentation for review by the U.S. tax team, external advisors, and auditors.

• Assist with international tax compliance inputs as needed, including Forms 5471, GILTI, FDII/FDDEI, foreign tax credits, and related supporting schedules.

• Support quarterly and annual income tax provision workpapers under ASC 740, including current tax calculations, deferred tax schedules, effective tax rate support, tax account reconciliations, and provision-to-return true-ups.

• Assist with deferred tax rollforwards, temporary difference schedules, valuation allowance support, uncertain tax position support, and income tax footnote schedules.

• Support tax account reconciliations and coordinate with the accounting team on tax payable, tax receivable, deferred tax asset/liability, and income tax expense accounts.

• Assist with audit requests by preparing schedules, gathering support, and maintaining audit-ready documentation.

• Support SOX/internal control requirements related to tax compliance and tax provision processes.

• Assist with tax notices, state inquiries, and tax audit support by gathering documentation and preparing response packages.

• Identify process improvement opportunities and help build repeatable templates for recurring tax compliance and provision workpapers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or related field.

• CPA or equivalent certification preferred but not required.

• 3+ years of tax, accounting, audit, or finance experience, preferably with exposure to U.S. corporate tax, multinational companies, or shared service environments.

• Experience preparing or supporting U.S. federal and state income tax compliance workpapers is preferred.

• Basic understanding of book-to-tax adjustments, trial balance reconciliations, fixed asset schedules, accruals, prepaid expenses, and tax return support.

• Exposure to state apportionment, state modifications, NOLs, credits, extensions, and estimated payments is a plus.

• Experience supporting ASC 740 tax provision workpapers, including current tax, deferred tax, tax account reconciliations, and…