Overview

The State Tax Reporting and Compliance Leader is responsible for managing a broad range of multi-state tax matters including tax provision and compliance, tax planning and business line support, legislative monitoring, technical research, and audit defense.  The position will partner across the Corporate tax team and collaborate cross-functionally to ensure compliance, mitigate risk, and support business line goals and objectives.

Responsibility Detail

• Partner with tax accounting team to provide technical state tax support and analysis needed for quarterly and year-end tax provision including the assessment of uncertain tax positions.
• Manage the state income tax outsource compliance engagement to ensure compliance with all applicable tax laws.  Review of designated state tax returns.
• Lead state tax audit and dispute management including development of audit strategy, technical research, and position development for issues raised by taxing authorities. Partner with external counsel on complex matters as needed.
• Identify, assess and communicate proposed state legislative changes impacting U.S. Bank.  Collaborate with tax accounting team to ensure enacted law changes are properly incorporated into the state tax provision processes.
• Partner with Government Relations to provide tax feedback and advocate on key state tax legislative proposals.
• Team with the Tax Planning and Business Line Support leader to understand key business initiatives, assess potential state tax implications, provide input to make informed decisions and identify opportunities to create value and manage risks.
• Identify and assess state tax planning opportunities, complete risk assessment, and manage implementation.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, or equivalent work experience
• 10 or more years of experience in accounting, tax accounting and planning

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Demonstrated management and leadership skills
• Considerable knowledge of applicable tax laws and regulations
• Working knowledge of ASC 740
• Knowledge of government and compliance/regulatory reporting
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills
• CPA preferred

Location Expectations:

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

This role has multiple levels, open to candidates with 10 or more years of experience in accounting, tax accounting and planning. The successful candidate will be hired for the level of the position that aligns with their experience. Please note that the salary range provided corresponds to the lowest level of the position posted.

Benefits: 

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Basic term and optional term life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Pregnancy disability and parental leave

• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

• Adoption assistance

• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

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