Tax Specialist Jobs in Rochester, WA

A Tax Specialist in the accounting industry is responsible for preparing, filing, and ensuring the accuracy of an organization's or individual's tax returns, ensuring compliance with tax laws and regulations, and providing advice on tax related matters. They research, analyze, interpret, and apply tax laws, regulations, and court decisions to help optimize tax savings and minimize tax liabilities. Their duties also include identifying tax savings opportunities, developing tax strategies, and assisting with audits and tax litigations.

The skills required for a Tax Specialist include excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, strong attention to detail, a thorough understanding of tax laws and regulations, and proficiency in tax software and databases. They should have excellent communication skills to effectively interact with clients, colleagues, and tax authorities. A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license or Certified Tax Coach (CTC) certification would be advantageous. Prior roles that can lead to a Tax Specialist position include Tax Accountant, Tax Analyst, or Tax Associate.

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Financial Services - Global Compliance and Reporting - Real estate -Tax Senior Analyst-EDGE

  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 1 day ago

Lead the preparation and review of moderately complex tax/accounting regulatory and tax compliance with limited supervision....

Financial Services-Wealth and Asset Management - Tax Senior-EDGE client aligned

  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 1 day ago

**Your key responsibilities** A senior analyst in FSO EDGE WAM will be responsible for delivering tax compliance and consulting work for clients....

Financial Services-Wealth and Asset Management - Tax Manager-EDGE client aligned

  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 1 day ago

compliance....

Financial Services - Wealth and Asset Management - Tax Manager

  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 1 day ago

You will manage tax compliance accounts for hedge funds and or private equity funds....

Financial Services - Wealth and Asset Management - Tax Senior

  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 1 day ago

You will be involved in tax compliance accounts for hedge funds, mutual funds and/or private equity funds....

Financial Services - Global Compliance and Reporting - Real Estate - Tax Manager

  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 1 day ago

. + Professional knowledge in a broad range of real estate tax technical and transaction skills, including partnership taxation, REITs taxation and qualification, partnership allocations, tax compliance...

Financial Services - Global Compliance and Reporting - Real Estate - Tax Senior

  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 1 day ago

. + CPA required for advancement + A minimum of 3 years relevant experience + Knowledge in a broad range of real estate tax technical and transaction skills, including partnership taxation, REIT taxation...

Indirect Transaction Tax Senior

  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 2 days ago
  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 2 days ago

Location: Anywhere in Country At EY, were all in to shape your future with confidence. Well help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you...

Tax Manager US Tax Compliance

  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 7 days ago
  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 7 days ago

A vacancy has arisen for a North American based Tax Manager to join the Amex GBT Tax team to assist with managing the US federal, state income tax and indirect tax compliance....

Senior Content Management Analyst- Tax QA

  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 13 days ago
  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 13 days ago

The Senior Tax Analyst must be versed in tax law, capable of providing clarification and interpretation to the software development team when needed, as well as conducting tax research using various...

Senior Tax Manager

  • Lacey, WA (22 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 26 days ago
  • Lacey, WA (22 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 26 days ago

Who We Are About Ascend At Ascend, we recognize the struggles that accounting & finance professionals face in traditional firms-from rigid hierarchies and overwhelming workloads to the elusive...

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International Tax Senior Analyst

  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 27 days ago
  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 27 days ago

**WHAT YOU WILL DO (Job Responsibilities)** + Facilitate the U.S. international tax compliance process for foreign entities (Forms 5471, 8858, 1118, etc.) by coordinating data collection and validation...

EDGE Indirect Excise Tax Manager --Open Location

  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 30+ days ago
  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 30+ days ago

This position supports excise tax compliance and advisory projects for clients in a wide variety of industries including Oil & Gas, Transportation, Manufacturing and Retail....

EDGE Indirect Excise Tax Senior --Open Location

  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 30+ days ago
  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 30+ days ago

This position supports excise tax compliance and advisory projects for clients in a wide variety of industries including Oil & Gas, Transportation, Manufacturing and Retail....

Tax Senior-Financial Services-Customer Tax Operations and Reporting

  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 30+ days ago
  • Olympia, WA (18 miles from Rochester, WA)
  • 30+ days ago

These engagements will primarily focus on non-resident alien (NRA) withholding and reporting (IRC Sections 1441 to 1446), Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and domestic withholding and reporting...

Demographic Data for Rochester, WA

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Salary for Tax Specialist Jobs in Rochester, WA

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Highest Education Level

Tax Specialists in Rochester, WA offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
48.2%
Master's Degree
31.5%
Associate's Degree
7.0%
High School or GED
5.3%
Vocational Degree or Certification
4.4%
Doctorate Degree
2.6%
Some College
0.9%
Some High School
0.2%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Tax Specialists in Rochester, WA
None
27.3%
1-2 years
22.7%
Less than 1 year
18.2%
2-4 years
18.2%
4-6 years
9.1%
6-8 years
4.5%


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