Job Title : Senior Tax Accountant
Department : Accounting
Property : Harrah's Corporate Las Vegas
Shift : Day
Status : Full-Time

Job Description:
* Works with a team of Staff, other Seniors, Managers, and Tax Directors to prepare quarterly and annual tax provisions. The qualified candidate should be familiar with FAS 109, APB 28, and FIN 48 concepts, and have a strong understanding of book/tax differences.
* Works with the other members of the tax department to determine appropriate journal entries and maintain and reconcile tax accounts.
* Works with the other members of the tax department to prepare the Harrah’s Federal and state income tax returns. The qualified candidate should be familiar with the consolidated income tax regulations/procedures and have experience filing consolidated, federal corporate income tax returns.
* Works with the other members of the tax department to prepare all other tax filings, including extensions, estimated tax payments, and state income/franchise tax returns (in both separate filing and unitary states).
* Prepares or oversees the preparation of the state allocation and apportionment computations.
* Supports the Tax Manager on research and planning projects.
* Interfaces with the general ledger system to extract information relevant to tax analysis. Experience with Infinium/AS400 is a significant plus.
* Must be proficient with one or more tax return preparation software systems (InSource, CORPTax, VantageTax, etc.) and have experience E-filing corporate tax returns.
* Thinks critically about corporate events (e.g. acquisitions, dispositions, entity creation/liquidation) and other issues identified by the tax department and contributes to the analysis, research, and documentation (through file memoranda) of tax issues and their resolution.
* Confident in ability to make decisions as to the appropriate tax treatment of federal and state tax items and clearly communicate to the Tax Managers or Directors for review/discussion.
* Prepares (and leads Staff in preparing) organized and effective tax workpapers and workpaper files for federal and state income tax issues and special projects.
* Works with Staff and other Seniors to ensure that the general ledger files for all legal entities are imported into the tax return software and that all accounts are properly coded.
* Works with the other members of the tax department (in conjunction with the legal department, corporate accounting, etc.) to maintain a list of all legal entities, dates of incorporation/organization, FEINs, and other relevant information.

Qualifications:
* Three or more years of tax compliance and/or tax provision experience.
* A CPA or a Masters Degree in Taxation (or working towards one of these) is required.
* Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
* Good command of accounting and tax terminology.
* Experience with CCH, LEXIS-NEXIS, and/or BNA research tools preferred.

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status.

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