Senior tax associate vs staff accountant

Differences between senior tax associate and staff accountant duties and responsibilities

Senior tax associate example responsibilities.

• Prepare and review tax exempt-bond arbitrage rebate calculations; communicate findings to managing director and clients.
• Identify book-tax differences to reconcile GAAP basis income to tax basis income.
• Prepare and audit year-end/quarterly provision for public and private companies (ASC [].
• Maintain tax and GAAP capital accounts for investors and respond to limit partner requests when necessary.
• Assist in the booking of in-transit, and audit invoices, to ensure sales tax bill accurately.
• Register all new DG store locations for sales and use tax with the appropriate jurisdiction within each assign state.
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Staff accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage and monitor accounting procedures for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and coordinate and facilitate external audit requirements.
• Contribute revenue accruals using job cost system, fix assets including reclassification, reconciliation and depreciation.
• Prepare month-end journal entries and assist in compilation of financial statements, reconcile bank statements and general ledgers.
• Complete audit-quality account reconciliations monthly for balance sheet accounts including the capital projects in progress accounts and miscellaneous revenue accounts.
• Assume responsibility for cash management encompassing wire and ACH transfers processing, bank activity confirmation, and monthly bank account reconciliations.
• Handle all A/R and A/P, payroll, change orders, collections, lien placement and release, vendor account management.
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