Senior Tax Accountant

WHSmith North America is North America’s premier award-winning travel retailer in the airport marketplace. For over 65 years, WHSNA has provided clients with a portfolio of attractive, successful brands! We currently operate more than 300 stores across the United States and Canada, and we are always looking for the best in talent.

Marshall Retail Group is part of the WHSmith Group of companies which has a strong track record of meeting high sustainability standards. This role is key to helping us grow our reputation in this area. Our parent group, WHSmith has recently launched a new Sustainability Strategy - Our Journey to a Better Business - across the three themes of Planet, People and Communities.

We are looking for someone based in Las Vegas to work with our Sustainability Team in the UK and help develop and deliver this agenda in a format which is relevant for the US Market.

Job Summary: The Senior Tax Accountant position is responsible for and focuses on compliance activities related to income, sales and use, property, franchise, and other taxes. The Tax Accountant will complete tax information and data collection activities and compute tax estimate, extension, and return calculations. In addition, this position will also support third party consultants, and assist with other tax accounting and compliance projects.

• Assist in the gathering of tax data that will be used in tax reporting compliance activities performed internally and by outsourced service provider and for internal planning decision modeling. Specific responsibilities include:
• Utilizing general ledger queries for data analysis
• Aggregating, reconciling, and formatting data as required by service provider.
• Tracking data sent to service provider.
• Responding timely to service provider queries
• Tracking tax correspondence and responses on a timely basis.
• Contribute to developing and improving tax compliance processes.
• Assist in computing cash tax projections.
• Preparing journal entries and EFT/check requests related to tax payments.
• Preparing monthly tax general ledger account reconciliations.
• Assist in researching and responding to tax inquiries.
• Other tax related tasks as assigned.

• B.S. in Accounting or related degree
• Experience administrating Avalera system
• Minimum of 2-4 years’ experience around corporate income taxes, in either a large public accounting environment, corporate environment, or both.
• Ability to understand tax software workflow and learn applicable software applications used in the tax department is required.

Benefits & More:

• FREE Life Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k with company match
• Amazing Employee Discount at all our stores

WH Smith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide.
WH Smith North America
, incorporating Marshall Retail Group (MRG) and InMotion, represents over half of the Company’s international store estate, with a collection of attractive, successful specialty retail stores located in airports and resorts across North America.

Marshall Retail Group prides itself on creating unique experiences for customers by developing distinctive retail store concepts that feature and highlight the local culture, community, and lifestyle of the cities in which they are located.
InMotion Entertainment Group is the largest airport-based electronics retailer in travel locations globally, with access and insight into the latest technologies for business and leisure travelers, InMotion offers lifestyle products and electronics that include a wide breadth of headphones, mobile power, Bluetooth speakers and travel accessories.

EEO/ADA/DFWP

WH Smith North America is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin/ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, military/veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other basis prohibited by law. At WH Smith North America, it’s about each person bringing passion and skills to a dynamic and inclusive workplace.