Job
Tax Digital Consulting Associate - Fall 2024 - Chicago
Grant Thornton LLP (US)
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Sep 29
💼 Graduate Job
Chicago
AI generated summary
- The candidate should have a strong business knowledge, familiarity with analytics and visualization tools, database architecture skills, project management experience, technical writing skills, and proficiency in programming languages like Java, C++, .NET, R, and Python. They should also be intellectually curious, detail-oriented, a dynamic thinker, willing to learn new technologies, and have the ability to work in a geographically-distributed team.
- As a Tax Digital Consulting Associate, the candidate will work with multinational companies to drive efficiencies, mitigate risks, and increase the value of tax functions. They will manage, analyze, and visualize data using transformation tools, implement tax technologies, provide technical support, and understand the regulatory landscape to influence business decisions.
Description
- We’re Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd (A.K.A. one of the world’s leading organizations of independent audit, tax and advisory firms.) With us, business feels more personal — for our clients and for you. That makes us different. Better. And we’re looking for applicants who are too.
- Different how? It means working with numbers doesn’t make you a number. Here, your voice matters. Our inclusive community and caring culture rejects limits and egos, which helps make our work stronger and you thrive. From our global clients and no-silos style, we empower you with opportunity from day one, then set you up for long-term success with flexibility, resources and connections. It’s how we help you create a career you love — and more.
- Interested? Get to know us better at gt.com/careers and read on to learn more how you’ll help us become even bolder:
Requirements
- General business knowledge with a strong preference for Accounting Major or Minor
- Minimum overall and major GPA of 3.0/4.0 preferred
- Familiarity with analytics / visualization tools (e.g. Alteryx, DOMO, Power BI, Tableau)
- Familiarity with system infrastructure and application design
- Database architecture; creating queries and tables using, e.g., Oracle or SQL server
- Project management/project life-cycle knowledge and experience with systems/business analysis
- Technical/advanced writing skills
- Demonstrated project management skillset including project planning and time management
- Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a complex team environment
- The willingness and ability to work additional hours, as needed, and travel to various client sites
- Ability to travel on short notice and work additional hours as necessary.
- Advanced Requirements
- Experience with web development techniques
- Experience working with back end databases and database management systems
- Knowledge of multiple ERP systems and databases (e.g. SAP, Oracle, MSFT)
- Transaction tax engine experience (e.g., Vertex, Thomson Reuters, Avalara)
- Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning, Robotics Process Automation and Blockchain and their impact on the regulatory environment
- Programming related coursework
- Java, C++ or .NET (C# or VB), R, Python proficiency
- Candidate Characteristics
- Intellectually curious
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Dynamic thinker who challenges conventional wisdom
- Willingness to learn and adopt new technologies
- Ability to function within a geographically-distributed team
- Good listening skills and the ability to grasp business trends and needs
- Applicable Majors
- Accounting degree with Data Science, Analytics, or Information Systems minor
- Information Systems or Computer Science degree with Accounting or Business minor
- Data Science or Analytics degree with Accounting or Business minor
- Software/system engineering
Education requirements
Bachelors
Area of Responsibilities
Accounting & Tax
Data
Responsibilities
- At Grant Thornton, our Tax Digital Services practice helps drive efficiencies, mitigate business risks, and increase the value of the tax functions of large enterprises. In addition, our team manages, automates, analyzes and visualizes data using data transformation and visualization tools to support process improvement initiatives. Our teams implement transaction tax engines and tax reporting/compliance technologies for large organizations through standard or custom integrations. Additionally, we provide technical support for these technologies during and after implementation.
- We work with complex multinational companies to understand the regulatory landscape and influence business decisions. If you have a desire to think globally in a fast-paced environment and influence important decisions in variety of business functions, then Tax Digital Services may be an area for you to consider.
Details
Work type
Full time
Work mode
office
Location
Chicago