Senior Analyst - Greenfield, United States - Workday

Description

As a leading global animal health company, Elanco delivers innovative products and services to improve the health of pets and farm animals around the world because we believe making animals' lives better, makes life better.

Since 1954, we have provided solutions that support veterinarians, farmers and pet owners to advance our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life.

Elanco's promise to employees:
Together, we foster an inclusive culture where everyone can make a difference, encouraging ownership, growth and well-being.

Senior Tax Analyst – Domestic Income Tax


Work Location:
Position is in our corporate headquarters, which is currently in Greenfield, IN. We operate in a hybrid model with 2-3 days a week in the office, and the remaining days remote. Elanco Animal Health will be moving to a new headquarters in downtown Indianapolis in 2025 (current projected timeframe).


RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR TOP APPLICANTS

Elanco has an exciting opportunity to join our growing innovative and collaborative tax team as we execute our vision to become a high performing tech-forward tax department, taking command over our data and enabling increased analytics through use of data wrangling, automation and visualization tools.

Our commitment to this vision is demonstrated by our commitment of resources, including a newly created Tax Technology Manager position, training plans and technology license budgets to meet our needs and collaboration with an external service firm to develop a tax technology platform and process roadmap aligned to Elanco's unique needs as a highly acquisitive and growing global #2 company in animal health.

The Role
The

Senior Analyst

reports to the Director – Domestic Income Tax and plays an integral role in the global tax department, primarily responsible for timely preparation of all domestic income tax returns (primarily state focused), extensions and estimated tax payments, including collaboration on the US International, transfer pricing and other key inputs completed by other tax subgroups or 3rd party service providers, assisting with the annual income tax provision process and assisting with other federal and state projects, as assigned.

The role requires a basic understanding of federal and state income tax concepts and a growing knowledge of US international income tax relevant for a complex multinational public company.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Prepare State and local income and franchise tax returns, estimates and extensions

Assist with Federal tax return preparation

Prepare and maintain accurate and complete working papers, supporting all Federal and State tax positions

Assist with project management for the consolidated tax filings, ensuring all workstreams are aligned, collaborative and working together

Assist with the annual income tax provision

Prepare reconciliation of adjustments from booked provision to filed tax returns

Evaluate state income tax nexus and determine appropriate tax return filing positions

Stay current with federal and state legislative developments

Communicate with taxing authorities on notices and tax accounts

Conduct research of applicable tax laws

Support various tax projects

Support integration of acquisitions

Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of processes, enhancing quality and efficiency

Develop strong understanding of Elanco businesses and internal financial systems and tools

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA or equivalent

2+ years of progressive tax experience in public accounting or industry

Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Understanding of federal and state income tax

Growing knowledge of US international income tax concepts

Excellent skills with the MS Suite: SharePoint, Teams, OneNote, Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Additional Preferences

MST and/or Data Science or Data Analytics concentration

3+ years complex public multi-national company experience

Experience with CorpTax, BNA, SAP, MS Power platform

Experience with Data Analytics systems (Alteryx, Tableau, Excel)

Communicates:
Strong upward and downward communication and expectation management

Drives Results:
Pursues everything with energy and resourcefulness to achieve desired outcome

Collaborates:
Works with a variety of colleagues, seeks win-win solutions, builds strong relationships

Analytical:
Superior problem-solving skills required; plan and execute at strategic and tactical levels.

Problem solver:
Exceptional problem-solving and strategic skills, combined with business acumen.

Adaptable:
Ability to pivot against high priority initiatives and navigate ambiguity

Work Ethic:
A superior work ethic and dedication to the highest work quality and job excellence.

Has fun:
A good sense of humor and doesn't take oneself too seriously

Other Considerations

Minimal travel

Overtime will be required at peak times

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status

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