Tax Analyst
About the job
- A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
- A minimum of three years of relevant tax experience is required; partnership or professional services experience is preferred.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel for preparing schedules and supporting workpapers, are required.
- Ability to organize and implement detailed projects is required.
- Ability to perform effectively under pressure and meet urgent deadlines is required.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion is required.
- Ability to work independently and with teams, manage competing priorities, and take ownership of assigned responsibilities is required.
- CPA or CPA-candidate status is preferred.
- Partnership or professional services tax experience is preferred.
- Respond to information requests from partners, tax authorities, and internal departments, preparing supporting materials as needed.
- Support partner tax reporting, including Schedule K-1s, state withholding, composite filings, and pass-through entity tax elections.
- Compile income attributable to market- or cost-of-performance-based states.
- Analyze tax expense accounts.
- Prepare and pay quarterly partner tax estimates for assigned states.
- Submit invoices and payment confirmations in Emburse (Chrome River) for payment processing or payment recording.
- Manage multijurisdictional sales and use tax compliance, including taxability reviews, accruals, reconciliations, and filings.
- Support business personal property tax compliance, including preparation of renditions, assessment reviews, and tax payments across multiple jurisdictions.
- Maintain and reconcile fixed asset records, including additions, disposals, depreciation, and related tax reporting.
- Create year-end and quarterly tax workpapers and other tax analyses as needed.
- Review federal and state returns prepared by third-party advisors for accuracy.
- Work across departments to improve processes and data integrity.
- Perform special tax and non-tax projects as needed, including state tax compliance, pass-through entity taxes, parking analysis, charitable contributions analysis, and meals and entertainment deductibility.
- Prepare balance sheet analyses.
- Identify and respond to internal and external client inquiries in a timely manner and seek feedback or follow-up as appropriate.
- Assist with the annual budgeting process.
- Experience in a partnership or professional services environment is preferred.
- CPA or CPA-candidate status is preferred.
About the company
Troutman Pepper provides legal and advisory services to businesses across many industries. The firm has more than 1,600 attorneys in over 30 offices worldwide, handling corporate, regulatory, litigation, intellectual property, and transactional work. It operates a government relations arm, Troutman Pepper Strategies, to manage public policy and advocacy for clients. The key differentiator is the integration of traditional legal services with active government relations and issue management, along with deep expertise in energy, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, and insurance. The firm’s goal is to help clients manage risk, comply with regulations, and resolve disputes by offering coordinated legal counsel and strategic policy support across global locations.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia
Founded
1890
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What believers are saying
- August 21, 2026 capital-markets tables showed stronger debt and high-yield momentum.
- Private equity and investment funds ranks rose to No. 18 in The Deal.
- September 23, 2026 Reed Balmer hire strengthens fund formation and SEC-examination work.
What critics are saying
- August 2026 breach exposed roughly 37,000 people, triggering class action Wilson v. Troutman Pepper.
- Reuters reported August 18, 2026 retaliation and billing-fraud allegations from Matthew Cali.
- A trust collapse would cripple referral-driven practices and accelerate client defections in 2027.
What makes Troutman Pepper unique
- September 2026 hires Reed Balmer, Yuliya Feldman, Dan Monger, and Sean Higgins deepen platform.
- June 4, 2026 Chambers rankings gave 368 placements, proving broad national reach.
- Its energy, insurance, restructuring, and capital markets benches fit middle-market clients.
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Benefits
- Hybrid Work Options