Tax Accountant-New Mexico State and Local Tax

Now hiring a Tax Accountant with experience in New Mexico State and Local Tax!

Presbyterian is seeking a Tax Accountant for New Mexico State & Local Tax. The Tax Accountant will be working with System Tax Director, ensure timely compliance with all state and local tax filings for Presbyterian Healthcare Services and its affiliates; including New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax; various states, Payroll Withholding and Unemployment Insurance returns; property taxes, unclaimed property; and other areas as assigned.

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Why Join Us

Full Time - Exempt: Yes
• Job is based Rev Hugh Cooper Admin Center
• Work hours: Days
• Benefits: We offer a wide range of benefits including medical, wellness program, vision, dental, paid time off, retirement and more for FT employees.
• Remote eligible: Best if resides in New Mexico and understands tax code

Ideal Candidate:

Bachelors degree required, Accounting emphasis preferred.
2 years experience with New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax and state payroll taxes with an accounting firm, a governmental agency, or a large business.

• Bachelors degree required, Accounting emphasis preferred.
• 2 years experience with New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax and state payroll taxes with an accounting firm, a governmental agency, or a large business.

Education Essential: Bachelor Degree

• Perform a full range of taxation work under readily available direction, may be involved in some complex assignments.
• Educate and assist Accounts Payable, Finance Staff and Managers with accrual of New Mexico Compensating Tax.
• Calculate and file monthly New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax returns.
• Work with ADP system, ensure continuous compliance with all state payroll tax returns
• May specialize in various aspects of tax accounting, such as laws applying to healthcare services and health insurance.
• Provide support to Payroll with employee tax-related inquiries, Accounts Payable in all 1099-related inquires and with annual 1099 filings, and other business units as needed in state and local tax matters.
• Assist in reconciling all tax-related General Ledger Accounts
• Coordinate the preparation of tax returns, examines accounts, and calculates taxes owed according to prescribed rates, laws, and regulations by required deadlines.
• File all Personal Property Tax returns and follow-up with Tax Authorities as needed.
• Support the Real Estate Department in all Real Property Tax challenges
• Prepare and carry out initial investigations into tax issues.
• Independently researches and analyzes key issues to assist the Department Director.
• May lead a variety of assignments, clarifying objectives, determining the principles and techniques to be employed
• Provide financial accounting staff with technical tax advice and assistance in tax matters as necessary.
• Corresponds and negotiates with governmental revenue agencies at a tactical level.
• Prepare reports and studies for management as requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

Wellness
Presbyterian's Employee Wellness rewards program is designed to provide you with engaging opportunities to enhance your health and activate your well-being. Earn gift cards and more by taking an active role in our personal well-being by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges, webinar, preventive screening and more.

Why work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

Inclusion and Diversity
Our culture is one of knowing and respecting our patients, members, and each other. We capture this in our Promise and CARES commitments.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

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