Senior Income Tax Accountant: Federal And State Income Taxes
Walgreens (Chicago North, Illinois)

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Job ID: 10554

Position Title: Senior Income Tax Accountant: Federal and State Income taxes

Working Location: Illinois-Deerfield

Employment Status: Full-Time Regular

Required Experience: 10 years

Required Education: Bachelors Degree


Job Description:
Walgreens is the nation’s largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2007 sales of $53.8 billion. The company operates over 6,000 stores in 49 states and Puerto Rico, including 77 Happy Harry’s stores in Delaware and surrounding states. With 500 store openings per year, Walgreens will operate over 7,000 stores by 2010. Walgreens is expanding its patient-first health care services beyond traditional pharmacy through Walgreens Health Services, its managed care division, and Take Care Health Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary that manages convenient care clinics inside drugstores. Walgreens Health Services assists pharmacy patients and prescription drug and medical plans through Walgreens Health Initiatives, Inc. (a pharmacy benefits manager), Walgreens Mail Service Inc., Walgreens Home Care Inc., and Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy LLC.

Ranked 2nd among food and drug retailers on Fortune's "Most Admired Companies in America" list. We offer challenging and rewarding opportunities in a friendly, diverse, inclusive and respectful environment, with excellent benefits including:

• Company-matched profit sharing contributions
• Stock discount purchase program
• Employee discount plan
• Train shuttle service
• On-site childcare
• Flex-pay
• Medical/Dental plan

As the nation's leading pharmacy, we seek professional individuals to fill key positions at Walgreens, ensuring our leadership and taking us to even higher levels of growth, profitability, innovation and customer service. Walgreens is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes individuals of diverse talents and backgrounds. Walgreens promotes and supports a drug-free and smoke-free workplace.

Company Information: http://www.walgreens.com

Member of the Income Tax team within a 90 person Tax Department. Prepares various M-1's as part of the federal income tax compliance process. Also will take the lead on the federal income tax compliance for some of our newly acquired companies. Also prepares state income tax returns


Essential Skills:
Prepares M-1's after a detailed account analysis. Prepares various statements and schedules which are part of the federal income tax return. Will take the lead on some of our newly acquired companies from a tax compliance perspective including stub returns and transition coordination. In addition, prepares state income tax adjustments for the state income tax returns. Prepares workpapers for the state apportionment factors. Prepares state income tax returns through Corptax software. Performs tax research and tax planning through out the year for income taxes. Assists on the quarterly FIN 48 analysis and the tax provision. Prepares schedules supporting the aforementioned tax accounting tasks. Performs special tax projects as assigned by the Assistant Tax Director and the Tax Managers, as needed.




Qualifications:
BS in Accounting. Experience within a Tax Department of a major company with practical hands on experience. Team member with the ability to work with various people. Excellent organizational skills. Great communicator. Positive attitude required!

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