Senior Tax Analyst, Avant
$66-96k
+ Annual bonus
More information about location
3 days a week in office (Merchandise Mart, Downtown Chicago)
Personal credit FinTech
Posted today
Personal credit FinTech
501-1000 employees
Posted today
$66-96k
+ Annual bonus
More information about location
3 days a week in office (Merchandise Mart, Downtown Chicago)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower every customer with innovative solutions designed to help them reach their goals.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. CPA and/or Master of Science in Taxation is preferred but not required
- 2 + years of public accounting or financial or service industry experience with corporate, partnership and multi-state income tax compliance, ASC 740, and basic tax research is required. Some sales and use tax knowledge is a plus
- Ability to think “outside the box” to support tax planning and compliance initiatives as well as develop procedures and processes
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Google Drive (Google Sheets, Docs and Slides) is required, and familiarity with NetSuite and Looker are welcomed
- The ability to work independently and communicate tax issues clearly with non-tax teams is critical
What the job involves
- Avant is looking for a highly motivated Senior Tax Analyst to join its tax team. This role will support the Tax Manager’s goal of efficient and effective tax planning, research, and compliance for Federal, international, and state income tax matters as well as state and local indirect taxes
- This position will report to the Tax Manager, work closely with other members of Avant’s finance team, and communicate across functions to gather financial and accounting data and serve internal and external stakeholders
- Above all, Avant is looking for a collaborative team member, an independent thinker and someone who is interested in being a tax professional
- Prepare Federal and state income tax workpapers in Excel, gather relevant internal documentation, and
- Work with external providers to prepare Federal, foreign, and state and local corporate income and
- Franchise tax returns and partnership tax returns
- Drive the preparation of the annual and quarterly tax provision calculations and tax footnote
- Disclosures
- Memorialize Federal, international state, and local tax research and conclusions in Word
- Compute state and local extension and estimate tax payments
- Timely respond to and resolve Federal, international, and state income tax notices
- Support Tax Manager on tax planning and process initiatives with by effectively communicating with
- External service providers and internal stakeholders
- Partner with other members of Controllership to access accounting systems to pull reports for the
- Preparation of tax returns, tax provisions, and state apportionment
- Gather information for and prepare monthly and annual state and local sales and indirect tax filings
Our take
Many Americans with below average credit scores are caught in a bind: they're unable to improve their score, and simultaneously cannot access traditional loans. Avant's alternative is to offer credit options that are powered by machine learning and based upon a large database that helps to manage risk.
For its users, the company offers a quick credit decision and speedy access to any allotted funds. It has issued over $8 billion in loans to date, and has also expanded its business through the acquisitions of ReadyForZero in 2015 and Zero Financial in 2021.
This expansion has enabled Avant to reach towards its goal of offering a whole suite of products in a single platform, such as loans, credit cards, and deposits. Although there are many FinTechs looking at ways to remove the barriers that people with low credit scores face when trying to take out loans, this expansion to banking products should help Avant to stand out.
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Insights
-3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Dec 2022
$125m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Sep 2015
$325m
SERIES E
Total funding: $779m
Company benefits
- Choice of great medical, dental, and vision insurance plan options
- 401(k) Match
- Unlimited paid time off
- Flexible work environment
- Generous paid parental leave
- Lunch allowance (Fooda) and in-office snacks
- WFH stipends for our remote employees
- Access to LinkedIn Learning for professional development
- No meeting wednesdays - (a.k.a. planned time to Get Sh!t Done)
- Summer fridays
- Fun in-office and virtual social events
- (And who doesn’t love the swag)
Company HQ
River North, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Al Goldstein
(Co-Founder & Executive Chair)They worked for a year at Deutsche Bank before founding Pangea Properties in 2008, and Avant in 2013. They have been Chair since, alongside founding Amount, Spring Labs, and StoicLane.
Paul Zhang
(Co-Founder & CIO)Having studied at the University of Illinois, they spent a year as a Software Engineer at CashNetUSA and Enova Financial. They founded Debteye in 2011, before starting Avant in 2013, serving first as CTO then Chief Architect, CTO again and finally CIO.
Matthew Bochenek
(CEO)Has been with the business since 2013, working in a range of positions including Head of US Servicing, Head of Operations and COO - before becoming CEO in 2021. Previously spend a decade at Superfund Asset Management.
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