Senior Tax Analyst, Avant
$66-96k
Plus an annual bonus
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Personal credit FinTech
Posted today
Personal credit FinTech
501-1000 employees
Posted today
$66-96k
Plus an annual bonus
More information about location
3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To move financial lives forward.
Role
Who you are
- Above all, Avant is looking for a collaborative, well-rounded team member, an independent thinker and someone who is interested in growing as a tax professional
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required
- 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 either corporate and multi-state income tax compliance, or provision (ASC 740) experience is preferred
- Familiarity with domestic 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 Databricks are welcomed
- The ability to work independently and communicate tax issues clearly with non-tax professionals 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 Senior Tax Manager’s goal of efficient and effective tax planning, research, and compliance for Federal, state and local and Canadian taxes
- This position will report to the Senior 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.
- Prepare Federal and state income tax workpapers using Excel, Databricks, and other tools
- Collaborate with external service providers to prepare and review Federal, state and local and Canadian income and franchise tax returns
- Drive the preparation review of annual and interim tax provisions and disclosures
- Prepare memorandums around Federal, state and local and Canadian tax matters
- Compute state and local extension and estimated income tax payments
- Timely respond to and resolve Federal and state and local income tax notices
- Support tax planning initiatives with research tools and by effectively communicating with third-party consultants
- Partner with Accounting, Treasury and FP&A teams to gather financial data for tax planning and compliance projects as well as prepare tax-based projection models
- Gather information for and prepare monthly and annual indirect tax filings on software
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, Chair & CEO)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.
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