Tax & Treasury Accountant

Business Unit:
Office of the CFO
Job Description:
Every day, we seek to improve financial security for people. Joining our Tax and Treasury team means you will be a part of a passionate and supportive team that believes what we do matters to our clients and investors.

The Tax & Treasury Analyst will have responsibilities on both our Global Tax and Global Treasury teams within the Global Finance department reporting directly to our U.S. Tax Director. You will join a team of tax and treasury professionals responsible for managing all corporate tax and treasury matters for Russell Investments and its subsidiaries.

Your Core Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities for the Tax team will make up 75% of this role:

• Assist with the preparation and filing of federal and state annual income tax returns and quarterly estimated tax payments.
• Assist with the preparation and filing of local tax returns (Washington B&O tax, sales & use tax, personal property tax).
• Prepare certain federal and state tax adjustment workpapers for income tax provisions and assist with the preparation of year-end tax provision calculations.
• Maintain tax filing calendar and assist with tax notices and mailings.
• Prepare adjusting tax entries for the general ledger as necessary.
• Provide support for federal and state tax audits as needed.

Your responsibilities for the Treasury team will make up 25% of this role with a focus on start of day activities including:

• Manage daily corporate-related cash position to ensure liquidity
• Initiate bank transactions (wires, ACH payments), including execution of foreign currency trades
• Prepare debt-related journal entries and monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare and assist in analysis of management reports on treasury operations and cash positions globally
• Participate in various treasury projects as necessary, including writing and updating desk procedures

Your Expertise:

• Accounting, tax or audit experience preferred, 0-2 years
• Federal or state tax experience preferred, 0-2 years
• Treasury or cash management experience a plus
• Bachelors degree in accounting, tax, finance, or related field
• CPA or progress towards CPA preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a deadline-oriented environment
• Solves and analyzes problems effectively, with a process for decision making.
• Has the ability to understand and appropriately apply principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.
• Evaluates problems via systems thinking, sees downstream affects, identifies future implications across a process to help prioritize solutions.
• Ability to communicate clearly and build trusted relationships with others.
• Demonstrated ability to take on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency and enthusiasm.
• Ensures the (external or internal) clients perspective is a driving force behind their decisions and actions.
• Demonstrated ability to be a collaborative team player with the ability to interact well with all levels of internal and external personnel and adapt to rapidly changing requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Russell Investments is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all associates and employment applicants regardless of race, religion, ancestry, creed, color, gender (including gender identity which refers to a person’s actual or perceived sex, and includes self-image, appearance, behavior or expression, whether or not different from that traditionally associated with a person’s biological sex), age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, medical condition, military status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, past or present unemployment status , or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type: Full-time