US State Tax Analyst

Job Description

About Agilent

Agilent Technologies inspires and supports discoveries that advance the quality of life. We provide life science, diagnostics, and applied market laboratory solutions worldwide, enabling customers to gain insights and answers they need to improve the world around us.

Role Overview

As US State Tax Analyst you will primarily support US State income tax compliance and tax provisions, including state apportionment, state modifications, tax payables, deferred taxes, and state-specific tax requirements. The role will work with the US Tax team, Finance, Accounting, and external advisors to ensure accurate and timely compliance and provision activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and analyze US Federal income tax returns, including Form 1120 and related forms and schedules, as well as US State income tax returns and provisions.

• Prepare and review US State income tax returns and provisions, including state modifications, apportionment, and supporting workpapers.

• Perform state apportionment and tax calculations, including sales, payroll, property factors, state sourcing, and state-specific adjustments.

• Manage state tax payables, estimated payments, extensions, and water edge return requirements and ensure timely filing obligations are met.

• Prepare and review state deferred tax proofs, including DTAs/DTLs, state tax rates, and reconciliation of provision to compliance.

• Maintain the State Tax Conformity Tracker and assess the impact of federal and state legislative changes on state tax calculations.

• Support State & Federal audits, notices, nexus/filing requirement analysis, and other state tax matters.

• Use Corptax for state compliance workpapers, and related reporting, while identifying opportunities for process improvement and standardization.
  
  

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of relevant experience in US Federal & State income tax compliance, tax provision, or related US tax experience.

• Strong understanding of State income tax compliance, apportionment, state modifications, tax payables, and provisions.

• Working knowledge of ASC 740 and state deferred taxes.

• Detail-oriented and collaborative team player with a creative, flexible, and out-of-the-box approach, capable of working independently while providing guidance and support to junior team members.

• Understanding of state conformity to federal tax law and state-specific tax legislation.

• Experience with Corptax or similar tax software preferred.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to work independently.

• CA with approximately 4–5 years of relevant experience or CA Inter/MBA with approximately 6–7 years of relevant experience preferred.

Additional Details

This job has a full time weekly schedule.

Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations

Agilent Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.

Travel Required:

No

Shift:

Day

Duration:

No End Date

Job Function:

Finance