Accounting Manager

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Tonawanda
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

Essential Functions Include:

• Property Tax Audit and Assessment Challenges Support- Provide data to jurisdictions and related consultants, coordinate site visits and prep Linde staff for visit.
• Property Tax Abatement tracking and compliance including filing annual, quarterly and semi-annual reports in a timely manner. Coordinates with region contacts to gather required information. Lead monthly and/or quarterly LGUS Regional meetings re: all active abatements.
• Tracks and pays real property bills on owned and leased real estate across multiple legal entities. Coordinates with real estate department to be sure list of properties is complete and accurate.
• Creates annual asset files by state and legal entity for 3rd party compliance vendors to use in filing of business personal property tax returns. Reviews files for reasonableness before communicating and sending to compliance vendor.
• Prepares annual property tax accruals for LGUS / Corp / Global Helium. Prepares annual property tax budget for liability and receivables for LGUS / Corp / Global Helium. Work with LGUS and Global Helium controllers to estimate changes in asset base and implied changes in expected costs.
• Reviews and approves Property Tax Liability and Receivable reconciliation for LGUS plants. Prepare true up entries.
• Communicates bill back files to NuCO2, LG&E and LGUS entities for timely and accurate pass-through billing of property taxes to customers.
• Calculates complex bill backs that require formulas and Allocations across multiple customers (LGUS)
• Serves as a backup for the Director of Tax as needed.
• Act as Liaison between Compliance Vendors and the business for process improvements, data sharing, payment communication.
• Validates property tax savings realized by challenging property tax assessments and approves corresponding contingency payments.
• Property tax due diligence for Merger and Acquisitions for LG&E, including researching tax status of acquired properties.
• Estimates expected taxes on new plants/plant expansions for LGUS and Global Helium
• Provides documentation to customers for support of billback invoices.
• Supervises clerical personnel as assigned.Qualifications:
  • 4-year Accounting Degree
  • 5 years of Business Personal Property tax experience in a large multistate corporation, or relevant experience in a CPA firm managing property tax for large client groups.
  • Experience with Property Tax Abatement Compliance
  • Advanced Excel Skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skillsPreferred Skills:
    • Experience with PTMS or other Property Tax management Software.
    • CPA CertificationAbout Linde:Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2023 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.The company serves a variety of end markets including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and primary metals. Linde's industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com.
      • We offer a comprehensive competitive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, health, dental, disability, life insurance, 401(k) (with matching), and pension benefits.
        • At Linde, we strive to create a work environment that treats all employees with respect, supports new thoughts and ideas, encourages growth and development, celebrates our differences, and embraces inclusion. Linde is committed to remaining an employer of choice for the diverse, ever-increasing pool of global talent.
          • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.Linde thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview will be contacted.Salary commensurate with experience. Open to salary range $142,100 - $156,310

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