State and Local Tax, Telecom Associate – Spring 2025 – Atlanta, GA

At CLA we create inspired careers. 

We recognize that you want to be able to make choices in your career. That’s why CLA exists, to create opportunities. We promise to know you and help you. 

We are seeking State and Local Tax, Telecom Associates for our Atlanta, GA office. 

Are you excited to work on an inclusive team doing impactful work for clients? Do you enjoy pushing yourself and working independently, determined to find the right answer? Do you enjoy collaborating with and helping others? If your answer to any of these questions is “YES”, then apply to our Associate position at CLA! 

Financial and Regulatory compliance is one of the fastest growing areas of operations. As a North American leader in telecommunications turnkey solutions, CLA – Atlanta Telecom Division, sees a wide range of unique and emerging regulatory and indirect tax issues. Joining the Regulatory Compliance team at CLA – Atlanta Telecom Division provides the opportunity for individuals to face these issues head on in a collaborative environment. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Coordinate, compile, analyze, and distribute accurate and timely information to prepare and file documents related to telephony regulatory matters and compliance functions.
• Assist with preparation and filing of revisions to regulatory documents.
• Prepare correspondence and responsive materials to third parties and regulatory authorities.
• Test basic tax mapping scenarios within the CLA tax lab and/or client’s tax engines to ensure appropriate and expected tax results.
• Support testing and implementing systems and/or process changes to add increased efficiencies or conformance with tax rules
• Review jurisdiction laws pertaining to exemptions and validate forms provided by client’s customers to ensure good faith standards are met to indemnify client from tax liability
• Contribute to the development of requirements for new and existing client projects.
• Understand and work to resolve general customer issues.
• Participate in other operational and strategic projects or duties as assigned.
• Additional job functions may be assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Exemplify our CLA values – curious, collaborative, transparent, inclusive, and reliable.
• Passion for doing impactful work, accountability for actions, initiative to make visions a reality, integrity that places honesty and trust above all else, professionalism, and conscientiousness.
• Strong verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills.
• General knowledge of accounting principles and/or regulations impacting each engagement or project and reporting of financial data.
• Willingness to learn new technologies.
• Proficient with Microsoft (MS) Windows and Office products.
• Reliable transportation and ability to travel to client sites.
• Less than one year of experience in public accounting.

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