Senior Specialist, Tax (AI/Automation)

Location: Hybrid; primary location is Rahway, New Jersey, United States. Available to United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico residents; United States and Puerto Rico residents are specifically referenced for the application process. No relocation. No travel required.

Salary: $106,200–$167,200 annually, plus potential annual bonus and long-term incentive.

Company

hirify.global is a large life sciences and healthcare company offering corporate tax, finance, technology, and compliance opportunities.

What you will do

• Prepare annual and quarterly U.S. Federal and State income tax provisions under U.S. GAAP, including deferred tax entries, temporary differences, reconciliations, and book/tax adjustments.
• Prepare consolidated Federal Form 1120, State income and franchise tax returns, unitary and stand-alone filings, disclosures, attachments, workpapers, estimated tax payments, and extensions.
• Support IRS and State tax notices, Information Document Requests, audits, SOX activities, internal controls, process documentation, and procedures.
• Identify manual activities, inefficiencies, control gaps, data-quality issues, and opportunities to standardize or automate tax processes.
• Develop automated workflows using Alteryx, Microsoft Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI, Corptax Office, OneSource Workpapers, and related platforms.
• Explore and implement AI-enabled and agentic solutions for data gathering, reconciliations, workpapers, tax return review, document analysis, workflow orchestration, issue identification, and management reporting while maintaining review, controls, data security, and human oversight.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.
• At least 3 years of experience in U.S. tax compliance, tax accounting, tax technology, and/or related corporate tax functions.
• Experience preparing Federal Form 1120 and associated State and local corporate income tax returns.
• Working knowledge of ASC 740 for U.S. Federal and State tax matters.
• Strong tax research, analytical, problem-solving, verbal, and written communication skills, including the ability to explain tax, data, process, and technology concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated interest or experience in tax technology, process improvement, automation, data analytics, or digital transformation, including translating business requirements into improved workflows or technology solutions.
• Experience with AI-enabled technologies, generative AI, and agentic AI in business or tax processes, including Microsoft Copilot and/or Google Gemini.
• Strong data fluency and experience with Alteryx, Microsoft Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI, automation, analytics, and data-manipulation technologies.
• Ability to understand end-to-end processes, including data sources, calculations, transformations, review controls, downstream outputs, and stakeholder requirements; experience with Corptax and OneSource Tax Provision.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across Tax, Finance, Technology, Treasury, Legal, and external advisory teams.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of U.S. taxation of foreign-source income, including GILTI and Subpart F.
• Project management experience with technology implementations, tax transformation, process redesign, or automation initiatives.
• Experience responding to IRS Information Document Requests and summarizing audit responses.
• Administrative experience with Corptax, including data imports, entity management, user access, and annual rollover activities.
• Experience developing automated workflows connecting tax applications, Excel, databases, SharePoint, or other enterprise systems.
• Experience developing dashboards, analytics, exception reporting, or automated reconciliations for tax processes.
• Experience participating in or leading tax technology, automation, or continuous-improvement initiatives from concept through implementation.
• Curiosity about emerging technology and practical applications of AI, agentic workflows, automation, and analytics in corporate tax.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with no required travel.
• Medical, dental, vision, and other insurance benefits for employees and families.
• Retirement benefits including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, compassionate leave, and sick days.
• Inclusive environment that encourages diverse perspectives, respectful challenge, collaboration, and innovation.

Hiring process

• Accommodation support is available during the application or hiring process.
• Employment is regular, with no visa sponsorship.