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Junior Tax Counsel

Employer
AbbVie
Location
Lake County, IL, United States
Start date
Dec 26, 2020

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Discipline
Regulatory, Legal/Compliance
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
BioMidwest, Best Places to Work

Job Details

About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and LinkedIn .

Purpose:
The Junior Tax Counsel will assist the Tax function primarily with the documentation and defense of tax positions taken, through assembly and preparation of workpapers and other supporting files, coordination of interactions with tax authorities, research and writing, and substantive and quantitative analysis of tax risks and opportunities. The Junior Tax Counsel reports to the Tax Counsel and interacts regularly with personnel inside and outside of the Tax team.

Responsibilities:
  • Coordinating interactions between the Tax function and the IRS examiners
  • Gathering and reviewing for accuracy and completeness relevant information and draft responses to information requests from the IRS and certain tax authorities outside the US
  • Assisting to develop and maintain a consistent process for assembling and filing workpapers and other supporting files for all material tax positions taken, for quick retrieval when needed for financial statement auditors, tax authorities, and other internal or external stakeholders
  • Preparing documentation after developing relevant facts, researching tax issues, and interpreting and applying tax laws, regulations, and cases to facts.
  • Assisting with a variety of other tax planning- and compliance-related tasks, arising within and outside the Tax department.
  • Communicating clearly, concisely, and practically across stakeholders.

Qualifications

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree required, Accounting/Finance preferred
  • JD required, with focus/interest in Tax
  • 1-2 years big four or law firm experience a plus, but not required
  • Strong Excel skills a plus, but not required

Significant Work Activities
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
Travel
No
Job Type
Experienced
Schedule
Full-time
Job Level Code
IC
Equal Employment Opportunity
At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Company

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Stock Symbol: ABBV

Stock Exchange: NYSE

Company info
Website
Phone
1-800-255-5162
Location
1 North Waukegan Road
North Chicago
Illinois
60064
US

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