Houston Tax Associate II-Financial Services Group

Deloitte & Touche USA LLP is the U.S. member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and services are provided by its subsidiaries, including Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP and Deloitte Tax LLP. Deloitte & Touche USA LLP’s subsidiaries are among the nation’s leading professional services firms, providing audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services through nearly 30,000 people in more than 80 cities. Known as employers of choice for innovative human resources programs, they are dedicated to helping their clients and people excel.The Houston office of Deloitte Tax LLP has an immediate need for a paraprofessional to work with the Financial Services Group. This position will be primarily responsible to assist the Deloitte Tax professionals with various engagement support and coordination activities.
 
The responsibilities for this position include (but not limited to) the following:
 
Key Responsibilities:
Scanning and
uploading documents, prior and current year tax workpapers and returns to Deloitte OnLine (Deloitte web-based collaboration tool) and/or Tracker (web based compliance tool that helps monitor the status of compliance projects online).
 Schedule arrival/departure meetings between assignees and our tax professionals including assembling interview packets, maintaining tracking spreadsheet, and sending confirmation e-mails on meeting details to assignees and Deloitte professionals    
 Communicate with assignees/clients via phone and e-mail
Monitor client inbox in Outlook and respond/reply to messages as appropriate
Assisting US and India based engagement teams with various projects and answer questions on any administrative issues that might arise.
Identify opportunities for process and service improvements
Participate/assist in local office training as needed
Perform a billing analysis periodically 
 
Personal Characteristics:
Excellent interpersonal and
communications skills
Willingness to interact with clients both in person and by phone
Confidence with technology and changing processes
Flexible, ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple projects
Detail-oriented and conscientious
Enthusiastic, energetic self-starter
Exceptional organizational, analytical and research skills
Team player attitude with an ability to interact with individuals at all levels of the organization
Ability to manage work to meet specific deadlinesEducation/Background:
 Experience with office environment in multiple locations preferred.
 
Skills Required:
 Knowledge of Word and Adobe
 Strong knowledge of Excel (advanced knowledge would be a plus).
 Bookkeeping / Accounting skills preferred
 Experience with billing preferred
 Ability to quickly learn new procedures with limited direction
 Ability to follow instructions explicitly, with a knowledge to know when to ask questions to
clarify ambiguities
 Deloitte & Touche USA LLP and its subsidiaries ("the Deloitte US Firms") are equal opportunity employers.Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, its member firms and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. As a Swiss Verein (association), neither Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu nor any of its member firms has any liability for each other’s acts or omissions. Each of the member firms is a separate and independent legal entity operating under the names “Deloitte,” “Deloitte & Touche,” “Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu,” or other related names. Services are provided by the member firms or their subsidiaries or affiliates and not by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Verein.
Deloitte & Touche USA LLP is the U.S. member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. In the U.S., services are provided by the subsidiaries of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, Deloitte Tax LLP
and their subsidiaries), and not by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP.
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