Farm Credit East (FCE) is the leading provider of loans and farm advisory services to agricultural business owners across the northeast. The Tax Associate works as part of a team dedicated to improving customers’ financial reporting and ensuring compliance with Federal and State tax laws while providing high-quality tax and accounting services.
Responsibilities
- Accurately prepares tax returns along with all other returns per ACA and regulatory standards
- Delivers accurate, high quality, high impact tax and accounting services to customers in a manner that motivates and enables them to better accomplish their objectives
- Contributes to the success of customer businesses and the Association through the timely and accurate delivery of financial services to customers for a profitable fee
- Actively cross-sells all Farm Credit East services and adequately document in Agworx
- Maintains accounting standards knowledge, as well as federal and state tax knowledge and have a thorough understanding of all tax and records software programs
- Follows up on customer communication within 24 hours
- Actively manages CCH workstream data and Agworx dashboards to ensure data integrity
- Adheres to Farm Credit time and billing practices and procedures ensuring timely and transparent billing
Skills
- This position requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Agriculture, Agri-Business, Economics, Finance, Business or a related field
Benefits
- Short-Term Incentive to reward business results
- 401k match up to 6% of salary; or for those unable to take full advantage of the 401(k) match, verified student loan payments may qualify for an employer match in your 401(k) up to 6% of salary
- Defined Contribution retirement plan funded at 2-9% of salary depending on years of service
- 15-25 days of vacation leave per year, depending on years of service
- 12 days of holiday leave per year
- 7.5 days of sick leave in your first year, followed by 12 days of sick leave per year thereafter; unlimited rollover of unused sick leave year to year
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, including preventive care and wellness programs to support your overall health and well-being
- Health Savings Account
- Life insurance at 2x base pay
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance at 2x base pay
- Long-term disability insurance at 2/3 base pay
- Tuition reimbursement
- Continuing education and training
- Employee Assistance Program offering a wide variety of tools and resources
Company Overview
- Farm Credit East provides a full range of credit and financial services to more than 18,000 customers in our eight-state territory: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It was founded in 1916, and is headquartered in Enfield, Connecticut, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://www.farmcrediteast.com/.