Tax Intern

Company Overview

Grounded by a history that is deeply rooted in innovation, Hexion is a global employer committed to building and protecting the future by producing innovative performance materials.  Our materials are the building blocks for critical industries, including construction, agriculture, energy, automotive, and infrastructure protection. Everywhere you look, you will find our materials and people at work to help customers make products that are stronger, safer, and cleaner. When you work for Hexion, you’ll join a team that is committed to operating safely and with integrity to build a more sustainable future for all, our associates, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.  

Position Overview

Hexion’s Internship Program is an opportunity for students to bring their passion and educational experience to a global leader in specialty chemicals and an environment driven by our Core Values. These include: 

• Ethics and Integrity 
• Safety, Health and Environmental Stewardship 
• Customer Centric 
• Our People 
• Creativity 
• High Performance Teamwork 

Internship opportunities with Hexion are available in multiple disciplines providing students an unparalleled experience within a global corporation focused on building a better world. Hexion is powered by a spirit of innovation providing a unique program encouraging students to actively contribute to Hexion’s continuous development. Hexion provides challenging projects that not only provide broad exposure to the intern’s particular field of study, but encourages further development as an individual and a business professional. We strive to ensure that interns leave our program having gained knowledge and skills that cannot be taught in the classroom. 

Job Responsibilities

• Execute assigned tasks in a manner that furthers our value-added business partner approach, process improvement, and delivery of world-class service 
• Assists with tax provision calculation and allocation under ASC 740, computes and tracks book/tax differences while maintaining tax basis balance sheets and deferred taxes 
• Assist with the preparation of tax returns for the various taxing jurisdictions of multiple companies 
• Maintain tax files and ensure proper documentation, referencing and organization 
• Coordinate the gathering of document requests from corporate accounting, various international accounting teams, legal and HR departments as well as others 
• Assist with international, federal, state and local tax audits and notices by gathering requested information and drafting responses 
• Process tax payments and prepare accounting reconciliations 
• Assist with monitoring current tax legislation 
• Maintain domestic tax account roll-forwards for all federal and state accrued and deferred tax accounts 

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Junior OR Senior in undergraduate degree program in Finance or Accounting 
• Organized creative and self-directed 
• Strong attention to detail and design 
• Willingness to learn and expand one’s abilities  
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership and responsibility of work deliverables  
• Competent with Microsoft Office Suite – heaviest focus on Excel and Power Point skills 

Education

Other

We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, minority status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any characteristic protected by law.

In order to be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site, be at least 18 years of age, willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process, as well as additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies.

Candidates are required to have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

If currently an employee of the Company, you must have current satisfactory work performance and in most cases, have been in your current role for 18 months.

Disclaimer: We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet, or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.