Tax Business Intelligence Internship
I am proud to announce that I will be interning with Comcast Corporation in the Spring of 2016, working with the State and Local Tax Team. This is a tremendous opportunity and I am so excited to be transitioning to this completely new role within the organization.
Comcast Corporation is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBC Universal. Comcast Corp., where I will be working, is the nation’s largest video, high-speed internet and phone provider to residential customers under the Xfinity brand and also provides these services to businesses as well.
The Comcast State and Local Tax team is responsible for all tax related operations within the city and state jurisdictions as well as their localities. They handle all tax returns, disputes, and audits as it relates to Income Tax, Gross Receipts Tax, Annual Returns, Sales Tax, and Use Tax. However, due to the magnitude of Comcast’s operations, including all the different areas in which they do business, Comcast has separated tax into two specific areas, State and local tax, and Federal Tax.
As an analyst working in the Tax space, I will be responsible for developing data quality, streamlining business processes, and creating workflows as well as providing the necessary documentation for my processes and procedures. I will provide business intelligence support to the State & Local Tax group for state income and transaction tax compliance and state audits. I will utilize a combination of both my business and information systems background to collect data, perform analysis, develop and maintain databases and write reports. I should be highly comfortable with high volumes of data and detail oriented while possessing the ability to work well with a large number of team members in a very fast paced and deadline oriented environment. In order to effectively complete my assignments, I need to possess excellent organization, written and verbal communications, and time management skills.
I hope to further my development and enrichment in areas such as database management, data analytics, and information management, as this is closely related to my coursework as an MIS major. I believe the decision to intern with State and Local Tax team will tremendously improve my skills in the MIS field and make me a premiere candidate for a future position with the company, with four internships worth of experience.
Please see some additional roles and responsibilities below.
Roles and Responsibilities include:
- Supports State & Local Tax team by developing and maintaining SQL databases with large volumes of data for tax compliance and audits.
• Writes reports and provides data analysis with trending and fluctuation metrics.
• Thoroughly documents and tests the procedures in the databases.
• Works with internal departments to obtain necessary financial and billing data for state tax compliance and audits.
• Works with third party consultants, legal and accounting firms to provide data related requests.
• Will provide output in Tableau, Excel or other software format as needed by the team.
• Learn about the business, financial systems and billing systems and how they are linked. Suggest solutions when there is a challenge in obtaining the necessary data for requested tasks.
• Must be flexible to work overtime during busy compliance season or during high priority deadlines.