Lead Senior Tax Analyst
On-site Milwaukee Full-time Senior Tax
At a glance
Senior Tax role at Walgreens. Milwaukee · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $101,000–$170,000 across the United States.
Estimated pay
Walgreens has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
$101,000 – $170,000
What the middle half of senior tax roles in the United States paid, among postings that did state a salary.
Worked out from 165 postings that stated pay, median $117,500. Last updated Nov 13, 2026.
RoleTax
SenioritySenior
LocationMilwaukee
WorkplaceOn-site
EmploymentFull-time
PostedApr 25, 2022
Role brief
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What you'll do
- Help put tax strategy into practice and find ways to reduce tax liability while keeping current processes effective
- Research changes in tax law, then share tax-saving recommendations with leaders through presentations and recurring reports
- Work with other tax teams and business units to shape tax solutions and support value-creation work
- Improve tax processes and contribute to projects that span the department or wider organization
- Train and mentor staff on tax processes and value-creation projects
What you bring
- You have a bachelor’s degree plus two years in accounting or tax, or a high school diploma or GED plus four years in that work
- You bring at least two years applying technical tax rules and interpreting tax law
- You have two years of experience using data analysis and reporting to spot patterns, exceptions, and improvement opportunities
- You can use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint at an intermediate level
Who this fits
This senior role suits someone who can combine technical tax work with mentoring, reporting, and collaboration across business units. The position is onsite in Milwaukee and requires willingness to travel up to ten percent for business.
From the employer
Walgreens company promotes from within!
Job Description :
Participates in the implementation of tax strategy. Collaborates in minimizing tax liability through advanced knowledge of tax laws and regulations and best practices. Identifies new opportunities as well as maintaining current tax processes. Coaches and mentors staff and develops relationships with key stakeholders.
- Identifies, recommends, and communicates tax savings opportunities to management and key stakeholders through presentations and periodic reporting.
- Provides advanced knowledge of new and existing tax methodologies by researching new law and attending conferences and seminars in the tax industry.
- Participates in divisional and company-wide projects and programs to develop engagement for division-wide and company-wide initiatives.
- Participates in projects and process improvements for the department.
- Collaborates with other tax functions to implement optimal tax solutions.
- Develops relationships with business units to serve as a partner in the business unit’s processes for value creation activities.
- May coach and mentor more junior analysts. Leads and trains staff members on new and existing tax processes and value creation projects.
Internal Basic Qualifications :
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of experience with public accounting, corporate tax and/or accounting at a firm, State department of revenue or company OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 4 years of experience with public accounting, corporate tax and/or accounting at a firm, State department of revenue or company.
- At least 2 years of experience with technical tax laws, regulations and interpreting tax laws.
- At least 2 years of experience with analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns).
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling).
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font).
- Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of experience with public accounting, corporate tax and/or accounting at a firm, State department of revenue or company OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 4 years of experience with public accounting, corporate tax and/or accounting at a firm, State department of revenue or company.
- At least 2 years of experience with technical tax laws, regulations and interpreting tax laws.
- At least 2 years of experience with analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns).
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling).
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font).
- Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).
Preferred Qualifications :
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or Economics.
- Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years experience with public accounting, corporate tax and/or accounting at a firm, State department of revenue or company OR a high school diploma/GED and at least 6 years of experience with public accounting, corporate tax and/or accounting at a firm, State department of revenue or company.
- Experience with project management (for example: planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives).
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