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Responsible for general oversight of the Tax function including tax accounting, compliance and research.
Essential Functions:
Ensures timely and accurate filing and payment of income and non-income tax returns and payments.
Ensures timely and accurate reporting of income and non-income tax expenses/benefits including the preparation of tax provisions for GAAP and statutory-basis financial statements.
Research and resolve issues related to income and non-income tax matters.
Coordinate examinations by federal and state taxing authorities.
Drive automation of the tax accounting function coordinating with accounting personnel
Assist accounting staff in problem resolution and account analysis
Make recommendations for policy and process improvement and implement as need(s) is identified.
Coordinate the efforts of tax advisors engaged by the Company for ongoing and specific tax projects including tax return preparation.
Provide assistance on special projects as needed.
Additional Responsibilities:
Ability to travel by automobile, plane or other public transportation as necessary
Candidate Education:
Required A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Business
Preferred A Master's Degree in Taxation
Candidate Experience:
Required 7 years of experience in Taxation in public or large company, Insurance tax is a plus.
Required 1 year experience in leading/supervising others
Candidate Skills:
Intermediate Demonstrated interpersonal/verbal communication skills
Intermediate Demonstrated written communication skills
Intermediate Ability to work as part of a team
Intermediate Ability to work in a fast paced environment with changing priorities
Intermediate Demonstrated organizational skills
Intermediate Other Ability to research and analyze transactions and make decisions in respective area of expertise
Intermediate Other Ability to research and analyze transactions and make decisions in respective area of expertise
Intermediate Other Ability to lead meetings
Intermediate Other Ability to remain calm under pressure
Intermediate Ability to lead/manage others
Technical Skills:
Required Intermediate Microsoft Outlook
Required Advanced Microsoft Word
Required Advanced Microsoft Excel
Required Intermediate Other Knowledge on Internet sufficient to complete research, on-line banking transactions
Required Intermediate Other Knowledge/utilization of tax compliance software for multi-entity, multi-state organization