Director, Head of Income Tax Reporting

Assist the Head of Tax Americas to ensure efficient operations of the US based tax team, with a focus on reducing operational risk and the timely delivery of high quality work product.

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Provide leadership and oversight to US tax team to ensure reporting and compliance deliverables are accurate and timely.
• Work with Head of Tax Americas to establish new process and procedures for tax reporting.
• Work with Head of Tax Americas to provide tax advice to internal business partners on investment and M&A matters.
• Work with Head of Tax Americas to provide leadership and oversight of US tax team process Re-Design efforts
• Ensure adequate documentation of existing processes
• Ensure that processes are well thought through and process inefficiencies are eliminated.
• Ensure appropriate leveraging of available technology to enhance existing tax processes.
• Identification of opportunities for tax savings and timely execution on agreed strategies.

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance. Master’s degree in Taxation preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation required.
• Extensive tax experience in insurance or financial services industry, preferably with mix of public accounting and corporate tax department experience
• Significant experience in a variety of tax matters including, investment taxation, M&A, tax accounting/reporting (US GAAP/IFRS/US Stat), and tax compliance (Federal and State), preferably with exposure to indirect taxes (premium, employment, sales and use, and informational reporting)
• Excellent in Microsoft Office with exposure to tax/accounting software
• Excellent leadership and personnel management skills
• Excellent project management, analytical, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills

Responsibilities

Income Tax Provisioning

Desired Experience

10+ years in tax on behalf of complex insurance businesses

Location

Hartford, CT