Tax Accountant

# Tax Accountant Cedar Rapids, IAFull-Time# Tax Accountant Cedar Rapids, IAFull-Time Jan 31, 2026

Accounting
** Job Family
** Tax At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.
** Who We Are
** We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life.

Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them.

We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.
** What We Do
** Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include
1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors,
2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and
3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.

Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.  For more information, visit .
** Job Description Summary
** Performs basic Tax accounting functions or responsibilities requiring general supervision. Prepares and analyzes tax work papers and reports, related to tax return filings (federal, state or local) and financial statement reporting for taxes.
** Job Description
**** Responsibilities
* ** Prepares local, state, and federal tax returns using tax compliance software. Additionally assists in reporting taxes in the financial statements.
* Prepares, maintains, and analyzes tax work papers and reports, subject to review.
* Researches basic tax issues using tax research software, and documents findings.
* Uses multiple financial reporting systems and/or complex reporting tools to input, retrieve, or summarize tax information.
* May rotate between different tax specialty groups within the tax department.
* Makes recommendations for improvements to processes and procedures, updates documentation of tax processes.
* Explains to others how analysis was produced and/or reported
* Project work as needed in other multiple bases of Tax accounting analysis and reporting.
* Responsible for adherence to the company’s framework of internal controls.
** Qualifications
* ** Bachelors degree in accounting or equivalent work experience.
* Up to 2 years of professional experience in tax, accounting, or comparable area.
* Requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
* Fundamental knowledge of tax accounting concepts, practices and procedures.
* Effective oral and written communication skills.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Must be detail-oriented.
* Solid planning and organizational skills, including the ability to perform multiple assignments.
* Works effectively individually and within a…