Director, Tax

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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.

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.

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.
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Direct the activities of one or more tax functions which have a significant impact on the success of the organization. May have profit and loss responsibility. Provide leadership and direction through senior managers and managers.

• Lead the department to achieve performance standards and support day-to-day operations of the tax function.
• May authorize and/or approve tax returns, tax provisions and communicate with tax auditors.
• Prepare/review written analyses of tax issues and tax positions to enhance the understanding of senior management and make recommendations supported by modeling the financial impact of tax planning opportunities.
• Understand and communicate the tax treatment of complex transactions, processes and insurance products as required (federal, state, and foreign taxes).
• Extensive tax research responsibilities. Lead implementation of projects within tax department and, where appropriate, across departmental/divisional lines.
• Work with internal/external contacts to ensure tax issues are resolved for the success of the company.
• Participate in budget planning and overall expense management.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent work experience
• 12 years of accounting experience in tax, accounting, or equivalent area (10 years with Master’s in Tax or Masters in Accounting with tax focus)
• Management experience
• Broad and in-depth knowledge of tax law and concepts and/or accounting standards and principles to effectively apply to complex business transactions and structures
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing to diverse audiences
• Organizational and prioritization skills
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), on-line research software (RIA, Westlaw), applicable tax…