Head of Tax; Charlotte, NC; Hybrid or Remote

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Where you’ll work:
Our flexible, hybrid work model offers the option to work remotely or in the office.

How you’ll contribute:

As the Head of Tax you will report directly to the Chief Accounting Officer and will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all federal and state tax laws and regulations, development and implementation of appropriate tax planning strategies, oversight of tax audits and controversies, and active participation in the Company’s tax advocacy efforts.

In this role, you’ll get to:

• Develop and implement tax strategies to optimize the Company’s tax position in partnership with key business stakeholders (e.g., Treasury, FP&A, Investment Management, Legal)
• Serve as a thought leader and actively participate in trade associations, such as the American Council of Life Insurers
• Collaborate with Government Relations to support advocacy for tax matters of importance to the Company.
• Monitor new and proposed tax law changes, evaluate and communicate impacts to business partners.
• Advise the Finance leadership, Legal, and other business partners on tax reporting issues for the Company’s financial activities.
• Provide leadership of interim and annual GAAP (ASC
  740) and STAT (SSAP
  101) provision processes, including management of effective tax rate, review of valuation allowance analyses, and other related activities
• Oversee preparation and filing of all Federal and state tax returns, including but not limited to, income tax, premium, retaliatory and municipal tax, sales and use tax, product withholding tax, and personal property tax.
• Guide tax audit activity, including review of audit responses and collaboration with outside counsel or other advisors.
• Maintain strong working relationship with Company’s external auditors, outside counsel, and other advisors.
• Ensure strong control environment in compliance with SOX and MAR requirements.
• Coach and develop a team of tax professionals, at all levels.

We’re looking for people who have:

• Minimum 12 – 15 years of tax reporting and compliance experience in the life insurance industry or in a tax practice of a major accounting firm working with life insurance companies; CPA required
• Experience dealing with federal, state and local tax regulators
• Technical expertise and experience in life insurance tax and tax accounting (ASC 740, SSAP 101), consolidated tax return regulations, and Life/Non-Life group issues
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong accounting and analytical skills
• Ability to manage issues and projects across Tax and business partners
• Ability to clearly communicate complex financial and process-related information to management
• Ability to manage multiple complex tasks towards completion at the same time
• Seasoned leader with track record of growing talent and developing strong teams
• Bachelor’s Degree, ideally in Accounting or Finance, required;
  Masters in Tax/Accounting, highly desirable
• Thinks Strategically – Sets direction aligned to the company’s strategy, applying external and global perspective to meet local and global needs.
• Motivates People – Gains people commitment to achieve business objectives through clear communication of the company’s vision and flexing leadership styles to inspire high performance.
• Creates Partnerships – Authentically builds trusted relationships and collaborates across global, diverse and multi-functional teams to successfully drive business objectives.
• Seizes Opportunity – Seeks new opportunities and ways to create balanced…