Blue Shield of California

Corporate Tax Accountant, Senior

Blue Shield of California  •  Oakland, CA (Onsite)  •  8 days ago
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Job Description

Your Role

We are currently seeking a Tax Accountant, Senior. This position will report to the Tax Director and will be responsible for assisting in the preparation of financial statement quarterly tax provision, tax projections, and tax compliance workbooks for various legal entities within the Consolidated Group.

The ideal candidate must have a tax technical background, be comfortable and confident navigating through innovative and complex matters to support current tax positions, technical skills to operate the tax reporting and calculation tools, have outstanding communication and writing skills, be attentive to details, and be able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks while working with multiple cross functional teams. The candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to develop strong working relationships with cross-functional partners and various levels of leadership.

Your Work

In this role, you will:

  • Calculate estimated tax payments (OneSource Provision)
  • Assist with the preparation of stand-alone, group or consolidated tax returns and related reports to ensure compliance with federal and state tax regulations
  • Assist in the preparation of US GAAP income tax provisions (OneSource) and financial statement footnote disclosures
  • Maintain tax basis fixed asset module in Oracle for tax depreciation reporting
  • Help design and/or improve internal controls and develop appropriate compliance policies and procedures
  • Assist with research, and analysis of various state and local tax issues (CheckPoint)
  • Support responses to inquiries from tax authorities
  • Receive assignments in the form of objectives and establish goals to meet objectives
  • Ensure workflow procedures and guidelines are clearly documented and communicated
  • May lead special projects
  • Frequently interact with colleagues, supervisors, managers, outside customers, and functional peer groups
  • Participate in developmental and training opportunities for tax team members

Your Knowledge and Experience

  • Requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in Corporate Accounting/Tax Accounting
  • Familiarity with Statutory accounting and insurance tax
  • CPA certification preferred
Blue Shield of California

About Blue Shield of California

Blue Shield of California strives to create a healthcare system worthy of its family and friends that is sustainably affordable. The health plan is a tax paying, nonprofit, independent member of the Blue Shield Association with nearly 6 million members, over 7,500 employees and more than $25 billion in annual revenue.

Founded in 1939 in San Francisco and now headquartered in Oakland, Blue Shield of California and its affiliates provide health, dental, vision, Medicaid and Medicare healthcare service plans in California. The company has contributed more than $60 million to Blue Shield of California Foundation in the last three years to have an impact on California communities.

For more news about Blue Shield of California, please visit news.blueshieldca.com.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Oakland, California
Year Founded
1939
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