Blue Shield Of California

Corporate Tax Accountant, Senior

Blue Shield Of California$90K — $120K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in Corporate Accounting/Tax Accounting
  • Familiarity with Statutory accounting and insurance tax essential
  • CPA certification preferred
  • Strong communication and writing skills necessary
  • Detail-oriented with proven ability to manage multiple tasks
  • Ability to develop strong working relationships with cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

  • Calculate estimated tax payments using OneSource Provision
  • Assist in preparing compliance tax returns for federal and state regulations
  • Help prepare US GAAP income tax provisions and related disclosures
  • Maintain tax basis fixed asset module in Oracle for depreciation reporting
  • Design and improve compliance policies and internal controls
  • Conduct research on state and local tax issues using CheckPoint
  • Respond to inquiries from tax authorities

Benefits

  • Flexible workplace environment promoting in-person collaboration
  • Support for employees with medical conditions needing accommodations
  • Encouragement of developmental and training opportunities for team members
  • Commitment to maintaining diverse workforce needs
  • Structured office presence requirements for effective collaboration
Full Job Description
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.

Responsibilities

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


Qualifications

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


Our Workplace Model

We believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility - providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce. Our workplace model is designed around intentional in-person interaction, collaboration, connection, creativity and flexibility:
  • For most teams, this means coming into the office two days per week.
  • Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location, out of state employees, and employees in certain member-facing roles should work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.
  • For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.

The Company reserves the right to require more presence in the office based on business needs, and requirements are subject to change with periodic reviews.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

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About Blue Shield Of California

Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health plan provider that has been providing Californians with access to high-quality healthcare for over 80 years. The company offers a range of health insurance products and services to individuals, families, and employers. Blue Shield of California is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of its members and the communities it serves. The company is also committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
Learn more about Blue Shield Of California
Size
7,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1981

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