Transamerica

Manager Tax, Information Reporting & Withholding

Transamerica • $111K — $132K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent work experience
  • 8 years of professional experience in tax, accounting, or equivalent area
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, online research software, and applicable tax/accounting software systems
  • Knowledge of assigned business areas such as information reporting and corporate finance
  • Strong people management skills

Responsibilities

  • Manage team activities including guidance for supervisors and contributors
  • Adapt and implement departmental plans for resource and operational challenges
  • Communicate management directives clearly to the team
  • Review and interpret new IRS information reporting and withholding tax guidance
  • Collaborate with business units on compliance and procedural understanding
  • Prepare and present training sessions
  • Research and respond to day-to-day tax-related inquiries from internal lines of business
  • Provide guidance on year-end tax reporting requirements
  • Identify and escalate potential tax compliance issues
  • Manage multiple projects and resolve conflicting priorities
  • Design and implement process improvements within the department
  • Influence and lead the team in alignment with departmental strategy

Benefits

  • Competitive Pay
  • Bonus for Eligible Employees
  • Pension Plan
  • 401k Match
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Disability Insurance
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Employee Discounts
  • Career Training & Development Opportunities
  • Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually
  • Ten paid holidays per year
  • Holistic wellness program with wellness coaching
  • Fifteen days of paid parental leave per year
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Back-Up Care Program
  • PTO for Volunteer Hours
  • Employee Matching Gifts Program
  • Inclusion and Diversity Programs
  • Employee Recognition Program
  • Referral Bonus Programs
Full Job Description
Job Family
Tax

Job Description Summary
This management position is part of the US Information Reporting and Withholding Team within the Transamerica Corporate Finance Department which provides centralized services and support to the organization. This group focuses on establishing and maintaining organizational processes for US information return reporting and ensures Federal, State and Local income tax withholding is performed and remitted in accordance with Internal Revenue Code, State and Local regulatory agencies.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage activities of assigned team including supervisors and/or individual contributors.
  • Adapt department plans to address resource and operational challenges. Operates mostly within their own function but participates in cross-functional initiatives.
  • Understand and communicate directives from senior management.
  • Review, analyze and interpret new IRS information reporting and withholding tax guidance (e.g., law, regulations, and rulings) and partner with designated lines of business to determine the impact of such guidance on their products and procedures.
  • Monitor designated lines of businesses new products/transactions and ensure that they understand how the current Information Reporting & Withholding group rules should be applied.
  • Collaborate with business and operations areas on a regular basis to ensure a continued understanding of the Information Reporting & Withholding requirements and resolve compliance issues.
  • Prepare and present trainings.
  • Research and respond to internal day-to-day questions from lines of businesses (e.g., questions regarding tax documentation, client types, payment source and character, requirements related to complex transactions and structures, etc.)
  • Provide guidance to the lines of business on year-end tax reporting with respect to Forms 1099, 1098, 1042-S filings.
  • Identify potential tax compliance issues/errors and escalate appropriately.
  • Effectively manages multiple projects and deadlines and resolves conflicting priorities.
  • Review, design and implement process and control improvements in area of expertise.
  • Influence and lead a team in a way which aligns and promotes their given department's strategy and values.


Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in accounting or equivalent work experience. Generally 8 years of professional experience in tax, accounting, or equivalent area. Requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), on-line research software (RIA, Westlaw), applicable tax and/or accounting software systems.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of assigned business area (for example, accounting, information reporting, investments, corporate finance).
  • Strong people management skills.


Working Conditions

  • Office Environment
  • Fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
  • Occasional Travel


This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

**Please note that the compensation information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to applicable pay transparency and compensation posting laws. It is estimated based on what a successful candidate might be paid in certain Company locations.**

The Salary for this position generally ranges between $111,000-$132,000 annually. This range is an estimate, based on potential qualifications and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at Company discretion.

What We Offer

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees.

Compensation Benefits
  • Competitive Pay
  • Bonus for Eligible Employees


Benefits Package
  • Pension Plan
  • 401k Match
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Disability Insurance
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Employee Discounts
  • Career Training & Development Opportunities


Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits
  • Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
  • Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
  • Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
  • Parental Leave - fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Back-Up Care Program
  • PTO for Volunteer Hours
  • Employee Matching Gifts Program
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Inclusion and Diversity Programs
  • Employee Recognition Program
  • Referral Bonus Programs

About Transamerica

The Transamerica Corporation is an American holding company for various life insurance companies and investment firms operating primarily in the United States, offering life and supplemental health insurance, investments, and retirement services. The company has major offices located in Baltimore, Maryland; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Denver, Colorado; Norwood, Massachusetts; Exton, Pennsylvania; Harrison, New York; Johns Creek, Georgia; Plano, Texas; and St. Petersburg, Florida. Additional affiliated offices are located throughout the United States. In 1999, it became a subsidiary of Aegon, a European financial services company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands. Transamerica funds the Transamerica Institute, a nonprofit foundation which comprises the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies and the Transamerica Center for Health Studies.
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