AVP, Corporate Tax

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Maine, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic direction to business partners throughout Unum Group

• Oversee activities and impact business decisions and results

• Recruit, manage, and develop highly skilled tax professionals

• Formulate, implement, and uphold tax policies and procedures

• Guide financial analysis that supports business decisions

• Foster cross-functional collaborations across the global organization

• Drive change management and transformation initiatives

• Coach and mentor team members to enhance organizational capability

• Supervise daily operations of corporate income tax staff

• Oversee hiring, performance evaluations, talent development, and compensation decisions

• Assist with quarterly and annual tax accounting and reporting

• Direct income tax expense forecasting for financial plans and budgets

• Collaborate with finance, business planning, and business lines on US GAAP and statutory tax forecasting

• Offer tax insights, guidance, strategies, and training to both internal and external clients

• Create tax technology strategies and develop a tax technology roadmap

• Collaborate with IT and Finance on accounting system practices and tax-rule compliance

• Research, monitor, and interpret federal and state income tax laws and legislative developments

• Advise tax management and staff on federal and state taxation changes

• Articulate and defend the Company’s tax positions to executives, auditors, and regulatory bodies

• Formulate strategies to optimize tax deductions for Unum subsidiaries

• Identify and document tax risks and ensure Sarbanes-Oxley tax controls are in place

• Lead or assist with IRS audits of federal consolidated income tax returns

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and CPA with experience in public accounting or equivalent experience in a corporate tax department of a large corporation, including insurance and/or corporate tax with substantial work experience

• Master’s degree in taxation or JD preferred

• Extensive knowledge of income tax management at both practical and policy levels

• Technical skills necessary to support income tax management

• Proficiency with ERP systems and tax applications

• Comprehensive understanding and application of financial services and/or accounting in the insurance sector preferred

• Strong negotiation and partnership abilities across all management tiers

• Capability to influence and challenge decisions and procedures

• Competence in framing issues, options, and solutions using financial data for business decision-making

• Experience guiding individuals and teams through change

• Background in collaborating with senior management and external stakeholders

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment while managing multiple priorities and resources

• Exceptional conflict resolution and facilitation skills

• Strong conceptual thinking capabilities

• Must possess and maintain a robust foundation in accounting for income taxes under US GAAP and statutory accounting standards

🏝️ Benefits

• Award-winning workplace culture

• Commitment to inclusion and diversity

• Performance-Based Incentive Plans

• Competitive benefits package that includes Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability

• Generous paid time off, including time for volunteering

• Up to 9.5% employer contribution to 401(k)

• Mental health support services

• Opportunities for career advancement

• Student loan repayment assistance

• Tuition reimbursement programs

• Flexible work arrangements

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits

• Various insurance benefits

• Paid time off policies

• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution regardless of personal contributions