Tax Manager - Federal/State/SALT Returns

Job purpose:

- Develop, mentor and supervise Analysts and Advanced Analysts

- Act as a counsellor for Analysts and Advanced Analysts

- Proactively recognize issues and recommend solutions

- Proactively seek opportunities to diversify client load and exposure to different teams

- Foster collaboration and constructive communication within the team

- Demonstrate basic presentation and public speaking skills, while actively participating in meetings

- Communicate in face-to-face situations, by phone and via email, and determine the appropriate mechanism for communicating, given the situation

- Display general knowledge of engagement "big picture" and work towards obtaining appropriate certification

- Communicate your progress and the project status to supervisors worldwide

- Take ownership of your schedule and proactively seek work when necessary to meet your annual chargeability goal

- Adhere to practice protocol and other internal processes consistently

- Explore the opportunity of going on rotation

In addition to specific competencies required for your role, you will also focus on developing the following in relation to firm-wide competencies:

- Identifying opportunities for process improvement

- Ensuring use of the methodologies, tools and technology specific to tax

- Encouraging others to ask critical questions and share their ideas and concerns openly

- Helping people contribute more by clarifying performance expectations and providing balanced and constructive feedback with specific behavioural examples.

- Developing strengths and opportunities collaboratively with team members by encouraging people to take action following feedback

- Contributing to a positive team environment by demonstrating consistent commitment and optimism towards work challenges.

- Maintaining focus of team members on work products; holding others accountable for timely completion of high-quality work.

- Showing a sense of urgency in responding to clients and team's needs by responding to all queries/concerns promptly.

- Focusing team members on key quality drivers for work assignments

- Building positive relationships with internal professionals and client personnel by demonstrating integrity and genuineness

- Demonstrate knowledge on Loss reserve discounting & Unearned premiums

- Demonstrate understanding of GAAP to STAT adjustments

- Experience in preparation/review of 1120,1120PC, 1120L, 831 (b) captives, 953 (d) returns

- Working knowledge on the regular and mixed group consolidation

- Good knowledge on the software's like OneSource income tax or corporate tax.

- Technical experience in working on US Insurance Companies Tax Provision work (Property and Casualty/Life/Health)

- Experience working on US Domestic or US Insurance State and Local Tax (SALT) Filing

We are looking for the candidates with the following: (Qualifications)

- Graduate or Post Graduate in Finance

- CPA/EA will be an added advantage

- 4 to 6 years of experience