Director - US Tax Operations

March 8

🦌 Connecticut – Remote

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🦌 Connecticut – Remote 🍂 Massachusetts – Remote 🏰 Missouri – Remote

💵 $135.1k - $202.7k / year

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Sun Life

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Sun Life is a global financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, offering a diverse range of protection, wealth, and health solutions for individuals, businesses, and institutions. The company provides services in insurance, investments, financial advice, and asset management across various regions including North America, Asia, and Europe. Sun Life is committed to sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and creating a positive impact in communities. With a focus on achieving financial security and healthier lives for their clients, Sun Life integrates comprehensive financial solutions and innovative practices to meet the evolving needs of their clientele.

10,000+ employees

Founded 1865

💸 Finance

📋 Description

• Review/prepare quarterly and annual U.S. income tax provisions for purposes of IFRS and/or U.S. GAAP financial statements. • Review/prepare complex federal and state corporate income tax returns including remittances. • Work with third parties on outsourced engagements. • Prepare and review complex federal and state income tax returns. • Ability to understand complex structures. • Deep knowledge of tax accounting (IFRS a plus). • Prepare or review book to tax differences for partnerships and corporations. • Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley internal control requirements. • Interact with personnel from all areas of the Company, both in the U.S. and Internationally, in order to obtain and understand complex financial data. • Assist in responding to inquiries from federal and state tax auditors. • Provide support for external auditors. • Provide support and effectively manage the internal audit process. • Assist with forecasting and projections both for scenario testing/quarterly deliverables. • Assist in international reporting (5471, 5472, etc.). • Research U.S. tax theory, apply rules to specific domestic and cross-border transactions, and summarize conclusions in non-technical terms. • Assist in special projects as needed. • Manage tax professionals.

🎯 Requirements

• Deep understanding of U.S. federal and state compliance. • Experience in tax technology tools (e.g. Checkpoint, OneSource, Longview, etc.) and financial applications (e.g. SAP, Tableau, PAM, etc.) • Proficient in Microsoft applications (e.g. Excel and Word) is essential. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are critical. • Strong communication skills both written and oral are required. • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a detail-oriented mindset is necessary to be successful. • Bachelor's degree in accounting or the equivalent is required. • Advanced degree in taxation and/or a CPA completed or in process. • Minimum 8 year’s experience in corporate tax accounting (ASC740 and IAS12) and U.S. income tax compliance, consolidations.

🏖️ Benefits

• Excellent benefits and wellness programs to support the three pillars of your well-being – mental, physical and financial. • Generous vacation and sick time. • Market-leading paid family, parental and adoption leave. • Partially-paid sabbatical program. • Medical plans. • Company paid life and AD&D insurance. • Disability programs. • Retirement and Stock Purchase programs to help build and enhance your future financial security including a 401(k) plan with an employer-paid match. • Employer-funded retirement account. • Flexible work environment with a friendly, caring, collaborative and inclusive culture. • Great Place to Work® Certified in Canada and the U.S. • Named as a “Top 10” employer by the Boston Globe's “Top Places to Work” two years running.