Manulife's US Taxation Department within the Corporate Division is responsible for the tax compliance and financial reporting for Manulife's operations within the US tax jurisdiction. The Department's objectives include providing reliable, timely, accurate, and actionable tax information to its business partners within the organization, for use in business planning and in the reporting of financial results and payment of income taxes.
Reporting directly to the Director, US Tax, the Manager, US Tax will coordinate closely with Manulife's Business Unit Management and accounting personnel in both Boston and Toronto, in maintaining the US jurisdiction's tax basis investment inventory to support the Department's compliance, financial reporting, audit, and advisory functions.
Responsibilities include:
· Federal Income Tax Compliance and Financial Reporting. Assisting in the timely and accurate provisioning, filing, and financial statement reporting for life insurance, non-life insurance, and reinsurance companies, including implementation of appropriate process improvements and technology solutions.
· State Tax Compliance and Financial Reporting. Assisting in the timely and accurate filing of life insurance company income and premium tax returns in all U.S. states and territories.
· Management. Ongoing supervision and development of staff of tax professionals; managing within and coordinating production schedule with other US Tax work groups.
Communication, Coordination, Collaboration. Effective professional and interpersonal liaison work with: business area and financial personnel (including Management) throughout the enterprise to define tax information needs; State examiners and corporate auditors to provide support and explanations for filed positions; colleagues from Compliance, Reporting, Analysis & Planning, Audit, and Advisory teams within the US Taxation Department to assure timely and accurate overall tax reporting and risk management.
Experience
Minimum Bachelors degree in accounting required, experience with tax accounting for investments preferred. CPA or M.S.T. or M.S.A. would be preferred.
5-7 years' experience with: life insurance company financial reporting for NAIC and U.S. GAAP, experience with Canadian GAAP is a plus.
Skills
Internal Revenue Code knowledge and ability to research is required.
NAIC accounting & reporting for life companies, especially SSAP 10 required.
Ability to meet challenging deadlines required.
USGAAP, Canadian GAAP, tax controversy matters not required but would be helpful.
Must have expertise in Federal and State taxation laws as well as a strong knowledge of accounting for investments. Must have the ability to be flexible in managing multiple tasks. Must have strong communication skills.
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