PacificSource is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status, such as race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information or age. PacificSource values the diversity of our community, including those we hire and serve. We are committed to creating and fostering a work environment in which individual differences and diversity are appreciated, respected and responded to.
Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting and Tax
Location
United States
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
$74.6K - $126.8K / year
Seniority
Senior
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting and Tax
PacificSource Health Plans
Role Description Responsible for the preparation of GAAP, statutory, and regulatory financial reporting for PacificSource and Subsidiaries and for executing the recurring income tax provision and compliance cycle across a group of affiliated regulated insurance entities operating in multiple states and lines of business. This role reports to the Manager, Accounting & Regulatory Reporting and works under the functional direction of the VP, Controller on tax matters. - Prepare monthly internal GAAP financial statements and the management reporting package for PacificSource and Subsidiaries. - Prepare quarterly and annual NAIC statutory statements and applicable state-required financial reports for the group's regulated entities. - Prepare risk-based capital (RBC) calculations, capital projections, and other regulatory filings for applicable entities under supervision of the Manager, Accounting & Regulatory Reporting. - Consolidate and analyze financial results across the group's entities in support of internal, statutory, and regulatory reporting. - Contribute substantively to annual external CPA statutory audits and ad-hoc regulatory financial examinations, preparing requested schedules and responding to auditor and examiner inquiries. - Prepare, review, and post month-end journal entries, including entries supporting consolidation, for internal GAAP and statutory financial statements. - Maintain and apply specialized statutory (SAP) accounting knowledge and serve as a resource to the broader team. - Prepare quarterly and annual income tax provisions on both GAAP (ASC 740) and statutory (SSAP 101) bases for the consolidated group, including deferred tax computations, effective tax rate reconciliation, and the statutory deferred tax asset admissibility analysis, under supervision of the VP, Controller. - Own the income tax compliance workpaper-preparation and engagement-coordination process with external CPA firms: gathering data, preparing supporting schedules, and managing deliverables and timelines for the consolidated federal return and multiple state and local income tax filings across the group's jurisdictions. - Prepare and coordinate recurring indirect and local tax filings and associated GAAP accruals, including premium tax, sales and use tax, business and occupation tax, and business personal property declarations across applicable jurisdictions. - Prepare estimated income tax payment calculations and supporting schedules. - Research and respond to tax notices and agency correspondence, and support tax planning analysis. - Prepare, review, and post tax-related journal entries and accruals. - Develop reports and perform validation and user-acceptance testing for Workday changes affecting reporting and tax processes. - Identify and implement process improvement and automation opportunities across reporting and tax workflows, in partnership with the finance technology function. Qualifications - Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including demonstrated ability to independently own complex, recurring deliverables under review. - Insurance statutory and regulatory reporting experience strongly preferred. - Hands-on income tax provision experience (ASC 740 and/or SSAP 101) strongly preferred. - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required. - CPA license preferred but not required. Requirements - Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to build, follow, and improve complex, multi-schedule workpapers with accuracy. - Demonstrated ability to work independently from established workpapers and processes and to apply strong critical thinking and problem-solving to complex, technical, and unfamiliar subject matter. - Familiarity with statutory (SAP) accounting, income tax provision (ASC 740 / SSAP 101), and multi-jurisdiction tax compliance concepts, with the ability to deepen specialized knowledge under expert guidance. - Comprehensive understanding of GAAP and general accounting and business practices; proficiency in ERP/accounting software (Workday experience a plus). - Ability to define and prioritize problems and to manage a workload spanning multiple concurrent regulatory and tax deadlines with limited direct supervision. - Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and clear written and verbal communication; a coachable team player comfortable being supported by subject-matter experts. Benefits - Base Range: $74,601.93 - $126,822.77 Company Description PacificSource is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status, such as race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information or age. PacificSource values the diversity of our community, including those we hire and serve. We are committed to creating and fostering a work environment in which individual differences and diversity are appreciated, respected and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person’s talents and strengths.
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