Sentara Health is seeking to hire a qualified individual to join our team as a Tax Manager.

Position Status: Full-time, Day Shift

Position Location: This position is remote. Remote Candidates must have residency in one of the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington State, West Virginia, Wyoming

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Standard Working Hours: 8:00AM to 5:00PM (ET).

Position Summary:

This position reports to the Senior Director of Tax and shares responsibility with another Tax Manager for managing and facilitating the accurate preparation and filing of the system’s federal, state, and local tax returns.

The ideal candidate is a team player who manages the tax team to greater performance and ensures compliance with applicable tax laws through optimized processes designed to ensure accurate, timely reporting. The ideal candidate is also comfortable researching and advising on tax issues relevant to healthcare systems and collaborating with other system departments to identify and address potential areas of tax risk.

Shared responsibilities of the position:

• Facilitate and manage the preparation and review of exempt organization information and unrelated business income tax returns; corporate income tax returns including a mixed consolidated group return and multi-state returns; and state and local non-income tax filings.
• Ensure accurate, timely filing of tax and information returns and other business-related filings including community benefits and theoretical tax reporting.
• Plan for and develop overall return calendar and coordinate timing and inputs with the tax team.
• Review GAAP and statutory income tax provisions, estimated tax payments, account reconciliations and system community benefits reports on a quarterly basis.
• Prepare annual income tax forecasts and projections for system financial planning and analysis.
• Facilitate tax schedule requests and other inquiries from the system’s external auditors.
• Maintain effective control procedures over the system tax function.
• Find and implement opportunities for process improvement in system tax procedures.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to management and the tax team, and help create strategies to capitalize on changes to tax legislation.
• Research and advise on system income, employment, sales, property, gross receipts and excise tax matters and maintain thorough documentation to substantiate positions.
• Communicate with federal, local, and state taxing authorities on issue resolution.
• Collaborate on system initiatives with potential tax implications.
• Identify opportunities to minimize the system’s tax burden.
• Mentor and develop staff members.

Minimum Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree in an accounting-related field and a current CPA license are required.
• Exempt organization and public accounting experience is preferred; healthcare or insurance industry experience is a plus
• 3-5 years of related experience required

Diversity and Inclusion at Sentara

Our vision is that everyone brings the strengths that come with diversity to work with them every day. When we are achieving our vision, we have team members that feel they belong and can be their authentic selves, and our workforce is reflective of the communities we serve.

We are realizing this vision through our Diversity and Inclusion strategy, which has three pillars: A diverse and talented workforce, an inclusive and supportive workplace, and outreach and engagement with our community. We have made remarkable strides in these areas over the past several years and, as our world continues to evolve, we know our work is never done.

Our strategies focus on both structural inclusion, which looks at our organizational structures, processes, and practices; as well as behavioral inclusion, which evaluates our mindsets, skillsets, and relationships. Together, these strategies are moving our organization forward in an environment that fosters a culture of mutual respect and belonging for all.

Please visit the link below to learn more about Sentara’s commitment to diversity and inclusion:

https://www.sentara.com/aboutus/mission-vision-and-values/diversity.aspx

Sentara Overview
For more than a decade, Modern Healthcare magazine has ranked Sentara Health as one of the nation's top integrated healthcare systems. That's because we are dedicated to growth, innovation, and patient safety at more than 300 sites of care in Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, including 12 acute care hospitals.
Sentara Benefits
As the third-largest employer in Virginia, Sentara Health was named by Forbes Magazine as one of America's best large employers. We offer a variety of amenities to our employees, including, but not limited to: 

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Annual Leave, Sick Leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement funds with matching contribution
• Supplemental insurance policies, including legal, Life Insurance and AD&D among others
• Work Perks program including discounted movie and theme park tickets among other great deals
• Opportunities for further advancement within our organization

Sentara employees strive to make our communities healthier places to live. We're setting the standard for medical excellence within a vibrant, creative, and highly productive workplace. For information about our employee benefits, please visit: Benefits - Sentara (sentaracareers.com)Join our team! We are committed to quality healthcare, improving health every day, and provide the opportunity for training, development, and growth!

Please Note: The yearly Flu Vaccination is required for employment.

Note: Sentara Health offers employees comprehensive health care and retirement benefits designed with you and your family's well-being in mind. Our benefits packages are designed to change with you by meeting your needs now and anticipating what comes next. You have a variety of options for medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, disability, and voluntary benefits as well as Paid Time Off in the form of sick time, vacation time and paid parental leave. Team Members have the opportunity to earn an annual flat amount Bonus payment if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Washington State: Annual Compensation range:$113,000.16-$155,981.28

Remote Candidates must have residency in one of the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington State, West Virginia, Wyoming

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Certification - Other/National

Shared responsibilities of the position:

• Facilitate and manage the preparation and review of exempt organization information and unrelated business income tax returns; corporate income tax returns including a mixed consolidated group return and multi-state returns; and state and local non-income tax filings.
• Ensure accurate, timely filing of tax and information returns and other business-related filings including community benefits and theoretical tax reporting.
• Plan for and develop overall return calendar and coordinate timing and inputs with the tax team.
• Review GAAP and statutory income tax provisions, estimated tax payments, account reconciliations and system community benefits reports on a quarterly basis.
• Prepare annual income tax forecasts and projections for system financial planning and analysis.
• Facilitate tax schedule requests and other inquiries from the system’s external auditors.
• Maintain effective control procedures over the system tax function.
• Find and implement opportunities for process improvement in system tax procedures.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to management and the tax team, and help create strategies to capitalize on changes to tax legislation.
• Research and advise on system income, employment, sales, property, gross receipts and excise tax matters and maintain thorough documentation to substantiate positions.
• Communicate with federal, local, and state taxing authorities on issue resolution.
• Collaborate on system initiatives with potential tax implications.
• Identify opportunities to minimize the system’s tax burden.
• Mentor and develop staff members.

• Bachelor's Level Degree

• Tax Accounting 5 years

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