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Job Description
We are looking for a new Director, State Taxes to focus on a number of initiatives within our corporate finance group. In this role, you will own the external reporting, compliance, ongoing automation projects and the tax planning for John Hancock.
Core Responsibilities:
External Reporting
- Prepare, track and review all insurance and non-insurance company state income tax provisions and disclosures for IFRS, WW GAAP, NAIC, Bermuda and Separate Company US GAAP provisions (approximately 135 legal entities)
- Prepare and track all other state and local tax accruals, (i.e. premium tax, municipal tax, etc.)
- Handle any related true-up adjustments (i.e. premium tax, municipal tax, income tax, etc.)
- Prepare our Insurance Guaranty Assessment accruals, (i.e. premium tax, municipal tax, etc.)
- Lead all process documentation for SOX & MAR, including the identification, documentation and execution of key controls specific to state and local taxes
- Provide supporting documentation to assist with financial statement audits
- Run all state tax audits
- Provide your expertise to internal customers, (US Tax Reporting & Planning Team), external state taxing authorities, and all other relevant internal business units
Compliance
- Prepare, manage and review of all insurance and non-insurance state and local compliance in accordance with statutory deadlines, including: state income tax, premium tax, municipal tax, property tax, sales and use tax, and excise tax
- Complete all insurance guaranty assessments
- Oversee the tax calendar
Automation
- Transform and automate our state tax provisions for IFRS, WW GAAP, NAIC, Bermuda Stat and Separate Company US GAAP federal tax provisioning using OneSource Tax Provision Software
- Assist with the integration of OneSource Tax Provision with OneSource Income Tax software
Requirements:
- You have at least 10 years of public accounting experience in state and local tax compliance and provisioning, ideally at one of the “big 4” accounting firms
- Premium tax and insurance-specific experience
- You have your CPA and your MS in Taxation, or your certification in state and local income tax
- You are comfortable working as part of a large team, and are a dedicated teammate
- You are a strong leader, with experience managing high-performing employees
- You love mentoring and providing engaging technical training to your team
- You are a strong communicator, both verbally and in writing
- You demonstrate integrity and a good attitude at all times
John Hancock is an equal opportunity employer
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About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the United States and Manulife elsewhere. We provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2018, we had more than 34,000 employees, over 82,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving almost 28 million customers. As of June 30, 2019, we had over $1.1 trillion (US$877 billion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made $29.4 billion in payments to our customers. Our principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States are where we have served customers for more than 100 years. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.
Manulife is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention and advancement and we administer all of our practices and programs based on qualification and performance and without discrimination on any protected ground. It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will consult with applicants contacted to participate at any stage of the recruitment process who request any accommodation. Information received regarding the accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.
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