Senior Director, Tax

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care

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and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Work Shift: Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Compensation: Union Position: No Department Details Enterprise tax leadership position that leads a team of 7 and is responsible for direct and indirect taxes for a $12B integrated health system across a large geographic footprint in the Midwest. Summary The Senior Director of Tax is responsible for providing strategic leadership related to all tax matters for Sanford’s acute care, long-term care, health plans, and other related businesses.

Oversees all federal and state filings of all tax-exempt and taxable subsidiaries (990s, state charitable organization reporting, etc.) and all other tax-related activities including sales tax, excise tax, real estate tax, provider tax and others. Provides strategic direction on minimizing tax liability and maintaining tax exempt status while staying in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations.

Builds and directs a team that focuses on standardization, efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.

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with senior leadership and across broad audiences required.

Job Description

Collaborates and coordinates with finance teams, operations, and support service areas to provide enterprise-wide tax support. Tax scope is largely non-profit acute healthcare (hospitals and clinics, who have some UBTI activity), but also includes large non-profit long-term care company and additional taxable entities. Demonstrates thorough understanding of organizational capabilities across all departments and how they interrelate to one another.

Oversees all tax-related financial audits and reporting including quarterly Statutory filings for Sanford Health Plans. Provides input to department policies and leads in implementation and monitoring. Leads in standardization of tax processes throughout the enterprise; facilitates adoption of new standardized processes.

Champions integration of inefficient processes into scope of tax department as a means to improve efficiency, save money, and increase compliance. Decisions are frequently guided by a combination of team and departmental goals, operational strategies, and standard operating procedures. Assigns and coordinates work to complete large-scale projects or a very closely related set of projects or activities.

Manages the operations of the department including human resources, budget and finance, short and long-range planning, legal and regulatory compliance, and providing professional and/or technical expertise. Oversees all aspects of income tax, sales and use tax, real and personal property tax. Partners with company management and third party service providers to ensure policies and processes mitigate risk and proactively identify savings opportunities.

Provides direction for analysis of issues, data, processes and situations requiring the evaluation of multiple factors, including understanding of current business trends in own discipline. Must have ability to communicate results of analysis effectively and efficiently allowing senior leadership to make informed decisions. Works within general guidelines and documented processes; receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines approach, resources, schedules and daily goals.

Serves as corporate point of contact for tax matters and general tax information. Develops approaches to detect, resolve, and properly report issues and transactions on tax returns. Monitors consolidated trends and industry developments.

Stays current on both proposed and enacted tax law changes and reforms. Dedicated to ongoing education on industry and tax laws. Recognizes magnitude of errors; anticipates systemic consequences.

Strategically builds a productive and focused team to achieve the objectives of the department. Assesses and directs strategic staffing needs of overall operation; when necessary, establishes business case for additional resources and escalates to senior leadership. Responsible for hiring, promotions, job changes, employee development, performance reviews, and disciplinary action for all employees within the department.

Responsible for leveraging team capabilities; has latitude to make changes to job design, recommend job assignments and commit resources to longer-term projects and initiatives. Ability to interpret complex financial and accounting data. Attention to detail is essential.

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are essential. Promotes a positive working environment within department and across cross-functional teams. Excellent understanding of accounting principles and standards is required. Must embrace systems thinking, be skillful at managing change and understanding a systems approach to problem solving and process improvement involving staff.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or other business-related degree with an accounting minor required. Accounting degree is preferred. Master’s degree in Tax is preferred.

Must have at least seven years of tax experience, preferably in a healthcare organization and/or in public accounting. Certified Public Accountant with an active CPA license is required. Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-949-5678 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth. org. The Sanford organization owns and manages multiple distinct brands, including Sanford Health, Marshfield Clinic, and Good Samaritan, as well as Lewis Drug, Sanford Health Equip, Solutions by Sanford, Great Shots, and Blue Rock Bar & Grill.

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and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies.

The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth. org or Sanford Health News.

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through innovation, compassion and personalized care. As part of Sanford Health, an integrated nonprofit health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Good Samaritan serves 10,000 seniors and offers access to a full continuum of care, including 94 rehabilitation and skilled nursing centers, 56 assisted living and memory care facilities, 44 independent living locations and 37 home health and hospice agencies.

The senior care provider delivers services across the upper Midwest, with 70% of residents living in rural communities. Learn more about Good Samaritan’s mission and commitment to delivering high quality senior care in rural America at good-sam. com.