Senior Tax Accountant

Job Summary

The Tax Senior Accountant, working under minimal supervision, is responsible for

organizing and coordinating tax data for the accurate and timely completion of

business tax returns and tax accounting duties. This role analyzes and prepares

complex federal, state, and local income and premium tax returns and reserves

and assists with review of basic federal, state, and local income and premium

tax returns, estimates, and extensions prepared by tax department

paraprofessionals and tax accountants. This role mentors and guides tax

paraprofessionals and tax accountants in completing various basic tax support

tasks. The role also conducts tax research as needed while assisting with data

gathering and analysis during regulatory audits.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepares monthly federal tax provision based on SAP and GAAP, including

calculation of current income tax expense, federal tax payable, and deferred

taxes.

• Maintains ongoing maintenance, monitoring, and knowledge of SAP and GAAP

accounting practices, developments, and procedures as they relate to tax.

• Assists in the preparation and review of multi state, multi-tier partnership

tax returns, addressing contributions, distributions, allocation of tax

items, capital account analysis, loans, special allocations, sales of

partnership interest or assets, credit, and depreciation calculations, and

winding up and dissolution of partnerships.

• Prepares and/or reviews financial statements, reports, and records by

collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.

• Assists with gathering and executing document requisitions during financial

audits and federal, state, and local regulatory audits.

• Performs tax research on recent tax developments and prominent legislation

that may be impactful to the company and its affiliates.

• Maintains and oversees the preparation of monthly, quarterly, or annual

account reconciliations for selected tax accounts maintained within the tax

department.

• Performs minor bookkeeping duties including posting monthly journal entries,

ad hoc querying of accounts, data migration from general ledger to tax

software.

• Works on quarterly and annual GAAP and statutory income tax provisions and

annual financial statement presentation.

• Mentors and guides tax paraprofessionals and tax accountants in completing

various basic tax support tasks.

• Conducts tax research as needed while assisting with data gathering and

analysis during regulatory audits.

Job Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Tax, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Economics, or a related field

and/or commensurate experience.

Location

Hybrid - defined as working three or more days per week in the office

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (Preferred)
• Accredited Tax Advisor (ATA) (Preferred)

Behavioral Competencies

• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Nimble Learning

Technical Skills

• Taxation Law
• Tax Preparation
• Tax Planning
• Financial Analysis
• Software Proficiency
• Audit & Compliance
• Tax Accounting
• Tax Research
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Tax and Fiscal Knowledge

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in

this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills,

responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional

functions may be assigned as needed by management.

Founded in 1848, Westfield is a global leader in property and casualty

insurance, delivering superior risk insights and innovative solutions to

customers through a diverse portfolio of insurance products. Westfield

underwrites commercial, personal, surety, and specialty lines of coverage

through a network of leading independent agents and brokers in the United States

and specialty products through Lloyd’s of London Syndicate 1200. As a mutual

insurance company with more than 3,000 employees, Westfield has revenues in

excess of $4 billion and more than $10 billion in assets.