Corporate Tax Accountant, Senior

About Blue Shield of California

As of January 2025, Blue Shield of California became a subsidiary of Ascendiun. Ascendiun is a nonprofit corporate entity that is the parent to a family of organizations including Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan; Altais, a clinical services company; and Stellarus, a company designed to scale healthcare solutions. Together, these organizations are referred to as the Ascendiun Family of Companies. 

At Blue Shield of California, our mission is to create a healthcare system worthy of our family and friends and sustainably affordable. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience. 

To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.

Blue Shield is a U.S. News Best Company to work for, a Deloitte U.S. Best Managed Company and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace. We were recognized by Fair360 as a Top Regional Company, and one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States by Points of Light. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities – join us!  

Our Values: 

• Honest. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short. 
• Human. We strive to listen and communicate effectively, showing empathy by understanding others' perspectives.
• Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals. 

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.

Your Role 

We are currently seeking a Tax Accountant, Senior. This position will report to the Tax Director and will be responsible for assisting in the preparation of financial statement quarterly tax provision, tax projections, and tax compliance workbooks for various legal entities within the Consolidated Group.

The ideal candidate must have a tax technical background, be comfortable and confident navigating through innovative and complex matters to support current tax positions, technical skills to operate the tax reporting and calculation tools, have outstanding communication and writing skills, be attentive to details, and be able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks while working with multiple cross functional teams. The candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to develop strong working relationships with cross-functional partners and various levels of leadership. 

Your Work 

In this role, you will: 

• Calculate estimated tax payments (OneSource Provision)
• Assist with the preparation of stand-alone, group or consolidated tax returns and related reports to ensure compliance with federal and state tax regulations
• Assist in the preparation of US GAAP income tax provisions (OneSource) and financial statement footnote disclosures
• Maintain tax basis fixed asset module in Oracle for tax depreciation reporting
• Help design and/or improve internal controls and develop appropriate compliance policies and procedures
• Assist with research, and analysis of various state and local tax issues (CheckPoint)
• Support responses to inquiries from tax authorities
• Receive assignments in the form of objectives and establish goals to meet objectives
• Ensure workflow procedures and guidelines are clearly documented and communicated
• May lead special projects
• Frequently interact with colleagues, supervisors, managers, outside customers, and functional peer groups 
• Participate in developmental and training opportunities for tax team members 

Your Knowledge and Experience 

• Requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience 
• Requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in Corporate Accounting/Tax Accounting
• Familiarity with Statutory accounting and insurance tax
• CPA certification preferred