Accountant Specialty, Consultant

Blue Shield of CA; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of California in Long Beach is seeking a Tax Consultant to join our Tax team. You will report to the Tax Director and be responsible for the quarterly tax provision, tax projections, and tax compliance workbooks for entities within the Consolidated Group.

The ideal candidate has a CPA designation, a strong tax technical background, and excellent communication and writing skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree, Accounting/Tax Master’s degree preferred
• Requires a minimum of 7 years of prior relevant experience in an accounting specialization either tax, accounting and/or financial analytics
• CPA designation is required
• Familiarity with Statutory accounting and insurance tax

Responsibilities

• Prepare quarterly tax provision for financial statements
• Prepare tax projections for the organization
• Create tax compliance workbooks for various entities within the Consolidated Group
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior leadership
• Communicate complex tax information clearly to stakeholders

Skills

Tax technical background

Communication & writing skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Prior relevant experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School Diploma/GED

Accounting/Tax Master's degree preferred

CPA designation

Job description

Your Role

We are currently seeking a Tax Consultant. This position will report to the Tax Director and will be responsible for 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 Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a Bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree, Accounting/Tax Master's degree preferred
• Requires a minimum of 7 years of prior relevant experience in an accounting specialization either tax, accounting and/or financial analytics
• CPA designation is required
• Familiarity with Statutory accounting and insurance tax

Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week. Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.