Tax Manager

Blue Cross Blue Shield; South Bend (IN); Remote; USD 91,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote options

Equity

Mentorship program

Job summary

Blue Cross Blue Shield in the United States is seeking a Tax Manager to modernize budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. Bring 8+ years of experience to a role with ownership, mentorship, and room to grow, including a remote-friendly setup in South Bend, IN.

Responsibilities include building cash-flow models, administering the expense policy, and driving quarter-end closes. The position offers growth, equity considerations, and a mentorship program to reach the next managerial level.

Qualifications

• Experience thriving in a craft-obsessed, deadline-driven setting like Blue Cross Blue Shield.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines in South Bend, IN.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a manager capacity.

Responsibilities

• Build cash-flow models and run stress tests.
• Administer the company expense policy and audit reimbursement claims.
• Turn quarter-end into the calmest week of the finance cycle.
• Forecast headcount cost as Blue Cross Blue Shield scales in South Bend, IN.
• Settle expense reports quickly and push for timely close.
• Maintain the Written Communication close calendar and ensure owners meet it.
• Lead the budget reforecast through multiple leadership reviews.
• Oversee accounts reconciliation across entities and currencies.

Job description

Blue Cross Blue Shield offers $91,000 - $124,000 for a Tax Manager ready to modernize how we budget, forecast, and report. Put your 8 years of experience to work in a $91,000 - $124,000 role with ownership, mentorship, and room to grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Build cash-flow models that hold up under a heads-down-and-happy stress test
• Administer the company expense policy and audit reimbursement claims
• Turn quarter-end into the calmest week of the finance cycle
• Forecast headcount cost as Blue Cross Blue Shield scales through South Bend, IN
• Settle expense reports fast enough that nobody chases you twice
• Stand up the Written Communication close calendar and hold every owner to it
• Carry the manager budget reforecast through three rounds of leadership review
• Oversee accounts reconciliation across multiple entities and currencies

What You'll Bring

• Experience thriving in a craft-obsessed, deadline-driven setting like Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure South Bend, IN deadlines bring
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a manager capacity
• A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• An IN sensibility, or genuine curiosity about this market
• Comfort being accountable for an ownership-driven outcome in a remote role

Blue Cross Blue Shield took a tired corner of the finance world and rebuilt it, brick by brick, from a small office in South Bend, IN. We onboard you to the finance mission first and the Written Communication tooling second, in that order.

Secure $91,000 - $124,000.

• Flexible remote options
• Equity
• Mentorship program designed to help you reach the next manager.