Senior Tax Specialist - Hybrid

Senior Tax Specialist
- Hybrid

Greater Chicago

A leading insurance company isseeking a Senior Tax Specialist to support corporate tax reporting, compliance, financial reporting, and audit coordination activities across multiple entities.

This role offers strong exposure to both tax and accounting operations within a complex financial services and insurance environment.
Compensation:$83,
Key Responsibilities

• Prepare quarterly and annual tax provisions and related disclosures for statutory and GAAP reporting
• Review Federal and state tax returns and analyze return-to-provision adjustments
• Review quarterly tax estimates and coordinate Federal, state, and intercompany tax payments
• Maintain reconciliations related to tax payments and deferred tax activity
• Respond to Federal and state tax notices in a timely manner
• Partner with external tax advisors and auditors to support compliance and audit requests
• Research and document new tax regulations and assess business impact
• Prepare financial statements and analytics for a captive insurance entity
• Coordinate annual audit activities, including tracking documentation and leading status meetings
• Assist in maintaining organized tax records and supporting documentation

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or related field
• CPA or progress toward CPA preferred
• 2–4 years of experience in tax, insurance, accounting, or corporate accounting
• Understanding of statutory and GAAP accounting principles preferred
• Experience with book-to-tax adjustments and deferred tax accounting preferred
• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables
• Experience preparing financial statements and performing complex reconciliations
• Strong organizational, analytical, and time management skills
• Close attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Basic understanding of insurance operations is a plus