Tax Manager

Extendicare Health Services Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Extendicare Inc., and is a major provider of long-term care and rehabilitation services in the United States.  Extendicare Health Services owns and/or operates 148 long-term care facilities with capacity for 14,882 residents. Tax Manager   POSITION SUMMARY:  Primary responsibility for the technical accuracy, timely preparation, and completeness of the financial statement provision and forecast, the federal income tax return.  Overall supervisory responsibility for the state income/franchise tax returns, and the sales and use tax returns.  Primary overall responsibility for the coordination and strategy design of income and sales and use tax audits.  Overall supervisory responsibility for the state income/franchise tax returns, and the sales and use tax returns.  This position supervises all tax leads, analysts and interns.  Additional responsibilities in the area of overall corporate tax planning. PHYSICALACTIVITIES:  Standing, sitting, walking, bending, reaching, and lifting MINIMUMQUALIFICATIONS: PHYSICALREQUIREMENTS:  Ability to lift 20 lbs.  EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.  CPA certification required.  EXPERIENCE:  At least 7-8 years of related experience.  Supervisory experience required.  Public accounting and public company industry experience preferred.   SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES:   Technical knowledge of FAS 109 and FIN 48 requirements, federal and state income and franchise tax, sales and use tax, and property and real estate tax laws.  Team player with the ability and desire to take ownership of tasks and exhibit excellent problem-solving skills.  Ability to prioritize, organize, plan for, and meet deadlines. Excellent supervisory skills desired to train and develop staff proficiencies.  Proficiency in a Windows environment.  Solid knowledge in Excel and Word with some system and Access expertise.  Excellent communication and leadership skills required.  DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  1.  Primary overall responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of the financial statement tax provision and forecast.a. Oversee changes to the provision and forecast spreadsheets that are required to accommodate business items.b. Assist with the responses to outside audit requests on a quarterly and annual basis.c. Ensure the integrity of the provision and forecast spreadsheets using appropriate controls.d. Assist in the implementation of policies and procedures required by SOX 404 implementation and assembly of board package.e. Maintain the federal and state deferred tax inventory including annual validation of balances. 2.  Primary overall responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of the preparation of the Federal tax return.a. Oversee the completion of supporting workpapers and assist as needed.b. Identify differences between book accounting and tax law.c. Oversee and review the accuracy and completeness of accumulated information to compute book and tax differences.d. Review the reconciliation of federal tax accounts monthly.  Assist as necessary.  Reconcile to financial statements.e. Review the preparation of the return to provision true-up analysis. 3.  Primary overall responsibility for the preparation of the state income and franchise tax returns.a. Review apportionment/allocation information and reconcile to financial statements and assist as necessary.b. Review state tax returns for reasonableness, accuracy, and completeness.c. Review the reconciliation of the state tax accounts monthly.d. Maintain cash taxes paid schedules and yearly schedules to support financial reporting requirements.e. Review the preparation of the return to provision true-up analysis.f.  Monitor state tax developments and identify tax planning opportunities. 4.  Primary overall responsibility for the preparation of state extensions and estimates.a. Review extensions and estimates for accuracy completeness.b. Identify and implement ways to streamline and automate the preparation and review process.c. Oversee the maintenance of the due date list and plan ahead to meet deadlines with sufficient time for review and processing. 5.  Drive overall corporate tax planning.a. Participate in due diligence work for potential acquisitions.b. Work with any outside consultants on special projects.c. Bring tax strategies forward to reduce tax liabilities.d. Bring tax strategies forward to reduce effective tax rate. 6.  Develop and implement spreadsheet design projects to increase accuracy, controls and efficiency.a. Oversee the rolling of spreadsheets from year to year and the re-linking of data between files as required.b. Design new or augment existing spreadsheets as required to accommodate new facts.c. Utilize advanced features of Excel to ensure spreadsheets are not inadvertently modified 7.  Supervise Tax Lead and Tax Analysts.a.  Review their work for compliance with tax law, accuracy and completeness.b. Manage and balance their workloads to most efficiently and effectively complete work.c.  Train them in their respective job duties and develop their abilities. 8.  Overall responsibility for the sales and use tax audits.a. Coordinate and drive responses to state audits.b. Identify any tax planning strategies that may reduce liability.c. Ensure companies are registered as needed. PLEASE APPLY ON LINE AT WWW.EXTENDICARE.COM OR EMAIL YOUR RESUME TO BCHRISTMAN@EXTENDICARE.COM   Company: Extendicare Health Services Location: US-WI-Milwaukee Status: Full Time, Employee Job Category: Accounting/Finance/Insurance Relevant Work Experience: 7+ to 10 Years Career Level: Manager (Manager/Supervisor of Staff) Education Level: Bachelor's Degree