Corporate Lead Tax Accountant

GEICO • Bethesda, MD

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers. The Controller department is seeking an analytical and highly motivated individual to perform the full range of advanced tax accounting activities in support of assuring timely and accurate tax accounting and compliance. As a Lead Tax Accountant, you will take on new and complex tax analyses to develop unique insights into our business and assist with the implementation of new tax accounting standards, regulation changes, and planning strategies. Additionally, you will have oversight and perform complex accounting activities for all direct and indirect tax functions at GEICO. This candidate will work closely with external tax partners to provide research and solutions for complex tax issues. The Lead Tax Accountant will work out of Plaza and report directly to the Corporate Tax Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or another related field
• At least four years of experience in public accounting or an applicable corporate accounting environment
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, VBA)
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment
• Must be able to multi-task
• Must be able to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information

Nice To Haves

• CPA license or candidate preferred but not required
• Experience in effectively leading cross function teams in support of organizational and continuous improvement projects
• Previous experience with insurance accounting
• Familiarity with Workday Financials general ledger application

Responsibilities

• Perform the full range of advanced tax accounting activities in support of assuring timely and accurate tax accounting and compliance.
• Take on new and complex tax analyses to develop unique insights into our business.
• Assist with the implementation of new tax accounting standards, regulation changes, and planning strategies.
• Have oversight and perform complex accounting activities for all direct and indirect tax functions at GEICO.
• Work closely with external tax partners to provide research and solutions for complex tax issues.
• Assist with continuous improvement, automation, and internal control initiatives in support of corporate strategies.
• Drive automation of certain tax accounting tasks.
• Design and maintain proper internal control structure.

Benefits

• 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match
• Performance and recognition-based incentives
• Tuition assistance
• Mental healthcare
• Fertility and adoption assistance
• Workplace flexibility
• GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level