Senior Tax Accountant

Senior Tax Accountant

NY | US

Who We Are

SiriusPoint is a global underwriter of insurance and reinsurance providing solutions to clients and brokers around the world. Bermuda-headquartered with offices in New York, London, Stockholm and other locations, we are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (SPNT). We have licenses to write Property & Casualty and Accident & Health insurance and reinsurance globally. Our offering and distribution capabilities are strengthened by a portfolio of strategic partnerships with Managing General Agents and Program Administrators. With approximately $2.7 billion total capital, SiriusPoint’s operating companies have a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) from AM Best, S&P and Fitch, and A3 from Moody’s.

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Join Our Team  

The Senior Tax Accountant will assist in many aspects of the company’s tax functions, including tax compliance, planning, and reporting. This role involves working closely with managers and above to ensure that the company’s tax positions are optimal, compliant with regulations, and aligned with overall business objectives. This role will primarily focus on US and Canada but can extend to other jurisdictions if necessary.  This position reports to the Tax Manager.

Your responsibilities will include:

Financial Reporting:

• Prepare detailed, organized, and cross-referenced working papers which agree to standardized ASC 740 and SSAP 101 templates in support of financial statements and related disclosures.  Completion of working papers should be prepared/reviewed timely and relatively error free. 
• Prepare and maintain support for deferred tax inventories, including full balance sheet review of deferred tax items corresponding to trial balance accounts.
• Responsible for preparing tax journal entries and reconciling tax accounts to support.
• Assist with preparation of tax footnote disclosure for US GAAP, US Statutory and Canadian OFSI
• Prepare supporting documentation to support position on US tax attributes.
• Assist in ensuring tax controls are operating effectively and assist in gathering support related to testing by internal and external auditors.

Tax Compliance:

• Assist in the review of all separate company Federal, state and local tax returns including but not limited to Federal Forms 1120, 1120PC, 1120F, 1065, 5471, 5472, 8858, 1042 and 720 to ensure returns are timely filed, accurate, and complete.
• Assist in gathering and providing information to external tax preparer.
• Prepare and/or review return-to-provision in tax software (CorpTax).  Review return-to-provision differences to understand the drivers including if assessing if it resulted from a change in estimate or an error.
• Preparation of monthly sales tax filing for NY, Federal Forms 1042, 720, and other forms that are not completed by external tax preparer.
• Ensure tax payments are made timely including supporting documentation and ensuring payments are appropriately reflected in tax accounts.

Technology/Process Improvement:

• Assist with identifying opportunities for process improvements and assist in implementing best practices to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the tax function. 
• Maintain fixed assets for tax books for all US subsidiaries in Workday ledger including ensuring appropriate depreciation method is used.

Tax Controversy:  Assist in IRS and State audit examinations by compiling relevant data in response to IDRs (information document requests) from taxing authorities.  Assist in the tracking, review, and resolution of notices/letters received from taxing authorities. 

Advisory: Identify new tax adjustments or other tax issues and independently research impact to