Executive Director, International Tax Special Projects

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RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 500 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

Overview

The Executive Director, International Tax Special Projects manages and is responsible for special projects pertaining to international tax, including the implementation of new global tax regimes to ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations. Provides leadership for tax related compliance for areas of responsibility. Performs tax planning analysis and research and makes recommendations to the VP, International Tax to minimize tax liability for area of responsibility.

Location: The successful candidate will be ideally located at RGA's HQs in Chesterfield, Missouri in a hybrid work arrangement. For candidates outside of St. Louis, MO, RGA may consider offering relocation assistance or possibly allow a fully-remote work arrangement for exceptionally qualified candidates.

What you will do

• Monitor changes in the tax law pertaining to the OECD BEPS initiative (e.g., Pillar II), the new Bermuda corporate income tax, public country by country reporting, and other new global tax regimes.  Advise management of the impact.

• Collaborate with external tax advisors to understand relevant rules and the applicability to the company, modeling changes in tax law and leading the team to implement changes. 

• Works closely with the Global Tax team to train and provide oversight on the accounting implementation for new global tax regimes.  Makes recommendations to minimize the tax impact of new regimes, collaborating with VP, International Tax, relevant stakeholders and external advisors.

• Oversee the ASC 740 quarterly calculation for Pillar 2 and Bermuda corporate income tax.

• Manages work area activities including, but not limited to, team/department workflow, establishing and monitoring quality goals, reviewing work completed by direct reports, ensuring timeliness and quality of tax preparation and reports and communication to associates and management.

• Develops and maintains relationships with local consultants and RGA associates globally and locally.

• Assists with the review of tax returns and other compliance activities pertaining to RGA’s international operations, working closely and effectively with other team members with this area of responsibility.

• Fosters a positive and engaged work environment. Mentors associates and gives guidance on associate development.

• Manages international tax internal controls with respect to implementation of new global tax regimes and ensures they are properly adhered to for SOX compliance.

• Coordinates with the SVP Global Tax to monitor the function’s budget, ensuring efficient and impactful spending decisions to support functional goals.  Serves as a point of contact for external advisors on invoicing and budgeting matters.

• Maintains frequent contact with senior management and staff associates in finance to facilitate accomplishment of the company’s objectives.

• Participates in ACLI, coalitions, and lobbying efforts regarding area of responsibility.

• Assists VP, International Tax with other special projects as they arise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or equivalent experience, (graduate/Masters degree in tax is preferred asset)

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation

• 10+ Years Tax experience

• 5+ Years International tax experience

• 4+ Years Supervisory/management experience

• 5+ Years Public accounting experience would be ideal

• 3+ years insurance/reinsurance accounting experience is a preferred asset

• Basic Word and advanced Excel skills

• Advanced knowledge of international tax concepts and broad business practices

• Advanced tax research and analytical skills

• Advanced skills in managing multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, including the ability to delegate key areas of responsibility

• Advanced persuasion skills when working with internal and external partners to resolve issues/problems

• Advanced oral and written communication skills, demonstrating the ability to convey tax terminology that is